diff --git a/build/root/.bazelrc b/build/root/.bazelrc
index a3214b818ad..d599a2abb30 100644
--- a/build/root/.bazelrc
+++ b/build/root/.bazelrc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ startup --expand_configs_in_place
 build --host_force_python=PY2
 
 # Show us information about failures.
-build --verbose_failures
 test --test_output=errors
 
 # Include git version info