diff --git a/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl b/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
index 255adb549826b..1b5e195af8320 100644
--- a/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
+++ b/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ fpga_cw340 = rule(
 def fpga_params(
         tags = [],
         timeout = "short",
-        local = True,
         test_harness = None,
         binaries = {},
         rom = None,
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@ def fpga_params(
     Args:
       tags: The test tags to apply to the test rule.
       timeout: The timeout to apply to the test rule.
-      local: Whether to set the `local` flag on this test.
       test_harness: Use an alternative test harness for this test.
       binaries: Dict of binary labels to substitution parameter names.
       rom: Use an alternate ROM for this test.
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ def fpga_params(
         # via the "_hacky_tags" macro in "rules/opentitan/defs.bzl".
         tags = ["exclusive"] + (["changes_otp"] if changes_otp else []) + tags,
         timeout = timeout,
-        local = local,
+        local = False,
         test_harness = test_harness,
         binaries = binaries,
         rom = rom,