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    remove --master_bazelrc from our codebase + update documentation.
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PiperOrigin-RevId: 434466313
diff --git a/src/main/cpp/bazel_startup_options.cc b/src/main/cpp/bazel_startup_options.cc
index 3d702e3..1de82ed 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/bazel_startup_options.cc
+++ b/src/main/cpp/bazel_startup_options.cc
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@
       user_bazelrc_(""),
       use_system_rc(true),
       use_workspace_rc(true),
-      use_home_rc(true),
-      use_master_bazelrc_(true) {
+      use_home_rc(true) {
   RegisterNullaryStartupFlagNoRc("home_rc", &use_home_rc);
-  RegisterNullaryStartupFlagNoRc("master_bazelrc", &use_master_bazelrc_);
-  OverrideOptionSourcesKey("master_bazelrc", "blazerc");
   RegisterNullaryStartupFlagNoRc("system_rc", &use_system_rc);
   RegisterNullaryStartupFlagNoRc("workspace_rc", &use_workspace_rc);
   RegisterUnaryStartupFlag("bazelrc");