diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
index 5d60d45c2053..609a46cfae27 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
@@ -986,12 +986,10 @@ export default function normalize(
 
   if (argv.all) {
     newOptions.onlyChanged = false;
-    newOptions.onlyFailures = false;
   } else if (newOptions.testPathPattern) {
     // When passing a test path pattern we don't want to only monitor changed
-    // or failed files unless `--watch` is also passed.
+    // files unless `--watch` is also passed.
     newOptions.onlyChanged = newOptions.watch;
-    newOptions.onlyFailures = newOptions.watch;
   }
 
   if (!newOptions.onlyChanged) {