diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_4/default.nix
index 03006fe6fbe..15b1a017c49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_4/default.nix
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       build --host_java_toolchain='${javaToolchain}'
       build --verbose_failures
       build --curses=no
-      build --sandbox_debug
       EOF
 
       # add the same environment vars to compile.sh
@@ -498,7 +497,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_java_toolchain='${javaToolchain}' \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --verbose_failures \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --curses=no \\\\" \
-          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --sandbox_debug \\\\" \
           -i scripts/bootstrap/compile.sh
 
       # This is necessary to avoid:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_5/default.nix
index 253fe8a67dd..ce0c30d42ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_5/default.nix
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       build --extra_toolchains=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:nonprebuilt_toolchain_definition
       build --verbose_failures
       build --curses=no
-      build --sandbox_debug
       build --features=-layering_check
       EOF
 
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --verbose_failures \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --curses=no \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --features=-layering_check \\\\" \
-          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --sandbox_debug \\\\" \
           -i scripts/bootstrap/compile.sh
 
       # This is necessary to avoid: