diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 04dc53cf..abbdc413 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Don't inherit PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
 build --incompatible_strict_action_env
 
+# Don't use the legacy workspace system.
+build --noenable_workspace
+
 # Enforce C++20 as the default for rules_cc, regardless of toolchain config.
 build --cxxopt=-std=c++20 --host_cxxopt=-std=c++20
 
diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bazel b/WORKSPACE.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index 996cee9a..00000000
--- a/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Empty.
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc b/examples/.bazelrc
index 6b694e2f..1ced5a9a 100644
--- a/examples/.bazelrc
+++ b/examples/.bazelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Don't inherit PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
 build --incompatible_strict_action_env
 
+# Don't use the legacy workspace system.
+build --noenable_workspace
+
 # Enforce C++20 as the default for rules_cc, regardless of toolchain config.
 build --cxxopt=-std=c++20 --host_cxxopt=-std=c++20
 
diff --git a/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/templates/default/.bazelrc b/templates/default/.bazelrc
index d8e349d3..b8dd7305 100644
--- a/templates/default/.bazelrc
+++ b/templates/default/.bazelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Don't inherit PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
 build --incompatible_strict_action_env
 
+# Don't use the legacy workspace system.
+build --noenable_workspace
+
 # Enforce C++20 as the default for rules_cc, regardless of toolchain config.
 build --cxxopt=-std=c++20 --host_cxxopt=-std=c++20
 
diff --git a/templates/default/WORKSPACE.bazel b/templates/default/WORKSPACE.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index 996cee9a..00000000
--- a/templates/default/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Empty.