diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppCompileAction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppCompileAction.java
index 3f9f4108d82570..db26245aa69ad8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppCompileAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppCompileAction.java
@@ -885,14 +885,10 @@ public List<String> getArguments() throws CommandLineExpansionException {
   @Override
   public Sequence<String> getStarlarkArgv() throws EvalException, InterruptedException {
     try {
-      if (cppConfiguration.ignoreParamFile()) {
-        return StarlarkList.immutableCopyOf(
-            compileCommandLine.getArguments(
-                /*parameterFilePath=*/ null, getOverwrittenVariables()));
+      return StarlarkList.immutableCopyOf(
+          compileCommandLine.getArguments(
+              /* parameterFilePath= */ null, getOverwrittenVariables()));
 
-      } else {
-        return StarlarkList.immutableCopyOf(getArguments());
-      }
     } catch (CommandLineExpansionException ex) {
       throw new EvalException(ex);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppConfiguration.java
index 363f17a4c111ab..9be42251e01ca3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppConfiguration.java
@@ -367,10 +367,6 @@ public boolean isCSFdo() {
     return cppOptions.isCSFdo();
   }
 
-  public boolean ignoreParamFile() {
-    return cppOptions.ignoreParamFile;
-  }
-
   public boolean useArgsParamsFile() {
     return cppOptions.useArgsParamsFile;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppOptions.java
index 57154edd06743f..f42eaaf294a4a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppOptions.java
@@ -1062,13 +1062,11 @@ public Label getPropellerOptimizeLabel() {
       name = "experimental_cpp_compile_argv_ignore_param_file",
       defaultValue = "true",
       documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNDOCUMENTED,
-      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.BAZEL_INTERNAL_CONFIGURATION},
+      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.NO_OP},
       metadataTags = {
         OptionMetadataTag.EXPERIMENTAL,
       },
-      help =
-          "If enabled, CppCompileAction action.argv returns the complete list of argv even if"
-              + " compiler_param_file is enabled.")
+      help = "This flag is a noop and scheduled for removal.")
   public boolean ignoreParamFile;
 
   @Option(
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommonTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommonTest.java
index 3aae3acc2311ca..d4bd9afe1a6f87 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommonTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcCommonTest.java
@@ -1147,24 +1147,6 @@ public void testCompilationParameterFile() throws Exception {
         .containsExactly("/usr/bin/mock-gcc", "@/k8-fastbuild/bin/a/_objs/foo/foo.o.params");
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testCppCompileActionArgvReturnParamFile() throws Exception {
-    AnalysisMock.get()
-        .ccSupport()
-        .setupCcToolchainConfig(
-            mockToolsConfig,
-            CcToolchainConfig.builder().withFeatures(CppRuleClasses.COMPILER_PARAM_FILE));
-    useConfiguration("--noexperimental_cpp_compile_argv_ignore_param_file");
-    scratch.file("a/BUILD", "cc_library(name='foo', srcs=['foo.cc'])");
-    CppCompileAction cppCompileAction = getCppCompileAction("//a:foo");
-    ImmutableList<String> argv =
-        cppCompileAction.getStarlarkArgv().stream()
-            .map(x -> removeOutDirectory(x))
-            .collect(ImmutableList.toImmutableList());
-    assertThat(argv)
-        .containsExactly("/usr/bin/mock-gcc", "@/k8-fastbuild/bin/a/_objs/foo/foo.o.params");
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testCppCompileActionArgvIgnoreParamFile() throws Exception {
     AnalysisMock.get()