diff --git a/hack/make-rules/verify.sh b/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
index 531b71fc4ee..8d500459e7b 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
@@ -72,12 +72,10 @@ if [[ ${EXCLUDE_READONLY_PACKAGE:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
     )
 fi
 
-# Only run whitelisted fast checks in quick mode.
-# These run in <10s each on enisoc's workstation, assuming that
-# `make` had already been run.
+# Only run known fast checks in quick mode.
+# These ideally run in less than 10s.
 QUICK_PATTERNS+=(
   "verify-api-groups.sh"
-  "verify-bazel.sh"
   "verify-boilerplate.sh"
   "verify-external-dependencies-version.sh"
   "verify-vendor-licenses.sh"