diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/client/NetworkClient.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/client/NetworkClient.scala
index 5eab01bc4..e31891564 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/client/NetworkClient.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/client/NetworkClient.scala
@@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@ object NetworkClient {
         sbtArguments += s"-Dsbt.script=$sbtScript"
       }
     }
-    if (!sbtArguments.contains("--server")) sbtArguments += "--server"
     new Arguments(
       base,
       sbtArguments.toSeq,