diff --git a/common/web/input-processor/src/text/prediction/languageProcessor.ts b/common/web/input-processor/src/text/prediction/languageProcessor.ts
index 8aea39eedc..58c6e42993 100644
--- a/common/web/input-processor/src/text/prediction/languageProcessor.ts
+++ b/common/web/input-processor/src/text/prediction/languageProcessor.ts
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@ export default class LanguageProcessor extends EventEmitter<LanguageProcessorEve
       maxRightContextCodePoints: supportsRightDeletions ? 0 : 64
     }
 
-    if(!this.canEnable() || !predictiveTextWorker) {
+    if(!predictiveTextWorker) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // TODO:  this needs to be supplied separately - runs on Node need to refer to a different type!
     this.lmEngine = new LMLayer(capabilities, predictiveTextWorker);
   }
 
@@ -392,9 +391,9 @@ export default class LanguageProcessor extends EventEmitter<LanguageProcessorEve
     return (this.activeModel || false) && this._mayPredict;
   }
 
-  public canEnable(): boolean {
-    // Is overridden for dom-aware KMW in case of old IE versions.
-    return true;
+  canEnable(): boolean {
+    // Is not initialized if there is no worker.
+    return !!this.lmEngine;
   }
 
   public get mayPredict() {
diff --git a/web/src/engine/namespaced-main/dom/domOverrides.ts b/web/src/engine/namespaced-main/dom/domOverrides.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 24dcb0e5f1..0000000000
--- a/web/src/engine/namespaced-main/dom/domOverrides.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-namespace com.keyman.dom {
-  text.prediction.LanguageProcessor.prototype.canEnable = function(): boolean {
-    if(typeof Worker != 'function') {
-      console.warn("WebWorkers are not supported by this browser.");
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-}
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