diff --git a/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md b/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
--- a/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
+++ b/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
@@ -1284,9 +1284,9 @@
 #-}
 ```
 
-The configuration dumped can be passed to `mlir-opt` by specifying
-`-run-reproducer` flag. This will result in parsing the configuration of the reproducer
-and adjusting the necessary opt state, e.g. configuring the pass manager, context, etc.
+The configuration dumped can be passed to `mlir-opt`. This will result in
+parsing the configuration of the reproducer and adjusting the necessary opt
+state, e.g. configuring the pass manager, context, etc.
 
 Beyond specifying a filename, one can also register a `ReproducerStreamFactory`
 function that would be invoked in the case of a crash and the reproducer written
diff --git a/mlir/utils/jupyter/mlir_opt_kernel/kernel.py b/mlir/utils/jupyter/mlir_opt_kernel/kernel.py
--- a/mlir/utils/jupyter/mlir_opt_kernel/kernel.py
+++ b/mlir/utils/jupyter/mlir_opt_kernel/kernel.py
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@
                     '-o',
                     '-'
                 ]
-                if code.startswith('// configuration:'):
-                    command.append('--run-reproducer')
                 # Simple handling of repeating last line.
                 if code.endswith('\n_'):
                     if not self._: