diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index b967a6e4ca..99448ab1a6 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ gulp.task('clean.build', function(done) {
 
 gulp.task('watch', function(done) {
   runSequence(
+    'build',
     'serve',
     function() {
       watch([
@@ -102,10 +103,6 @@ gulp.task('watch', function(done) {
   );
 });
 
-gulp.task('build.watch', function(done){
-  runSequence('build', 'watch');
-})
-
 gulp.task('serve', function() {
   connect.server({
     root: 'dist',