diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/TargetCompleteEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/TargetCompleteEvent.java
index 077cd2e..aab8910 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/TargetCompleteEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/TargetCompleteEvent.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.EventReportingArtifacts;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.TopLevelArtifactHelper.ArtifactsInOutputGroup;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.BuildConfiguration;
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.CoreOptions;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.configuredtargets.RuleConfiguredTarget;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.InstrumentedFilesInfo;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.TestConfiguration;
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@
   private final BuildEventId configEventId;
   private final Iterable<String> tags;
   private final ExecutableTargetData executableTargetData;
-  private final boolean bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts;
 
   private TargetCompleteEvent(
       ConfiguredTargetAndData targetAndData,
@@ -156,11 +154,6 @@
         isTest
             ? targetAndData.getConfiguredTarget().getProvider(TestProvider.class).getTestParams()
             : null;
-    // It should be safe to set this to true for targets that don't have a configuration - they
-    // should not have any output files either.
-    this.bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts =
-        configuration == null
-            || configuration.getOptions().get(CoreOptions.class).bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts;
     InstrumentedFilesInfo instrumentedFilesProvider =
         targetAndData.getConfiguredTarget().get(InstrumentedFilesInfo.SKYLARK_CONSTRUCTOR);
     if (instrumentedFilesProvider == null) {
@@ -395,7 +388,7 @@
   public ReportedArtifacts reportedArtifacts() {
     ImmutableSet.Builder<NestedSet<Artifact>> builder = ImmutableSet.builder();
     for (ArtifactsInOutputGroup artifactsInGroup : outputs) {
-      if (!bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts || artifactsInGroup.areImportant()) {
+      if (artifactsInGroup.areImportant()) {
         builder.add(artifactsInGroup.getArtifacts());
       }
     }
@@ -417,7 +410,7 @@
   private Iterable<OutputGroup> getOutputFilesByGroup(ArtifactGroupNamer namer) {
     ImmutableList.Builder<OutputGroup> groups = ImmutableList.builder();
     for (ArtifactsInOutputGroup artifactsInOutputGroup : outputs) {
-      if (bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts && !artifactsInOutputGroup.areImportant()) {
+      if (!artifactsInOutputGroup.areImportant()) {
         continue;
       }
       OutputGroup.Builder groupBuilder = OutputGroup.newBuilder();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/CoreOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/CoreOptions.java
index 55ad390..9497e68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/CoreOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/config/CoreOptions.java
@@ -568,15 +568,6 @@
               + "target_environment values.")
   public Label autoCpuEnvironmentGroup;
 
-  @Option(
-      name = "experimental_bep_report_only_important_artifacts",
-      defaultValue = "false",
-      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.OUTPUT_PARAMETERS,
-      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.AFFECTS_OUTPUTS, OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS},
-      metadataTags = {OptionMetadataTag.EXPERIMENTAL},
-      help = "If false, the BEP no longer contains information about hidden output groups.")
-  public boolean bepReportOnlyImportantArtifacts;
-
   /** Values for --experimental_dynamic_configs. */
   public enum ConfigsMode {
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/shell/integration/build_event_stream_test.sh b/src/test/shell/integration/build_event_stream_test.sh
index f1a41a5..92c5405 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/integration/build_event_stream_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/integration/build_event_stream_test.sh
@@ -936,19 +936,9 @@
   rm bep.txt
 }
 
-function test_bep_report_all_artifacts() {
-  bazel build --test_output=all --build_event_text_file=bep.txt \
-      --experimental_bep_report_only_important_artifacts=false //pkg:true \
-      || fail "Build failed but should have succeeded"
-  cat bep.txt >> "$TEST_log"
-  expect_log "_hidden_top_level_INTERNAL_"
-  rm bep.txt
-}
-
 function test_bep_report_only_important_artifacts() {
   bazel build --test_output=all --build_event_text_file=bep.txt \
-      --experimental_bep_report_only_important_artifacts=true //pkg:true \
-      || fail "Build failed but should have succeeded"
+    //pkg:true || fail "Build failed but should have succeeded"
   cat bep.txt >> "$TEST_log"
   expect_not_log "_hidden_top_level_INTERNAL_"
   rm bep.txt