diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 32413752186..235e18a3bcb 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-web: npm run heroku
+web: npm start --workspace app
diff --git a/docs/contributing/tasks.md b/docs/contributing/tasks.md
index fe9baf1f0a2..4732c70919d 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/tasks.md
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ npm scripts are defined in `package.json`. These trigger a number of Gulp tasks.
 
 - start up Express, restarting when `.mjs`, `.json` or `.yaml` files change
 
-**`npm run heroku` runs on Heroku build/PR and it will:**
-
-- run `npm run build:app`
-- start up Express
-
 **`npm run build:app` will do the following:**
 
 - clean the `./app/dist` folder
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57f04b8996b..b9cb363bd58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "npm ls --depth=0",
     "start": "npm run dev --workspace app",
-    "heroku": "npm run build:app && npm start --workspace app",
     "build-release": "./bin/build-release.sh",
     "publish-release": "./bin/publish-release.sh",
     "pre-release": "./bin/pre-release.sh",