diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index eb196b2fd9ce..bc39e628f9c2 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ common_kernel(
     arch = "arm64",
     build_config = ":build.config.gki.aarch64_generated",
     build_gki_artifacts = True,
-    check_defconfig_minimized = True,
     ddk_headers_archive = ":kernel_aarch64_ddk_headers_archive",
     ddk_module_headers = [":all_headers_aarch64"],
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig",
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ common_kernel(
     arch = "arm64",
     build_config = ":build.config.gki.aarch64_generated",
     build_gki_artifacts = True,
-    check_defconfig_minimized = True,
     ddk_headers_archive = ":kernel_aarch64_ddk_headers_archive",
     ddk_module_headers = [":all_headers_aarch64"],
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig",
@@ -229,7 +227,6 @@ common_kernel(
     outs = DEFAULT_GKI_OUTS,
     arch = "arm64",
     build_config = ":build.config.gki.aarch64_generated",
-    check_defconfig_minimized = True,
     ddk_headers_archive = ":kernel_aarch64_ddk_headers_archive",
     ddk_module_headers = [":all_headers_aarch64"],
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig",
@@ -274,7 +271,6 @@ common_kernel(
     arch = "x86_64",
     build_config = "build.config.gki.x86_64_generated",
     build_gki_artifacts = True,
-    check_defconfig_minimized = True,
     ddk_module_headers = [":all_headers_x86_64"],
     defconfig = "arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig",
     extra_dist = [