diff --git a/src/sentry/runner/commands/run.py b/src/sentry/runner/commands/run.py
index 9dcfdb4e306b2a..cb639c24f3995b 100644
--- a/src/sentry/runner/commands/run.py
+++ b/src/sentry/runner/commands/run.py
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ def cron(**options):
 )
 @click.option(
     "--entity",
-    default="all",
     type=click.Choice(["all", "errors", "transactions"]),
     help="The type of entity to process (all, errors, transactions).",
 )