diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2e68d87..e026632b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ $ npm run serve
 ```
 
 If you open https://localhost:8080 in a browser you should see a `Hello, world!`
-dialog pop up! This works in Firefox out of the box but not in Chrome due to a
-webpack issue. See [the hello_world README][hello-readme] for a workaround.
+dialog pop up!
 
 If that was all a bit much, no worries! You can [execute this code
 online][hello-online] thanks to [WebAssembly Studio](https://webassembly.studio)
diff --git a/examples/add/package.json b/examples/add/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/add/package.json
+++ b/examples/add/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/asm.js/package.json b/examples/asm.js/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/asm.js/package.json
+++ b/examples/asm.js/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/closures/package.json b/examples/closures/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/closures/package.json
+++ b/examples/closures/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/console_log/package.json b/examples/console_log/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/console_log/package.json
+++ b/examples/console_log/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/dom/package.json b/examples/dom/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/dom/package.json
+++ b/examples/dom/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/README.md b/examples/hello_world/README.md
index 3b5a2847..c66f0f00 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/README.md
+++ b/examples/hello_world/README.md
@@ -14,35 +14,3 @@ $ ./build.sh
 (or running the two commands on Windows manually)
 
 and then opening up `index.html` in a web browser should show a dialog!
-
-## Caveat for Chrome users
-
-Note that unfortunately this example does not yet work in Chrome. Chrome has
-different limits than than Firefox, for example, about instantiating wasm
-modules. Currently the Webpack wasm integration uses `new WebAssembly.Instance`
-which limits the input module to at most 4K, but frequently (especially in
-development mode) wasm modules may be larger than 4K.
-
-The usage of `new WebAssembly.Instance` is currently believed to [be a bug][bug]
-in webpack which is likely to get fixed once [`instantiateStreaming`][bug2] is
-used instead. Once this is [fixed in upstream Webpack][fix] then this example
-will work in Chrome (like it does currently in Firefox).
-
-In the meantime, however, there's a `chrome` directory in this folder which also
-has a `build.sh` script that contains a workaround for this issue. If you're
-using chrome it's recommended to `cd` into that folder and run that script.
-
-The workaround here is a `wasm2es6js` tool, which is currently a bit of a hack.
-The wasm-bindgen project assumes that wasm files are ES6 modules (as does
-Webpack's current integration), so the `wasm2es6js` translates a wasm file to a
-JS file by explicitly instantiating the wasm module rather than relying on the
-bundler to do it. When doing this we can manually use
-`WebAssembly.instantiate` which does not have similar limits in Chrome.
-
-If all this seems unfortunate for now, don't worry because it should hopefully
-be fixed soon! If you've got any questions about this though feel free to ask on
-the issue tracker or in the `#rust-wasm` IRC channel.
-
-[bug]: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/6475
-[bug2]: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/6433
-[fix]: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/6709
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/build.sh b/examples/hello_world/chrome/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c4f2f1b9..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -ex
-
-# This is the same as the directory above this.
-cargo +nightly build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
-cargo +nightly run -p wasm-bindgen-cli --bin wasm-bindgen -- \
-  ../../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/debug/hello_world.wasm --out-dir .
-
-# To avoid a bug occurring when webpack, wasm, and Chrome are used together, we
-# convert the .wasm module to a .js module that embeds the wasm bytecode. To
-# enable this, delete hello_world_bg.wasm after building or change
-# hello_world.js to import from hello_world_bg.js explicitly and uncomment
-# the relevant line in index.js.
-cargo +nightly run -p wasm-bindgen-cli --bin wasm2es6js -- \
-  --base64 -o hello_world_bg.js hello_world_bg.wasm
-# wasm2es6js --base64 -o hello_world_bg.js hello_world_bg.wasm
-rm hello_world_bg.wasm
-
-# And like the directory above this, from here it's the same.
-npm install
-npm run serve
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/build_fetch.sh b/examples/hello_world/chrome/build_fetch.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d670af00..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/build_fetch.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -ex
-
-# This is the same build.sh, later we are going to use the
-# fetch flag to avoid including the wasm module as a string
-# of base64, instead using the js `fetch` function 
-#to request the module from the server.
-cargo +nightly build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
-cargo +nightly run -p wasm-bindgen-cli --bin wasm-bindgen -- \
-  ../../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/debug/hello_world.wasm --out-dir .
-
-# To avoid a bug occurring when webpack, wasm, and Chrome are used together, we
-# create a .js module that will download the .wasm module via fetch. 
-cargo +nightly run -p wasm-bindgen-cli --bin wasm2es6js -- \
-  --fetch ./hello_world_bg.wasm -o hello_world_bg.js hello_world_bg.wasm
-
-# Install the npm items as usual.
-npm install
-
-# since we kept the same name for the .js module, we need
-# to force webpack to ignore any other file extensions
-npm run serve -- --resolve-extensions .js
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.html b/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.html
deleted file mode 120000
index 79c5d6f0..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../index.html
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.js b/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 65549d15..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Note that unlike the directory above this we don't need to use an
-// asynchronous `import` statement as we're just working with JS here so we can
-// use normal `import { ... }` statements.
-//
-// Unlike before however we have to *also* import the JS file itself containing
-// wasm (generated by wasm2es6js) which has a `booted` promise to let us know
-// when it's ready to go.
-import { greet } from './hello_world';
-import { booted } from './hello_world_bg';
-
-booted.then(() => greet("World!"));
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/package.json b/examples/hello_world/chrome/package.json
deleted file mode 120000
index 4e26811d..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../package.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/chrome/webpack.config.js b/examples/hello_world/chrome/webpack.config.js
deleted file mode 120000
index 2882e19e..00000000
--- a/examples/hello_world/chrome/webpack.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../webpack.config.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/package.json b/examples/hello_world/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/package.json
+++ b/examples/hello_world/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/math/package.json b/examples/math/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/math/package.json
+++ b/examples/math/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/performance/package.json b/examples/performance/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/performance/package.json
+++ b/examples/performance/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/smorgasboard/package.json b/examples/smorgasboard/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/smorgasboard/package.json
+++ b/examples/smorgasboard/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/examples/wasm-in-wasm/package.json b/examples/wasm-in-wasm/package.json
index 408b462e..143cecbd 100644
--- a/examples/wasm-in-wasm/package.json
+++ b/examples/wasm-in-wasm/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "serve": "webpack-dev-server"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.1",
+    "webpack": "^4.8.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^2.0.10",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.0"
   }