diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 80c86c80..c2599355 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -354,12 +354,6 @@ The `--bazel-scip-java-binary` argument is required due to implementation
 details, scip-java runs an [aspect](https://bazel.build/extending/aspects) that
 requires the absolute path to the `scip-java` binary.
 
-> The current solution for automatic indexing step is not yet 100% hermetic and,
-> therefore, relies on `--spawn_strategy=local` under the hood. Depending on
-> your use-case, this might be OK or not. If there is demand for it, it's should
-> be possible to make the indexing fully hermetic and compatible with Bazel's
-> sandbox with some extra work.
-
 #### Manual - `select`
 
 It's possible to index Bazel codebases by integrating scip-java directly into
diff --git a/scip-java/src/main/resources/scip-java/scip_java.bzl b/scip-java/src/main/resources/scip-java/scip_java.bzl
index 93337381..63f5358d 100644
--- a/scip-java/src/main/resources/scip-java/scip_java.bzl
+++ b/scip-java/src/main/resources/scip-java/scip_java.bzl
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ many *.scip (https://github.com/sourcegraph/scip) and
 These files encode information about which symbols are referenced from which
 locations in your source code.
 
-This aspect only works on Linux when using the `local` spawn strategy because
-the `run_shell` action writes SemanticDB and SCIP files to the provided
---targetroot argument. It should be possible to avoid this requirement
-in the future if there's a strong desire to make the aspect work with the
-default (sandboxed) spawn strategy.
-
 Use the command below to merge all of these SCIP files into a single index:
 
     find bazel-bin/ -type f -name '*.scip' | xargs cat > index.scip
@@ -34,7 +28,7 @@ Use `src code-intel upload` to upload the unified SCIP file to Sourcegraph:
 
 Example command to run this aspect directly:
 
-    bazel build //... --spawn_strategy=local  --aspects path/to/scip_java.bzl%scip_java_aspect --output_groups=scip --define=sourceroot=$(pwd) --define=scip_java_binary=$(which scip-java) --define=java_home=$JAVA_HOME
+    bazel build //... --aspects path/to/scip_java.bzl%scip_java_aspect --output_groups=scip --define=scip_java_binary=$(which scip-java) --define=java_home=$JAVA_HOME
 
 To learn more about aspects: https://bazel.build/extending/aspects
 """
@@ -140,9 +134,8 @@ def _scip_java(target, ctx):
     deps = [javac_action.inputs, annotations.processor_classpath]
 
     ctx.actions.run_shell(
-        command = "\"{}\" index --no-cleanup --index-semanticdb.allow-empty-index --cwd \"{}\" --targetroot {} --scip-config \"{}\" --output \"{}\"".format(
+        command = "\"{}\" index --no-cleanup --index-semanticdb.allow-empty-index --targetroot {} --scip-config \"{}\" --output \"{}\"".format(
             ctx.var["scip_java_binary"],
-            ctx.var["sourceroot"],
             targetroot.path,
             build_config_path.path,
             scip_output.path,
diff --git a/scip-java/src/main/scala/com/sourcegraph/scip_java/buildtools/BazelBuildTool.scala b/scip-java/src/main/scala/com/sourcegraph/scip_java/buildtools/BazelBuildTool.scala
index c88ed4cd..15aea32a 100644
--- a/scip-java/src/main/scala/com/sourcegraph/scip_java/buildtools/BazelBuildTool.scala
+++ b/scip-java/src/main/scala/com/sourcegraph/scip_java/buildtools/BazelBuildTool.scala
@@ -63,13 +63,9 @@ class BazelBuildTool(index: IndexCommand) extends BuildTool("Bazel", index) {
         "bazel",
         "build",
         "--noshow_progress",
-        // The local strategy is required for now because we write SemanticDB and SCIP files
-        // to the provided targetroot directory.
-        "--spawn_strategy=local",
         "--aspects",
         s"$aspectLabel%scip_java_aspect",
         "--output_groups=scip",
-        s"--define=sourceroot=${index.workingDirectory}",
         s"--define=java_home=$javaHome",
         s"--define=scip_java_binary=$scipJavaBinary",
         "--verbose_failures"