diff --git a/examples/webpack/README.md b/examples/webpack/README.md
index f3964319bf8ac..3a4b0e2370b93 100644
--- a/examples/webpack/README.md
+++ b/examples/webpack/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ the worker code, and the `workerSrc` path shall be set to the latter file.
 
 ## Worker loading
 
-If you are getting the `Setting up fake worker` warning, make sure you are importing `pdfjs-dist/webpack` which is the zero-configuration method for Webpack users:
+If you are getting the `Setting up fake worker` warning, make sure you are
+importing `pdfjs-dist/webpack` which is the zero-configuration method for
+Webpack users. You will need to install
+[worker-loader](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/worker-loader) as a
+dependency in your project in order to use `pdfjs-dist/webpack` (configuring
+`worker-loader` is not necessary; just installing it is sufficient).
 
     import pdfjsLib from 'pdfjs-dist/webpack';
 
diff --git a/external/dist/webpack.js b/external/dist/webpack.js
index 976728d90e646..ca9cc836861c4 100644
--- a/external/dist/webpack.js
+++ b/external/dist/webpack.js
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-try {
-  require.resolve("worker-loader");
-} catch (ex) {
-  throw new Error(
-    "Cannot find the `worker-loader` package, please make sure that it's correctly installed."
-  );
-}
-
 var pdfjs = require("./build/pdf.js");
 var PdfjsWorker = require("worker-loader!./build/pdf.worker.js");