diff --git a/core/server/middleware.js b/core/server/middleware.js
index 73833da61f..96437dfa8a 100644
--- a/core/server/middleware.js
+++ b/core/server/middleware.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var _ = require('underscore'),
     path = require('path');
 
 function isBlackListedFileType(file) {
-    var blackListedFileTypes = ['.hbs', '.md', '.txt', '.json'],
+    var blackListedFileTypes = ['.hbs', '.md', '.json'],
         ext = path.extname(file);
     return _.contains(blackListedFileTypes, ext);
 }
diff --git a/core/test/unit/middleware_spec.js b/core/test/unit/middleware_spec.js
index 27324ad7a9..597fe770e0 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/middleware_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/middleware_spec.js
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ describe('Middleware', function () {
             });
         });
 
-        it('should call next if txt file type', function (done) {
-            var req = {
-                url: 'LICENSE.txt'
-            };
-
-            middleware.staticTheme(null)(req, null, function (a) {
-                should.not.exist(a);
-                middleware.forwardToExpressStatic.calledOnce.should.be.false;
-                return done();
-            });
-        });
-
         it('should call next if json file type', function (done) {
             var req = {
                 url: 'sample.json'