diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
index 70bc996167e..7b886fa9f3c 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ private fun CompilerConfiguration.updateWithRefinedConfigurations(
             ScriptCompilationConfiguration.compilerOptions
         ) ?: emptyList()
     }
-    updatedCompilerOptions += "-Xuse-old-backend"
     if (updatedCompilerOptions.isNotEmpty() &&
         updatedCompilerOptions != context.baseScriptCompilationConfiguration[ScriptCompilationConfiguration.compilerOptions]
     ) {