diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 5f02e04daf..493027fa73 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+build --noenable_bzlmod
+
 build --enable_platform_specific_config
 build:linux --cxxopt="-std=c++17"
 build:macos --cxxopt="-std=c++17"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc44a0666f..131c71f53c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ tools/website/generated/
 *.project
 __pycache__
 /bazel-*
-/MODULE.bazel*