diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index a0d2a0a8a8..c9fcc9d2e6 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ let webpackStats = 'none'
 // force green color
 debug.color = 2
 
-// temporary fix for vuejs/vue#5540 until new vue server renderer release
-const uniq = require('lodash').uniq
-const fixClientManifest = manifest => Object.assign(manifest, {initial: uniq(manifest.initial)})
-
 const defaults = {
   analyze: false,
   publicPath: '/_nuxt/',
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ export function options () {
     if (fs.existsSync(bundlePath) && fs.existsSync(manifestPath)) {
       const bundle = fs.readFileSync(bundlePath, 'utf8')
       const manifest = fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8')
-      createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), fixClientManifest(JSON.parse(manifest)))
+      createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), JSON.parse(manifest))
       addAppTemplate.call(this)
     }
   }
@@ -436,7 +432,7 @@ function webpackWatchAndUpdate () {
     } else {
       const bundle = serverFS.readFileSync(bundlePath, 'utf8')
       const manifest = clientFS.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8')
-      createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), fixClientManifest(JSON.parse(manifest)))
+      createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), JSON.parse(manifest))
     }
   }
   this.watchHandler = watchHandler
@@ -469,7 +465,7 @@ function webpackRunServer () {
       readFile(bundlePath, 'utf8')
       .then(bundle => readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')
         .then(manifest => {
-          createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), fixClientManifest(JSON.parse(manifest)))
+          createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), JSON.parse(manifest))
           resolve()
         }))
     })
@@ -489,7 +485,7 @@ function createRenderer (bundle, manifest) {
   this.renderer = createBundleRenderer(bundle, Object.assign({
     cache: cacheConfig,
     clientManifest: manifest,
-	runInNewContext: false
+    runInNewContext: false
   }, this.options.ssr))
   this.renderToString = pify(this.renderer.renderToString)
   this.renderToStream = this.renderer.renderToStream