diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index 30c8007d47..c4e82de325 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -172,17 +172,6 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-// GlobalFlags contains global flags for buf commands.
-type GlobalFlags struct{}
-
-// NewGlobalFlags creates a new GlobalFlags with default values..
-func NewGlobalFlags() *GlobalFlags {
-	return &GlobalFlags{}
-}
-
-// BindRoot binds the global flags to the root command flag set.
-func (*GlobalFlags) BindRoot(*pflag.FlagSet) {}
-
 // BindAsFileDescriptorSet binds the exclude-imports flag.
 func BindAsFileDescriptorSet(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet, addr *bool, flagName string) {
 	flagSet.BoolVar(
diff --git a/private/buf/cmd/buf/buf.go b/private/buf/cmd/buf/buf.go
index 7a8de4f827..59abc77963 100644
--- a/private/buf/cmd/buf/buf.go
+++ b/private/buf/cmd/buf/buf.go
@@ -92,13 +92,12 @@ func NewRootCommand(name string) *appcmd.Command {
 		appflag.BuilderWithTimeout(120*time.Second),
 		appflag.BuilderWithTracing(),
 	)
-	globalFlags := bufcli.NewGlobalFlags()
 	return &appcmd.Command{
 		Use:                 name,
 		Short:               "The Buf CLI",
 		Long:                "A tool for working with Protocol Buffers and managing resources on the Buf Schema Registry (BSR)",
 		Version:             bufcli.Version,
-		BindPersistentFlags: appcmd.BindMultiple(builder.BindRoot, globalFlags.BindRoot),
+		BindPersistentFlags: builder.BindRoot,
 		SubCommands: []*appcmd.Command{
 			build.NewCommand("build", builder),
 			export.NewCommand("export", builder),