diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 2965585ef6..1cd1fa1356 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@
   "retainLines": true,
   "presets": [],
   "ignore": [
-    "resource/require.js",
     "chrome/content/zotero/include.js",
     "chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js",
-    "resource/csl-validator.js",
-    "resource/jspath.js",
     "resource/react.js",
     "resource/react-dom.js",
-    "resource/bluebird.js",
-    "resource/bluebird/*.js",
     "test/resource/*.js"
   ],
   "plugins": [
diff --git a/scripts/config.js b/scripts/config.js
index 3687bbc8fa..31809baa31 100644
--- a/scripts/config.js
+++ b/scripts/config.js
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ const dirs = [
 	'chrome',
 	'components',
 	'defaults',
-	'resource',
 	'test',
 	'test/resource/chai',
 	'test/resource/chai-as-promised',
 	'test/resource/mocha'
 ];
 
-// list of folders from which all files are symlinked
+// list of folders that are symlinked
 const symlinkDirs = [
-	'resource/tinymce',
+	'chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/rdf',
 	'styles',
 	'translators'
 ];
@@ -25,7 +24,14 @@ const copyDirs = [
 
 // list of files from root folder to symlink
 const symlinkFiles = [
-	'chrome.manifest', 'install.rdf', 'update.rdf'
+	'chrome.manifest',
+	'install.rdf',
+	// React needs to be patched by babel-worker.js, so symlink all files in resource/ except for
+	// those. Babel transpilation for React is still disabled in .babelrc.
+	'resource/**/*',
+	'!resource/react.js',
+	'!resource/react-dom.js',
+	'update.rdf'
 ];
 
 
@@ -54,7 +60,10 @@ const jsFiles = [
 	`{${dirs.join(',')}}/**/*.js`,
 	`{${dirs.join(',')}}/**/*.jsx`,
 	`!{${symlinkDirs.concat(copyDirs).join(',')}}/**/*.js`,
-	`!{${symlinkDirs.concat(copyDirs).join(',')}}/**/*.jsx`
+	`!{${symlinkDirs.concat(copyDirs).join(',')}}/**/*.jsx`,
+	// Special handling for React -- see note above
+	'resource/react.js',
+	'resource/react-dom.js',
 ];
 
 const scssFiles = [