diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 50e60c3b95..d84c341b4b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import numpy as np
 
 import SCons.Errors
 
-from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
-
 SCons.Warnings.warningAsException(True)
 
 # pending upstream fix - https://github.com/SCons/scons/issues/4461
@@ -20,44 +18,6 @@ UBUNTU_FOCAL = int(subprocess.check_output('[ -f /etc/os-release ] && . /etc/os-
 Export('UBUNTU_FOCAL')
 _DEBUG = False
 
-def is_internal_developer(debug=False):
-  def collect_required_gpg_key_ids(keys_dir):
-    try:
-      key_ids = [f.split('.')[0] for f in os.listdir(keys_dir) if f.endswith(".gpg")]
-      if debug:
-        print(f"SP: Required GPG key IDs: {key_ids}")
-      return key_ids
-    except OSError as e:
-      if debug:
-        print(f"SP: Failed to read GPG key IDs from {keys_dir}. Error: {e}")
-      return []
-
-  def is_key_available(required_gpg_key_ids):
-    for key_id in required_gpg_key_ids:
-      try:
-        result = subprocess.check_output(['gpg', '--list-keys', key_id], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-        if key_id in result.decode():
-          if debug:
-            print(f"SP: GPG key {key_id} is available.")
-          return True
-      except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        if debug:
-          print(f"SP: Failed to list GPG key {key_id}. Error:", e.output.decode().strip())
-    return False
-
-  keys_dir = os.path.join(BASEDIR, ".git-crypt/keys/default/0")
-  required_gpg_key_ids = collect_required_gpg_key_ids(keys_dir)
-
-  sunnypilot = is_key_available(required_gpg_key_ids)
-
-  if sunnypilot:
-    print("SP: Confirmed sunnypilot internal developer.")
-    print("SP: Loading sunnypilot elements ...")
-  elif debug:
-    print("SP: None of the required GPG keys are available.")
-
-  return sunnypilot
-
 Decider('MD5-timestamp')
 
 SetOption('num_jobs', int(os.cpu_count()/2))
@@ -113,11 +73,11 @@ AddOption('--minimal',
           default=os.path.exists(File('#.lfsconfig').abspath), # minimal by default on release branch (where there's no LFS)
           help='the minimum build to run openpilot. no tests, tools, etc.')
 
-AddOption('--sunnypilot',
+AddOption('--stock-ui',
           action='store_true',
-          dest='sunnypilot',
-          default=is_internal_developer(_DEBUG) or True, # check if the current user is a sunnypilot developer. TODO: Remove the 'or True' part once the GPG keys are available.
-          help='build sunnypilot elements and other sunnypilot-specific items that are meant for internal development')
+          dest='stock_ui',
+          default=False,
+          help='Build the stock UI instead of sunnypilot UI')
 
 ## Architecture name breakdown (arch)
 ## - larch64: linux tici aarch64
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/SConscript b/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
index 253173311c..aea739c023 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/SConscript
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sp_widgets_src = []
 sp_maps_widgets_src = []
 sp_qt_src = []
 sp_qt_util = []
-if GetOption('sunnypilot'):
+if not GetOption('stock_ui'):
   SConscript(['sunnypilot/SConscript'])
   Import('sp_widgets_src', 'sp_maps_widgets_src', 'sp_qt_src', "sp_qt_util")
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ widgets_src = ["ui.cc", "qt/widgets/input.cc", "qt/widgets/wifi.cc",
                "qt/widgets/scrollview.cc", "qt/widgets/cameraview.cc", "#third_party/qrcode/QrCode.cc",
                "qt/request_repeater.cc", "qt/qt_window.cc", "qt/network/networking.cc", "qt/network/wifi_manager.cc"] + sp_widgets_src
 
-qt_env['CPPDEFINES'] = ["SUNNYPILOT"] if GetOption('sunnypilot') else []
+qt_env['CPPDEFINES'] = ["SUNNYPILOT"] if not GetOption('stock_ui') else []
 if maps:
   base_libs += ['QMapLibre']
   widgets_src += ["qt/maps/map_helpers.cc", "qt/maps/map_settings.cc", "qt/maps/map.cc", "qt/maps/map_panel.cc",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ asset_obj = qt_env.Object("assets", assets)
 qt_env.SharedLibrary("qt/python_helpers", ["qt/qt_window.cc"], LIBS=qt_libs)
 
 # spinner and text window
-text_cc_path = "qt/text.cc" if not GetOption('sunnypilot') else "sunnypilot/qt/text.cc"
+text_cc_path = "qt/text.cc" if GetOption('stock_ui') else "sunnypilot/qt/text.cc"
 qt_env.Program("_text", [text_cc_path], LIBS=qt_libs)
 qt_env.Program("_spinner", ["qt/spinner.cc"], LIBS=qt_libs)