diff --git a/swift/BUILD b/swift/BUILD
index 0cf87f644..e99f15c23 100644
--- a/swift/BUILD
+++ b/swift/BUILD
@@ -359,15 +359,6 @@ config_setting(
     },
 )
 
-# Configuration setting for forcing generation of Apple targets.
-# NOTE: this is only intended for use with transitions that want to force
-# building of an Apple target when building for Linux.
-bool_setting(
-    name = "force_apple_target",
-    build_setting_default = False,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
 # Allows a user to override the default Swift driver during a build, if the
 # toolchain is using the default.
 label_flag(