diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index aef640cab..a76f7078b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export async function createVite(
 		clearScreen: false, // we want to control the output, not Vite
 		logLevel: 'warn', // log warnings and errors only
 		optimizeDeps: {
-			force: true,
 			entries: ['src/**/*'], // Try and scan a user’s project (won’t catch everything),
 			exclude: ['node-fetch'],
 		},