diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index b5a81f1348..093e03ab62 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -2240,21 +2240,6 @@ class Server {
         ),
       });
 
-      // Sync originalUrl with the rewritten url so that webpack-dev-middleware
-      // (which reads originalUrl) can serve the correct file after the rewrite.
-      middlewares.push({
-        name: "connect-history-api-fallback-url-sync",
-        /**
-         * @param {Request} req request
-         * @param {Response} res response
-         * @param {NextFunction} next next function
-         */
-        middleware: (req, res, next) => {
-          req.originalUrl = req.url;
-          next();
-        },
-      });
-
       // include our middleware to ensure
       // it is able to handle '/index.html' request after redirect
       middlewares.push({
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4647869111..f50f5ca9df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "selfsigned": "^5.5.0",
         "serve-index": "^1.9.2",
         "tinyglobby": "^0.2.15",
-        "webpack-dev-middleware": "^8.0.2",
+        "webpack-dev-middleware": "^8.0.3",
         "ws": "^8.20.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -23464,9 +23464,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/webpack-dev-middleware": {
-      "version": "8.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-dev-middleware/-/webpack-dev-middleware-8.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MCBgoI025uJEcIYDT+R3mXUnhZA/GAxqwngADOwmHxMhQUgDztGow6AmyeEfI8L9KG2pDVg2kU6vjFnbCBH5Pg==",
+      "version": "8.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-dev-middleware/-/webpack-dev-middleware-8.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zWrde9VZDiRaFuWsjHO40wm9LxxtXEk8DdzFXdU7eU5ZpiANnZZDBbZgN3guxbEoKqUHd9YupBmynyioz42nkA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "memfs": "^4.56.10",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 521f2e716f..613b8ecdeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "selfsigned": "^5.5.0",
     "serve-index": "^1.9.2",
     "tinyglobby": "^0.2.15",
-    "webpack-dev-middleware": "^8.0.2",
+    "webpack-dev-middleware": "^8.0.3",
     "ws": "^8.20.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {