diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index 52b72837536bb..2f8891f886263 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ If true, staleness checks for cached data will be bypassed, but missing data
 will be requested from the server. To force full offline mode, use
 \`--offline\`.
 
-This config cannot be used with: \`prefer-online\`
+
 
 #### \`prefer-online\`
 
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ This config cannot be used with: \`prefer-online\`
 If true, staleness checks for cached data will be forced, making the CLI
 look for updates immediately even for fresh package data.
 
-This config cannot be used with: \`prefer-offline\`
+
 
 #### \`prefix\`
 
@@ -5420,8 +5420,8 @@ npm search <search term> [<search term> ...]
 Options:
 [--json] [--color|--no-color|--color always] [-p|--parseable] [--no-description]
 [--searchlimit <number>] [--searchopts <searchopts>]
-[--searchexclude <searchexclude>] [--registry <registry>]
-[--prefer-online|--prefer-offline] [--offline]
+[--searchexclude <searchexclude>] [--registry <registry>] [--prefer-online]
+[--prefer-offline] [--offline]
 
   --json
     Whether or not to output JSON data, rather than the normal output.
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index acdc7e08a6627..7c5b2ce170d89 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@ const definitions = {
   'prefer-offline': new Definition('prefer-offline', {
     default: false,
     type: Boolean,
-    exclusive: ['prefer-online'],
     description: `
       If true, staleness checks for cached data will be bypassed, but missing
       data will be requested from the server. To force full offline mode, use
@@ -1635,7 +1634,6 @@ const definitions = {
   'prefer-online': new Definition('prefer-online', {
     default: false,
     type: Boolean,
-    exclusive: ['prefer-offline'],
     description: `
       If true, staleness checks for cached data will be forced, making the CLI
       look for updates immediately even for fresh package data.