diff --git a/evm-config.schema.json b/evm-config.schema.json
index 3f4cefd6..ede2bebc 100644
--- a/evm-config.schema.json
+++ b/evm-config.schema.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       "minLength": 1
     },
     "goma": {
+      "$comment": "Deprecated, use reclient instead",
       "description": "Goma mode to use",
       "type": "string",
       "enum": [
diff --git a/example-configs/evm.base.yml b/example-configs/evm.base.yml
index 2b649549..696f823e 100644
--- a/example-configs/evm.base.yml
+++ b/example-configs/evm.base.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 root: /path/to/your/developer/folder
+reclient: remote_exec
 remotes:
   electron:
     # SSH or HTTPS url
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ remotes:
     origin: git@github.com:electron/electron.git
 gen:
   args:
-    # path to goma for faster builds (https://notgoma.com)
-    - import("/Users/user_name/.electron_build_tools/third_party/goma.gn")
+    # Enable reclient
+    - use_remoteexec = true
   out: Testing
 env:
   GIT_CACHE_PATH: /Users/user_name/.git_cache
diff --git a/example-configs/evm.chromium.yml b/example-configs/evm.chromium.yml
index b45e71cf..5c9ace7c 100644
--- a/example-configs/evm.chromium.yml
+++ b/example-configs/evm.chromium.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 root: /path/to/chromium/
+reclient: remote_exec
 defaultTarget: chrome
 gen:
   args:
-    # path to goma for faster builds (https://notgoma.com)
-    - import("/Users/user_name/.electron_build_tools/third_party/goma.gn")
+    - use_remoteexec = true
     - is_debug = false
   out: Default
 env:
diff --git a/src/e-init.js b/src/e-init.js
index 1d7a012d..7834c87a 100644
--- a/src/e-init.js
+++ b/src/e-init.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const { URI } = require('vscode-uri');
 const evmConfig = require('./evm-config');
 const { color, fatal } = require('./utils/logging');
 const { resolvePath, ensureDir } = require('./utils/paths');
-const goma = require('./utils/goma');
+const reclient = require('./utils/reclient');
 const depot = require('./utils/depot-tools');
 const { checkGlobalGitConfig } = require('./utils/git');
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ function createConfig(options) {
   // build the `gn gen` args
   const gn_args = [`import("//electron/build/args/${options.import}.gn")`];
 
-  if (options.goma !== 'none') {
-    gn_args.push(`import("${goma.gnFilePath}")`);
+  if (options.reclient !== 'none') {
+    gn_args.push(`use_remoteexec = true`);
   }
 
   if (options.asan) gn_args.push('is_asan=true');
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ function createConfig(options) {
 
   return {
     $schema: URI.file(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'evm-config.schema.json')).toString(),
-    goma: options.goma,
+    goma: 'none',
+    reclient: options.reclient,
     root,
     remotes: {
       electron,
@@ -65,11 +66,6 @@ function createConfig(options) {
       GIT_CACHE_PATH: process.env.GIT_CACHE_PATH
         ? resolvePath(process.env.GIT_CACHE_PATH)
         : path.resolve(homedir, '.git_cache'),
-      GOMA_CACHE_DIR: path.resolve(homedir, '.goma_cache'),
-      GOMA_DEPS_CACHE_FILE: 'deps-cache',
-      GOMA_COMPILER_INFO_CACHE_FILE: 'compiler-info-cache',
-      GOMA_LOCAL_OUTPUT_CACHE_DIR: path.resolve(homedir, '.goma_output_cache'),
-      ...(options.goma !== 'cluster' && { GOMACTL_SKIP_AUTH: 'true' }),
     },
   };
 }
@@ -133,11 +129,11 @@ program
   .option('--bootstrap', 'Run `e sync` and `e build` after creating the build config.')
   .addOption(
     new Option(
-      '--goma <target>',
-      `Use Electron's custom deployment of Goma. The "cluster" mode is only available to maintainers`,
+      '--reclient <target>',
+      `Use Electron's RBE backend. The "remote_exec" mode will fall back to cache-only depending on the auth provided`,
     )
-      .choices(['cache-only', 'cluster', 'none'])
-      .default('cache-only'),
+      .choices(['remote_exec', 'none'])
+      .default('remote_exec'),
   )
   .option(
     '--use-https',
@@ -190,9 +186,9 @@ program
         childProcess.execFileSync(process.execPath, [e, 'sync', '-v'], opts);
       }
 
-      // maybe authenticate with Goma
-      if (config.goma === 'cluster') {
-        goma.auth(config);
+      // maybe authenticate with RBE
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test' && config.reclient === 'remote_exec') {
+        childProcess.execFileSync(process.execPath, [e, 'd', 'rbe', 'login'], opts);
       }
 
       // (maybe) build Electron
diff --git a/tests/e-init-spec.js b/tests/e-init-spec.js
index 539b714c..311275ee 100644
--- a/tests/e-init-spec.js
+++ b/tests/e-init-spec.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('e-init', () => {
 
       const config = require(configPath);
       expect(config).toHaveProperty('$schema');
-      expect(config.goma).toStrictEqual('cache-only');
+      expect(config.reclient).toStrictEqual('remote_exec');
 
       expect(config.remotes).toHaveProperty('electron');
       expect(config.remotes).not.toHaveProperty('node');
diff --git a/tests/sandbox.js b/tests/sandbox.js
index 2e9fcb9e..f96bffaa 100644
--- a/tests/sandbox.js
+++ b/tests/sandbox.js
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ function createSandbox() {
   const execOptions = {
     encoding: 'utf8',
     env: {
+      NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
       // have `e` use our test sandbox's build-tools config dir
       EVM_CONFIG: evm_config_dir,