diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 61fad3980..c830f8bd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           rm -rf tests/macos/xcodeproj/*.xcodeproj
           bazelisk clean
-          bazelisk query 'kind(xcodeproj, tests/macos/xcodeproj/...)' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run
+          bazelisk query 'kind(xcodeproj, tests/macos/xcodeproj/...)' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
           bazelisk query 'attr(executable, 1, kind(genrule, tests/macos/xcodeproj/...))' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run
           git diff --exit-code tests/macos/xcodeproj
       - name: Run Xcode builds
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           rm -rf tests/ios/xcodeproj/*.xcodeproj
           bazelisk clean
-          bazelisk query 'kind(xcodeproj, tests/ios/xcodeproj/...)' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run
+          bazelisk query 'kind(xcodeproj, tests/ios/xcodeproj/...)' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
           bazelisk query 'attr(executable, 1, kind(genrule, tests/ios/xcodeproj/...))' | xargs -n 1 bazelisk run
           git diff --exit-code tests/ios/xcodeproj
       - name: Run pre build checks
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09df607b4..b10f3008c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,5 +93,7 @@ ios_application(
 See the [tests](https://github.com/bazel-ios/rules_ios/tree/master/tests)
 directory for sample applications.
 
-## Special note about debugging
+## Special notes about debugging xcode projects
+Note that when generating Xcode projects, it is necessary to supply the `--@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled` so that debugging of swift files will work.
+
 Debugging does not work in sandbox mode, due to issue #108. The workaround for now is to disable sandboxing in the .bazelrc file.
diff --git a/rules/transition_support.bzl b/rules/transition_support.bzl
index fb5c1bde5..1d7f847da 100644
--- a/rules/transition_support.bzl
+++ b/rules/transition_support.bzl
@@ -118,22 +118,7 @@ _apple_rule_transition = transition(
     ],
 )
 
-def _force_swift_local_debug_options_transition_impl(settings, attr):
-    _ignore = (settings, attr)
-    return [
-        {"@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled": True},
-    ]
-
-_force_swift_local_debug_options_transition = transition(
-    implementation = _force_swift_local_debug_options_transition_impl,
-    inputs = [],
-    outputs = [
-        "@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled",
-    ],
-)
-
 transition_support = struct(
     apple_rule_transition = _apple_rule_transition,
     current_apple_platform = _current_apple_platform,
-    force_swift_local_debug_options_transition = _force_swift_local_debug_options_transition,
 )
diff --git a/rules/xcodeproj.bzl b/rules/xcodeproj.bzl
index c744f7815..16dd1458c 100644
--- a/rules/xcodeproj.bzl
+++ b/rules/xcodeproj.bzl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_apple//apple:providers.bzl", "AppleBundleInfo")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_swift//swift:swift.bzl", "SwiftInfo")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:paths.bzl", "paths")
 load("//rules:hmap.bzl", "HeaderMapInfo")
-load("//rules:transition_support.bzl", "transition_support")
 
 def _get_attr_values_for_name(deps, provider, field):
     return [
@@ -674,11 +673,10 @@ def _xcodeproj_impl(ctx):
 xcodeproj = rule(
     implementation = _xcodeproj_impl,
     doc = """\
-Generates a Xcode project file (.xcodeproj) with a reasonable set of defaults
+Generates a Xcode project file (.xcodeproj) with a reasonable set of defaults. Specify the --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled when generating the project to ensure debugging of swiftmodules works.
 Tags for configuration:
     xcodeproj-ignore-as-target: Add this to a rule declaration so that this rule will not generates a scheme for this target
 """,
-    cfg = transition_support.force_swift_local_debug_options_transition,
     attrs = {
         "deps": attr.label_list(mandatory = True, allow_empty = False, providers = [], aspects = [_xcodeproj_aspect]),
         "include_transitive_targets": attr.bool(default = False, mandatory = False),
@@ -705,10 +703,6 @@ https://www.rubydoc.info/github/CocoaPods/Xcodeproj/Xcodeproj/Constants
         "installer": attr.label(executable = True, default = Label("//tools/xcodeproj_shims:installer"), cfg = "host"),
         "build_wrapper": attr.label(executable = True, default = Label("//tools/xcodeproj_shims:build-wrapper"), cfg = "host"),
         "additional_files": attr.label_list(allow_files = True, allow_empty = True, default = [], mandatory = False),
-        "_allowlist_function_transition": attr.label(
-            default = "@bazel_tools//tools/allowlists/function_transition_allowlist",
-            doc = "Needed to allow this rule to have an incoming edge configuration transition.",
-        ),
     },
     executable = True,
 )
diff --git a/tests/ios/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel b/tests/ios/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
index 6f23a65b6..3591683f2 100644
--- a/tests/ios/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/ios/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ cat <<'EOS' > $@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -euxo pipefail
 rm -fr {package_name}/{target_name}.xcodeproj
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
 EOS
     """.format(
         package_name = package_name(),
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ cat <<'EOS' > $@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -euxo pipefail
 rm -fr {package_name}/{target_name}.xcodeproj
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
 EOS
     """.format(
         package_name = package_name(),
diff --git a/tests/macos/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel b/tests/macos/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
index 89a2e4370..1a03aa08e 100644
--- a/tests/macos/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/macos/xcodeproj/BUILD.bazel
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ cat <<'EOS' > $@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -euxo pipefail
 rm -fr {package_name}/{target_name}.xcodeproj
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
-bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name}
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
+bazelisk run {package_name}:{target_name} --@build_bazel_rules_ios//rules:local_debug_options_enabled
 EOS
     """.format(
         package_name = package_name(),