diff --git a/scripts/teardown-instance.mjs b/scripts/teardown-instance.mjs
index 26c527f..d0da4e7 100644
--- a/scripts/teardown-instance.mjs
+++ b/scripts/teardown-instance.mjs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ function wranglerKvList(namespaceId, prefix) {
 function wranglerKvDelete(namespaceId, key) {
   execFileSync(
     'npx',
-    ['wrangler', 'kv', 'key', 'delete', '--namespace-id', namespaceId, key, '--remote', '--force'],
+    ['wrangler', 'kv', 'key', 'delete', '--namespace-id', namespaceId, key, '--remote'],
     { cwd: REPO_ROOT, encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'] }
   );
 }