diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-bazel/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-bazel/action.yaml
index 5a6ed46f15..623cac8729 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-bazel/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-bazel/action.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ runs:
         # downloaded wheels.
         repository-cache: |
           - MODULE.bazel
-          - dev/requirements.txt
           - dev/uv.lock
           - tools/publish/requirements_linux.txt
         bazelrc: |
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 18a5196952..3a544fa20b 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ dev_pip = use_extension(
         hub_name = "dev_pip",
         parallel_download = False,
         python_version = python_version,
-        requirements_lock = "//dev:requirements.txt",
         # Ensure that we are setting up the following platforms
         target_platforms = [
             "{os}_{arch}",
diff --git a/dev/BUILD.bazel b/dev/BUILD.bazel
index 1aa5d60a1a..c341d1aada 100644
--- a/dev/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dev/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ load("//python/uv:lock.bzl", "lock")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 
 licenses(["notice"])
 
+# Only present for WORKSPACE support; bzlmod uses //dev:uv.lock.
 # Run bazel run //dev:requirements.update
 lock(
     name = "requirements",