diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 79b806e..f64a009 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 # Force the use of Clang for all builds.
 build --repo_env=CC=clang
 
-# Needed for abseil-cpp until https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/19794 is released.
-build --cxxopt=-std=c++14
-
 # Strict dependency check for C++ includes.
 build --features=layering_check