diff --git a/packages/replay-worker/src/index.ts b/packages/replay-worker/src/index.ts
index f038e687c778..51c772295c24 100644
--- a/packages/replay-worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-worker/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import workerString from './worker';
  * Get the URL for a web worker.
  */
 export function getWorkerURL(): string {
-  // Safari (particularly on iOS) validates the MIME type of a Blob before it
+  const workerBlob = new Blob([workerString], { type: 'text/javascript' });
   // will execute it as a classic Worker script. A Blob created without an
   // explicit `type` defaults to an empty string, which WebKit may reject,
   // firing a bare `error` event with no message. Blink/Gecko are lenient here,