diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b1db91c4d..a36670a9c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ lazy val sbtRoot: Project = (project in file("."))
     },
     Utils.baseScalacOptions,
     Docs.settings,
-    scalacOptions += "-Ymacro-expand:none", // for both sxr and doc
     Utils.publishPomSettings,
     otherRootSettings,
     Utils.noPublish,