diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index f80073ce9f..45d5f5fddf 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 ## https://bazel.build/docs/best-practices#bazelrc-file
 ###############################################################################
 
-# Skip building runfiles links for faster builds.
-build --nobuild_runfile_links
-
 # https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--enable_platform_specific_config
 common --enable_platform_specific_config