diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/typecheck.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/typecheck.test.ts
index 1a6ad622f..7dc113c9c 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/typecheck.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/typecheck.test.ts
@@ -92,20 +92,6 @@ describe('Modular typecheck', () => {
         });
       });
     });
-    describe('when run silently', () => {
-      it('should print a one line error message', async () => {
-        let output = '';
-        try {
-          await execa('yarnpkg', ['modular', 'typecheck', '--silent'], {
-            all: true,
-            cleanup: true,
-          });
-        } catch ({ stderr }) {
-          output = stderr as string;
-        }
-        expect(output).toMatch('\u0078 Typecheck did not pass');
-      });
-    });
   });
   describe('when there are no type errors', () => {
     it('should print a one line success message', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/cli.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/cli.ts
index 19ecfeb3a..6538bfb54 100755
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/cli.ts
@@ -226,20 +226,12 @@ program
     await port(relativePath);
   });
 
-interface TypecheckOptions {
-  silent: boolean;
-}
-
 program
   .command('typecheck')
-  .option(
-    '--silent',
-    'silences the error messages gathered during the type check',
-  )
   .description('Typechecks the entire project')
-  .action(async (options: TypecheckOptions) => {
+  .action(async () => {
     const { typecheck } = await import('./typecheck');
-    await typecheck(options.silent);
+    await typecheck();
   });
 
 void startupCheck()
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/typecheck.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/typecheck.ts
index 3b4bdc730..584401eec 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/typecheck.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/typecheck.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import getPackageMetadata from './utils/getPackageMetadata';
 import * as logger from './utils/logger';
 import getModularRoot from './utils/getModularRoot';
 
-export async function typecheck(silent = false): Promise<void> {
+export async function typecheck(): Promise<void> {
   const { typescriptConfig } = await getPackageMetadata();
 
   const { _compilerOptions, ...rest } = typescriptConfig;
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ export async function typecheck(silent = false): Promise<void> {
     .concat(emitResult.diagnostics);
 
   if (diagnostics.length) {
-    if (silent) {
-      // "x Typecheck did not pass"
-      throw new Error('\u0078 Typecheck did not pass');
-    }
-
     if (isCI) {
       // formatDiagnostics will return a readable list of error messages, each with its own line
       throw new Error(ts.formatDiagnostics(diagnostics, diagnosticHost));