diff --git a/.changesets/10275.md b/.changesets/10275.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a90f8e05dc8..000000000000
--- a/.changesets/10275.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- chore(cli): Don't require `web` argument to `yarn rw serve` for RSC apps (#10265) by @cannikin
-
-Since RSC apps have no api side, just running `yarn rw serve` should serve just the web side automatically, no need to explicitly include the additional `web` argument.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/serve.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/serve.js
index c29ac00e3cfe..22b0c9d2aa24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/serve.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/serve.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const builder = async (yargs) => {
 
       // serve both
       if (positionalArgs.length === 1) {
-        if (!apiSideExists && !getConfig().experimental?.rsc?.enabled) {
+        if (!apiSideExists) {
           console.error(
             c.error(
               '\n Unable to serve the both sides as no `api` folder exists. Please use `yarn rw serve web` instead. \n',
@@ -129,10 +129,9 @@ export const builder = async (yargs) => {
           process.exit(1)
         }
 
-        // We need the web side (and api side, if it exists) to have been built
+        // We need the web side to have been built
         if (
-          (fs.existsSync(path.join(getPaths().api.base)) &&
-            !fs.existsSync(path.join(getPaths().api.dist))) ||
+          !fs.existsSync(path.join(getPaths().api.dist)) ||
           !fs.existsSync(path.join(getPaths().web.dist), 'index.html')
         ) {
           console.error(