diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 387314e886726..89508a3ec7cb1 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "0.9.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.31.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "5.3.0-21.7")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_ruby", version = "0.8.1")
-# bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.42.1")
 
 linter = use_extension("@apple_rules_lint//lint:extensions.bzl", "linter")
 linter.configure(
     name = "java-spotbugs",
     config = "//java:spotbugs-config",
 )
-
-# linter.configure(
-#     name = "rust-rustfmt",
-#     config = "//rust:enable-rustfmt",
-# )
+linter.configure(
+    name = "rust-rustfmt",
+    config = "//rust:enable-rustfmt",
+)
 linter.register(name = "rust-rustfmt")
 
 node = use_extension("@rules_nodejs//nodejs:extensions.bzl", "node")
@@ -323,20 +321,6 @@ use_repo(ruby, "bundle", "ruby", "ruby_toolchains")
 
 register_toolchains("@ruby_toolchains//:all")
 
-# rust = use_extension("@rules_rust//rust:extensions.bzl", "rust")
-# rust.toolchain()
-# use_repo(rust, "rust_toolchains")
-
-# register_toolchains("@rust_toolchains//:all")
-
-# crate = use_extension("@rules_rust//crate_universe:extension.bzl", "crate")
-# crate.from_cargo(
-#     name = "crates",
-#     cargo_lockfile = "//rust:Cargo.lock",
-#     manifests = ["//rust:Cargo.toml"],
-# )
-# use_repo(crate, "crates")
-
 selenium_manager_artifacts = use_extension("//common:selenium_manager.bzl", "selenium_manager_artifacts")
 use_repo(
     selenium_manager_artifacts,
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 54a3d4fe97ba5..faf12b2a8a4ea 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ rules_closure_toolchains()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_rust",
-    integrity = "sha256-XT1YVJ6FHJTXBr1v3px2fV37/OCS3dQk3ul+XvfIIf8=",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.42.0/rules_rust-v0.42.0.tar.gz"],
+    integrity = "sha256-JLN47ZcAbx9wEr5Jiib4HduZATGLiDgK7oUi/fvotzU=",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.42.1/rules_rust-v0.42.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 load("@rules_rust//rust:repositories.bzl", "rules_rust_dependencies", "rust_register_toolchains")