diff --git a/bazel/BUILD.jose b/bazel/BUILD.jose
index eda11e766d..50bca8223f 100644
--- a/bazel/BUILD.jose
+++ b/bazel/BUILD.jose
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ erlc_opts(
     values = select({
         "@rules_erlang//:debug_build": [
             "+debug_info",
-            "+warnings_as_errors",
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [
             "+debug_info",
             "+deterministic",
-            "+warnings_as_errors",
         ],
     }),
     visibility = [":__subpackages__"],