diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
index 3acbd6b8f0c..93b9ef82069 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
@@ -1264,10 +1264,7 @@ filterReplFlags :: ReplFlags -> Version -> ReplFlags
 filterReplFlags flags cabalLibVersion =
   flags
     { replCommonFlags =
-        (filterCommonFlags (replCommonFlags flags) cabalLibVersion)
-          { -- `cabal repl` knew about `--keep-temp-files` before other commands did.
-            setupKeepTempFiles = setupKeepTempFiles (replCommonFlags flags)
-          }
+        filterCommonFlags (replCommonFlags flags) cabalLibVersion
     }
 
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