diff --git a/plugin.js b/plugin.js
index df1597d..e29bce2 100644
--- a/plugin.js
+++ b/plugin.js
@@ -104,19 +104,11 @@ class WasmPackPlugin {
             })
         })
 
-        let first = true
-
         compiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap('WasmPackPlugin', (compilation) => {
-            // Super hacky, needed to workaround a bug in Webpack which causes
-            // thisCompilation to be triggered twice on the first compilation.
-            if (first) {
-                first = false
-            } else {
-                // This is needed in order to gracefully handle errors in Webpack,
-                // since Webpack has its own custom error system.
-                if (this.error != null) {
-                    compilation.errors.push(this.error)
-                }
+            // This is needed in order to gracefully handle errors in Webpack,
+            // since Webpack has its own custom error system.
+            if (this.error != null) {
+                compilation.errors.push(this.error)
             }
         })
     }