diff --git a/.changeset/serious-rocks-juggle.md b/.changeset/serious-rocks-juggle.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8125dec52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/serious-rocks-juggle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix for OSX .astro file corruption
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
index 4ca062a2e..e6a2074e0 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro/index.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ export default function astro({ config, devServer }: AstroPluginOptions): vite.P
           },
         });
 
-        // macOS fix: remove null chars generated by compiler
-        if (platform === 'darwin') {
-          tsResult.code = tsResult.code.replace(/\x00/g, '');
-        }
-
         // Compile `.ts` to `.js`
         const { code, map } = await esbuild.transform(tsResult.code, { loader: 'ts', sourcemap: 'external', sourcefile: id });