diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Load.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Load.scala
index 96d85f31b..4b69973ab 100755
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Load.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Load.scala
@@ -1357,7 +1357,6 @@ private[sbt] object Load {
           converter,
         )
       },
-      scalacOptions += Def.uncached("-Wconf:cat=unused-nowarn:s"),
       onLoadMessage := ("loading project definition from " + baseDirectory.value)
     )
   )