diff --git a/integration/bazel/.bazelrc b/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
index 0451524e61..a91cea38ef 100644
--- a/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
+++ b/integration/bazel/.bazelrc
@@ -22,7 +22,3 @@ build --define=enable_legacy_rollup_rule=1
 
 # Don't create symlinks
 build --symlink_prefix=/
-
-# Turn on managed directories feature in Bazel
-# This allows us to avoid installing a second copy of node_modules
-# common --experimental_allow_incremental_repository_updates
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel b/packages/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
index d83cc00e8e..4b5587150a 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,16 +11,12 @@ exports_files(glob(["*.bzl"]))
 
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "empty_node_modules",
-    srcs = [],
-)
-
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "modify_tsconfig",
-    data = ["modify_tsconfig.js"],
+    data = [
+        "modify_tsconfig.js",
+    ],
     entry_point = ":modify_tsconfig.js",
-    node_modules = ":empty_node_modules",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 # END-DEV-ONLY
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/BUILD.bazel b/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/BUILD.bazel
index 4faebaaf88..53d57140fd 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/ng_package/BUILD.bazel
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_library")
 ts_library(
     name = "lib",
     srcs = glob(["*.ts"]),
-    node_modules = "@npm//typescript:typescript__typings",
     tsconfig = ":tsconfig.json",
     deps = [
         "@npm//@types/node",
diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/BUILD.bazel b/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/BUILD.bazel
index c0ae3ddc05..41b26525a6 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ts_library(
         "index.ts",
     ],
     module_name = "@angular/bazel",
-    node_modules = "@npm//typescript:typescript__typings",
     tsconfig = ":tsconfig.json",
     visibility = [
         "//packages/bazel:__pkg__",
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ ts_library(
         "@npm//@types/node",
         "@npm//tsickle",
         "@npm//typescript",
+        "@npm//typescript:typescript__typings",
     ],
 )