diff --git a/bin/6to5-node b/bin/6to5-node
index 6e9cbd073d..9f28c46e90 100755
--- a/bin/6to5-node
+++ b/bin/6to5-node
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ to5.register(registerOpts);
 
 //
 
-var context = vm.createContext({});
-
 var _eval = function (code, filename) {
   code = to5.transform(code, { filename: filename, blacklist: ["useStrict"] }).code;
-  return vm.runInContext(code, context, filename);
+  return vm.runInThisContext(code, filename);
 };
 
 if (commander.eval) {