diff --git a/tools/osx/BUILD b/tools/osx/BUILD
index 990afe3e8c..cd5b7b1b7a 100644
--- a/tools/osx/BUILD
+++ b/tools/osx/BUILD
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ exports_files([
 ])
 
 DARWIN_XCODE_LOCATOR_COMPILE_COMMAND = """
-  /usr/bin/xcrun --sdk macosx clang -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -fobjc-arc -framework CoreServices \
-      -framework Foundation -arch arm64 -arch x86_64 -Wl,-no_adhoc_codesign -Wl,-no_uuid -o $@ $< && \
+  /usr/bin/xcrun --sdk macosx clang -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -framework CoreServices \
+      -framework Foundation -arch @multiBinPatch@ -Wl,-no_uuid -o $@ $< && \
   env -i codesign --identifier $@ --force --sign - $@
 """
 
diff --git a/tools/osx/xcode_configure.bzl b/tools/osx/xcode_configure.bzl
index 2b819f07ec..a98ce37673 100644
--- a/tools/osx/xcode_configure.bzl
+++ b/tools/osx/xcode_configure.bzl
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ def run_xcode_locator(repository_ctx, xcode_locator_src_label):
         "macosx",
         "clang",
         "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13",
-        "-fobjc-arc",
         "-framework",
         "CoreServices",
         "-framework",
diff --git a/tools/osx/xcode_locator.m b/tools/osx/xcode_locator.m
index ed2ef87453..e0ce6dbdd1 100644
--- a/tools/osx/xcode_locator.m
+++ b/tools/osx/xcode_locator.m
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 // 6,6.4,6.4.1 = 6.4.1
 // 6.3,6.3.0 = 6.3
 
-#if !defined(__has_feature) || !__has_feature(objc_arc)
-#error "This file requires ARC support."
-#endif
-
 #import <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>