diff --git a/bigframes/core/compile/__init__.py b/bigframes/core/compile/__init__.py
index 15d2d0e52c..6e7f209ed0 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/compile/__init__.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/compile/__init__.py
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 
 def compiler() -> Any:
     """Returns the appropriate compiler module based on session options."""
-    if options.experiments.sql_compiler == "experimental":
-        import bigframes.core.compile.sqlglot.compiler as sqlglot_compiler
-
-        return sqlglot_compiler
-    else:
+    if options.experiments.sql_compiler == "legacy":
         import bigframes.core.compile.ibis_compiler.ibis_compiler as ibis_compiler
 
         return ibis_compiler
+    else:
+        import bigframes.core.compile.sqlglot.compiler as sqlglot_compiler
+
+        return sqlglot_compiler
 
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index fc88490321..2c5ac9c7c6 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ def cover(session):
     omitted_paths = [
         # non-prod, unit tested
         "bigframes/core/compile/polars/*",
-        "bigframes/core/compile/sqlglot/*",
         # untested
         "bigframes/streaming/*",
         # utils