diff --git a/src/loadPolicy.js b/src/loadPolicy.js
index ef71923f9282d6a5e9f74e6ec6fa0516f28f508b..0118fda7e1b0fa461ec01ceff8d7112d072f3dfb 100644
--- a/src/loadPolicy.js
+++ b/src/loadPolicy.js
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ async function loadPolicyAndApplyOverrides({ debugMode, policyPath, policyOverri
     }
     const policyOverride = await readPolicyFile({ debugMode, policyPath: policyOverridePath })
     lavamoatPolicy = mergePolicy(policy, policyOverride)
-    // TODO: Only write if merge results in changes.
-    // Would have to make a deep equal check on whole policy, which is a waste of time.
-    // mergePolicy() should be able to do it in one pass.
-    fs.writeFileSync(policyPath, jsonStringify(lavamoatPolicy, { space: 2 }))
+    // Skip policy write step to prevent intermittent build failures
+    // The extension validates the policy in a separate step, we don't need it
+    // to be written to disk here.
   }
   return lavamoatPolicy
 }