diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 5fe2c03218a0..cfdc52fef435 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ kernel_build(
         "vmlinux.symvers",
     ],
     arch = "arm64",
-    build_config = "build.config.common",
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/microdroid_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "Image",
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ kernel_build(
         "vmlinux.symvers",
     ],
     arch = "arm64",
-    build_config = "build.config.common",
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/microdroid_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "Image",
@@ -458,7 +456,6 @@ kernel_build(
     srcs = [":kernel_x86_64_sources"],
     outs = X86_64_OUTS,
     arch = "x86_64",
-    build_config = "build.config.common",
     defconfig = "arch/x86/configs/microdroid_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "bzImage",
@@ -488,7 +485,6 @@ kernel_build(
         "Image",
     ],
     arch = "arm64",
-    build_config = "build.config.common",
     defconfig = "arch/arm64/configs/crashdump_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "Image",
@@ -516,7 +512,6 @@ kernel_build(
     srcs = [":kernel_x86_64_sources"],
     outs = X86_64_OUTS,
     arch = "x86_64",
-    build_config = "build.config.common",
     defconfig = "arch/x86/configs/crashdump_defconfig",
     make_goals = [
         "bzImage",