diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7113abf44..b9043d194d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "less-loader": "^4.1.0",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",
     "node-dir": "^0.1.12",
-    "open": "^6.0.0",
     "react": "^16.8.6",
     "react-contextmenu": "^2.10.0",
     "react-data-grid": "file:packages/react-data-grid",
@@ -64,6 +63,6 @@
     "ts-jest": "^24.0.1",
     "typescript": "~3.4.5",
     "webpack": "^4.29.6",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.2.1"
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.4.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/webpack-dev-server.js b/webpack-dev-server.js
index c8d6e07f28..69622e9d36 100644
--- a/webpack-dev-server.js
+++ b/webpack-dev-server.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const TerserPlugin = require('terser-webpack-plugin');
 const WebpackDevServer = require('webpack-dev-server');
-const open = require('open');
 
 const RELEASE = process.argv.slice(2).includes('--release');
 
@@ -90,9 +89,8 @@ const config = {
 const compiler = webpack(config);
 const server = new WebpackDevServer(compiler, {
   hot: true,
+  open: true,
   contentBase: 'examples'
 });
 
-server.listen(8080, 'localhost', () => {
-  open('http://localhost:8080/webpack-dev-server/');
-});
+server.listen(8080, 'localhost');