diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-blog-privacy-cluttering-wpcom-robots-txt b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-blog-privacy-cluttering-wpcom-robots-txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..82c4626b43381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/fix-blog-privacy-cluttering-wpcom-robots-txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Blog Privacy: Do not add custom rules to wpcom's robots.txt if blog_public=0
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/blog-privacy/blog-privacy.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/blog-privacy/blog-privacy.php
index a9139489c1525..5f353aac93eaf 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/blog-privacy/blog-privacy.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/blog-privacy/blog-privacy.php
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ function robots_txt( string $output, $public ): string {
 	$public = (int) $public;
 
 	// If the site is completely private, don't bother with the additional restrictions.
-	if ( -1 === $public ) {
+	// For blog_public=0, WP.com Disallows all user agents and Core does not (relying on <meta name="robots">).
+	// Let wpcom do it's thing to not clutter the robots.txt file.
+	if ( -1 === $public || ( 0 === $public && defined( 'IS_WPCOM' ) && IS_WPCOM ) ) {
 		return $output;
 	}
 
-	// For blog_public=0, WP.com Disallows all user agents and Core does not (relying on <meta name="robots">).
-	// Always add Disallow blocks for blog_public=0 even on WP.com where it may be redundant.
 	// An option oddly named because of history.
 	if ( 0 === $public || get_option( 'wpcom_data_sharing_opt_out' ) ) {
 		$ai_bots = array(