diff --git a/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap b/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
index 02c735ec3dc94..d86ffbac62a55 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ file_resolver.exclude = [
 	"__pypackages__",
 	"_build",
 	"buck-out",
-	"build",
 	"dist",
 	"node_modules",
 	"site-packages",
@@ -366,4 +365,3 @@ formatter.docstring_code_format = disabled
 formatter.docstring_code_line_width = dynamic
 
 ----- stderr -----
-
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/settings.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/settings.rs
index e24b0e9f28083..a650f93d19742 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/settings.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ pub(crate) static EXCLUDE: &[FilePattern] = &[
     FilePattern::Builtin("__pypackages__"),
     FilePattern::Builtin("_build"),
     FilePattern::Builtin("buck-out"),
-    FilePattern::Builtin("build"),
     FilePattern::Builtin("dist"),
     FilePattern::Builtin("node_modules"),
     FilePattern::Builtin("site-packages"),