diff --git a/build/commands/lib/buildChromiumRelease.js b/build/commands/lib/buildChromiumRelease.js
index a07a8eb6cfb..8e66c43de14 100644
--- a/build/commands/lib/buildChromiumRelease.js
+++ b/build/commands/lib/buildChromiumRelease.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function buildChromiumRelease(buildOptions = {}) {
   }
 
   depotTools.installDepotTools()
-  syncUtil.writeRootGclientFile([config.targetOS], [config.targetArch], true)
+  syncUtil.writeGclientConfig([config.targetOS], [config.targetArch], true)
 
   util.runGit(config.srcDir, ['clean', '-f', '-d'])
 
diff --git a/build/commands/lib/config.js b/build/commands/lib/config.js
index 1c1b7126b59..62db54a6067 100644
--- a/build/commands/lib/config.js
+++ b/build/commands/lib/config.js
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ const Config = function () {
     'repository',
     'url',
   ])
-  this.rootGclientFile = path.join(this.rootDir, '.gclient')
-  this.gclientFile = process.env.BRAVE_GCLIENT_FILE || this.rootGclientFile
+  this.gclientFile = path.join(this.rootDir, '.gclient')
   this.gclientVerbose = getEnvConfig(['gclient_verbose']) || false
   this.gclientCustomDeps = getEnvConfig(['gclient_custom_deps'], {})
   this.gclientCustomVars = getEnvConfig(['gclient_custom_vars'], {})
@@ -934,10 +933,6 @@ Config.prototype.updateInternal = function (options) {
     this.__outputDir = options.C
   }
 
-  if (options.gclient_file && options.gclient_file !== 'default') {
-    this.gclientFile = options.gclient_file
-  }
-
   if (options.channel) {
     this.channel = options.channel
   } else if (this.buildConfig === 'Release') {
diff --git a/build/commands/lib/syncUtils.js b/build/commands/lib/syncUtils.js
index 941e9bd2951..be173c5ecf1 100644
--- a/build/commands/lib/syncUtils.js
+++ b/build/commands/lib/syncUtils.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function toGClientConfigItem(name, value, pretty = true) {
   return `${name} = ${pythonLikeValue}\n`
 }
 
-function writeRootGclientFile(
+function writeGclientConfig(
   targetOSList,
   targetArchList,
   onlyChromium = false,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function writeRootGclientFile(
     }
   }
 
-  util.writeFileIfModified(config.rootGclientFile, out)
+  util.writeFileIfModified(config.gclientFile, out)
 }
 
 function shouldUpdateChromium(latestSyncInfo, expectedSyncInfo) {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function syncChromium(program) {
   const latestSyncInfo = util.readJSON(latestSyncInfoFilePath, {})
   const expectedSyncInfo = {
     chromiumRef: requiredChromiumRef,
-    gclientTimestamp: fs.statSync(config.rootGclientFile).mtimeMs.toString(),
+    gclientTimestamp: fs.statSync(config.gclientFile).mtimeMs.toString(),
   }
 
   const chromiumNeedsUpdate = shouldUpdateChromium(
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ async function checkInternalDepsEndpoint() {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  writeRootGclientFile,
+  writeGclientConfig,
   syncChromium,
   checkInternalDepsEndpoint,
 }
diff --git a/build/commands/scripts/sync.js b/build/commands/scripts/sync.js
index 0fbe0b086ed..31b335c9951 100644
--- a/build/commands/scripts/sync.js
+++ b/build/commands/scripts/sync.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const syncUtil = require('../lib/syncUtils')
 
 program
   .version(process.env.npm_package_version)
-  .option('--gclient_file <file>', 'gclient config file location')
   .option('--gclient_verbose', 'verbose output for gclient')
   .option('--target_os <target_os>', 'comma-separated target OS list')
   .option(
@@ -88,10 +87,10 @@ async function RunCommand() {
     program.init
     || program.target_os
     || program.target_arch
-    || !fs.existsSync(config.rootGclientFile)
+    || !fs.existsSync(config.gclientFile)
     || config.isCI
   ) {
-    syncUtil.writeRootGclientFile(targetOSList, targetArchList)
+    syncUtil.writeGclientConfig(targetOSList, targetArchList)
   }
 
   if (config.isCI) {