diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 7584c0bd365f1..3b1b342b45967 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -138,3 +138,5 @@ use_repo(
     "provisioning_exts",
     "secure_manufacturer_test_hooks",
 )
+
+register_toolchains("//rules/opentitan:localtools")
diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bzlmod b/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
index b3a3afa8e1dca..0d90a1c97edfe 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
+++ b/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
@@ -17,7 +17,3 @@ load("@crt//:deps.bzl", "crt_deps")
 crt_deps()
 load("@crt//config:registration.bzl", "crt_register_toolchains")
 crt_register_toolchains(riscv32 = True)
-
-register_toolchains(
-    "//rules/opentitan:localtools",
-)