diff --git a/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel6.bazelrc b/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel6.bazelrc
index 11a1c67fa..ee4bb6bd7 100644
--- a/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel6.bazelrc
+++ b/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel6.bazelrc
@@ -13,3 +13,14 @@ build --reuse_sandbox_directories
 # Avoid this flag being enabled by remote_download_minimal or remote_download_toplevel
 # See https://meroton.com/blog/bazel-6-errors-build-without-the-bytes/
 build --noexperimental_action_cache_store_output_metadata
+
+# Speed up all builds by not checking if output files have been modified. Lets you make changes to
+# the output tree without triggering a build for local debugging. For example, you can modify
+# [rules_js](https://github.com/aspect-build/rules_js) 3rd party npm packages in the output tree
+# when local debugging.
+# Docs: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/1af61b21df99edc2fc66939cdf14449c2661f873/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/PackageOptions.java#L185
+# NB: This flag is in bazel6.bazelrc as when used in Bazel 7 is has been observed to break
+# "build without the bytes" --remote_download_outputs=toplevel.
+build --noexperimental_check_output_files
+fetch --noexperimental_check_output_files
+query --noexperimental_check_output_files
diff --git a/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel7.bazelrc b/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel7.bazelrc
index 11a1c67fa..212c26e7d 100644
--- a/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel7.bazelrc
+++ b/.aspect/bazelrc/bazel7.bazelrc
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ query --noexperimental_check_external_repository_files
 # build.
 # Docs: https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--reuse_sandbox_directories
 build --reuse_sandbox_directories
-
-# Avoid this flag being enabled by remote_download_minimal or remote_download_toplevel
-# See https://meroton.com/blog/bazel-6-errors-build-without-the-bytes/
-build --noexperimental_action_cache_store_output_metadata
diff --git a/.aspect/bazelrc/performance.bazelrc b/.aspect/bazelrc/performance.bazelrc
index 26dbbe1f8..acc48c59e 100644
--- a/.aspect/bazelrc/performance.bazelrc
+++ b/.aspect/bazelrc/performance.bazelrc
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# Speed up all builds by not checking if output files have been modified. Lets you make changes to
-# the output tree without triggering a build for local debugging. For example, you can modify
-# [rules_js](https://github.com/aspect-build/rules_js) 3rd party npm packages in the output tree
-# when local debugging.
-# Docs: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/1af61b21df99edc2fc66939cdf14449c2661f873/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/PackageOptions.java#L185
-build --noexperimental_check_output_files
-fetch --noexperimental_check_output_files
-query --noexperimental_check_output_files
-
 # Don't apply `--noremote_upload_local_results` and `--noremote_accept_cached` to the disk cache.
 # If you have both `--noremote_upload_local_results` and `--disk_cache`, then this fixes a bug where
 # Bazel doesn't write to the local disk cache as it treats as a remote cache.