diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index b539dc59b72..f952c4d0f6f 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -314,16 +314,6 @@ if env_base["use_precise_math_checks"]:
 if env_base["target"] == "debug":
     env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["DEBUG_MEMORY_ALLOC", "DISABLE_FORCED_INLINE"])
 
-    # The two options below speed up incremental builds, but reduce the certainty that all files
-    # will properly be rebuilt. As such, we only enable them for debug (dev) builds, not release.
-
-    # To decide whether to rebuild a file, use the MD5 sum only if the timestamp has changed.
-    # https://scons.org/doc/production/HTML/scons-user/ch06.html#idm139837621851792
-    env_base.Decider("MD5-timestamp")
-    # Use cached implicit dependencies by default. Can be overridden by specifying `--implicit-deps-changed` in the command line.
-    # https://scons.org/doc/production/HTML/scons-user/ch06s04.html
-    env_base.SetOption("implicit_cache", 1)
-
 if env_base["no_editor_splash"]:
     env_base.Append(CPPDEFINES=["NO_EDITOR_SPLASH"])