diff --git a/dist/alt-with-runtime.js b/dist/alt-with-runtime.js
index 7c7de677..ebeca5b9 100644
--- a/dist/alt-with-runtime.js
+++ b/dist/alt-with-runtime.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var ACTION_DISPATCHER = Symbol("action dispatcher storage");
 var ACTION_HANDLER = Symbol("action creator handler");
 var ACTION_KEY = Symbol("holds the actions uid symbol for listening");
 var ACTION_UID = Symbol("the actions uid name");
-var BOOTSTRAP_FLAG = VariableSymbol("has bootstrap");
 var EE = Symbol("event emitter instance");
 var INIT_SNAPSHOT = Symbol("init snapshot storage");
 var LAST_SNAPSHOT = Symbol("last snapshot storage");
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ var ActionCreator = (function () {
     this[ACTION_DISPATCHER] = alt.dispatcher;
     this[ACTION_UID] = name;
     this[ACTION_HANDLER] = action.bind(this);
-    this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = false;
     this.actions = actions;
     this.alt = alt;
   }
@@ -384,13 +382,6 @@ var Alt = (function () {
             store[LIFECYCLE].bootstrap();
           }
         });
-
-        if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-          if (this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG]) {
-            throw new ReferenceError("Stores have already been bootstrapped");
-          }
-          this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = true;
-        }
       },
       writable: true,
       configurable: true
diff --git a/dist/alt.js b/dist/alt.js
index b868eaf0..ca4f2004 100644
--- a/dist/alt.js
+++ b/dist/alt.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var ACTION_DISPATCHER = Symbol("action dispatcher storage");
 var ACTION_HANDLER = Symbol("action creator handler");
 var ACTION_KEY = Symbol("holds the actions uid symbol for listening");
 var ACTION_UID = Symbol("the actions uid name");
-var BOOTSTRAP_FLAG = VariableSymbol("has bootstrap");
 var EE = Symbol("event emitter instance");
 var INIT_SNAPSHOT = Symbol("init snapshot storage");
 var LAST_SNAPSHOT = Symbol("last snapshot storage");
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ var ActionCreator = (function () {
     this[ACTION_DISPATCHER] = alt.dispatcher;
     this[ACTION_UID] = name;
     this[ACTION_HANDLER] = action.bind(this);
-    this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = false;
     this.actions = actions;
     this.alt = alt;
   }
@@ -388,13 +386,6 @@ var Alt = (function () {
             store[LIFECYCLE].bootstrap();
           }
         });
-
-        if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-          if (this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG]) {
-            throw new ReferenceError("Stores have already been bootstrapped");
-          }
-          this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = true;
-        }
       },
       writable: true,
       configurable: true
diff --git a/src/alt.js b/src/alt.js
index 108eeb56..2143fece 100644
--- a/src/alt.js
+++ b/src/alt.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ let ACTION_DISPATCHER = Symbol('action dispatcher storage')
 let ACTION_HANDLER = Symbol('action creator handler')
 let ACTION_KEY = Symbol('holds the actions uid symbol for listening')
 let ACTION_UID = Symbol('the actions uid name')
-let BOOTSTRAP_FLAG = VariableSymbol('has bootstrap')
 let EE = Symbol('event emitter instance')
 let INIT_SNAPSHOT = Symbol('init snapshot storage')
 let LAST_SNAPSHOT = Symbol('last snapshot storage')
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ class ActionCreator {
     this[ACTION_DISPATCHER] = alt.dispatcher
     this[ACTION_UID] = name
     this[ACTION_HANDLER] = action.bind(this)
-    this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = false
     this.actions = actions
     this.alt = alt
   }
@@ -333,13 +331,6 @@ your own custom identifier for each store`
         store[LIFECYCLE].bootstrap()
       }
     })
-
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-      if (this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG]) {
-        throw new ReferenceError('Stores have already been bootstrapped')
-      }
-      this[BOOTSTRAP_FLAG] = true
-    }
   }
 
   // Instance type methods for injecting alt into your application as context
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index f79aa1ec..85e6e3cd 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -364,21 +364,12 @@ module.exports = {
 
   'bootstrapping'() {
     alt.bootstrap('{"MyStore":{"name":"bee"}}')
-    assert.equal(myStore.getState().name, 'bee', 'on server I can bootstrap many times')
+    assert.equal(myStore.getState().name, 'bee', 'I can bootstrap many times')
 
-    try {
-      // simulate the browser
-      global.window = {};
-
-      alt.bootstrap('{}')
-      // Attempting to bootstrap more than once
-      alt.bootstrap('{"MyStore":{"name":"bee"}}')
+    alt.bootstrap('{}')
 
-      assert.equal(true, false, 'I was able bootstrap more than once which is bad')
-    } catch (e) {
-      assert.equal(e instanceof ReferenceError, true, 'can only bootstrap once')
-      assert.equal(e.message, 'Stores have already been bootstrapped', 'can only bootstrap once')
-    }
+    alt.bootstrap('{"MyStore":{"name":"monkey"}}')
+    assert.equal(myStore.getState().name, 'monkey', 'I can bootstrap many times')
   },
 
   'variadic actions'() {