diff --git a/common/changes/@typespec/compiler/removeWatchForChanges_2023-08-23-22-23.json b/common/changes/@typespec/compiler/removeWatchForChanges_2023-08-23-22-23.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5945164bd23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@typespec/compiler/removeWatchForChanges_2023-08-23-22-23.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@typespec/compiler",
+      "comment": "",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@typespec/compiler"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/core/options.ts b/packages/compiler/src/core/options.ts
index f2fb9e12792..470475d82f7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/core/options.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/core/options.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export interface CompilerOptions {
   nostdlib?: boolean;
   noEmit?: boolean;
   additionalImports?: string[];
-  watchForChanges?: boolean;
   warningAsError?: boolean;
 
   /**