diff --git a/packages/cli/plugin-data-loader/src/cli/loader.ts b/packages/cli/plugin-data-loader/src/cli/loader.ts
index c80cba6787fd..e972b80612f8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/plugin-data-loader/src/cli/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/plugin-data-loader/src/cli/loader.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ export default async function loader(
     return source;
   }
 
-  if (
-    target === 'async-node' ||
-    (Array.isArray(target) && target.includes('async-node'))
-  ) {
-    return source;
-  }
-
   const { resourceQuery } = this;
   // parse options from resouceQuery
   const options = resourceQuery