diff --git a/java/dependencies.bzl b/java/dependencies.bzl
index c51a181ed..d72b24633 100644
--- a/java/dependencies.bzl
+++ b/java/dependencies.bzl
@@ -22,6 +22,4 @@ def gen_java_deps():
         repositories = [
             "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2",
         ],
-        # Fetch srcjars. Defaults to False.
-        fetch_sources = True,
     )