diff --git a/docs/user-guide/cli.md b/docs/user-guide/cli.md
index 3be3297640..bb074b092f 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/cli.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/cli.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Ignore `styleline-disable` comments.
 
 ### `--disable-default-ignores, --di`
 
-Allow linting of `node_modules` and `bower_components`.
+Allow linting of `node_modules`.
 
 ### `--cache`
 
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/configuration.md b/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
index b297bdeb79..e4cd773804 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ If the globs are absolute paths, they are used as is. If they are relative, they
 -   the config's filepath, if the config is a file that stylelint found a loaded;
 -   or `process.cwd()`.
 
-By default, all `node_modules` and `bower_components` are ignored. Default values will be overridden if `ignoreFiles` is set.
+By default, all `node_modules` are ignored. Default values will be overridden if `ignoreFiles` is set.
 
 The `ignoreFiles` property is stripped from extended configs: only the root-level config can ignore files.
 
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/node-api.md b/docs/user-guide/node-api.md
index 94f208b4c7..ad9c9fcec1 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/node-api.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/node-api.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ A file glob, or array of file globs. Ultimately passed to [globby](https://githu
 
 Relative globs are considered relative to `globbyOptions.cwd`.
 
-By default, all `node_modules` and `bower_components` are ignored.
+By default, all `node_modules` are ignored.
 
 ### `globbyOptions`
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ You can use this option to see what your linting results would be like without t
 
 ### `disableDefaultIgnores`
 
-If `true`, stylelint will not automatically ignore the contents of `node_modules` and `bower_components`. (By default, these directories are automatically ignored.)
+If `true`, stylelint will not automatically ignore the contents of `node_modules`. (By default, this directory are automatically ignored.)
 
 ### `cache`
 
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/ignore.test.js b/lib/__tests__/ignore.test.js
index a2679507fa..a3577fb6d5 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/ignore.test.js
+++ b/lib/__tests__/ignore.test.js
@@ -312,25 +312,9 @@ test('file in node_modules is ignored', () => {
 	});
 });
 
-test('file in bower_components is ignored', () => {
-	const files = [`${fixturesPath}/bower_components/test.css`];
-	const noFilesErrorMessage = new NoFilesFoundError(files);
-
-	return standalone({
-		files,
-		config: {
-			rules: {
-				'block-no-empty': true,
-			},
-		},
-	}).catch((actualError) => {
-		expect(actualError).toEqual(noFilesErrorMessage);
-	});
-});
-
-test('disableDefaultIgnores allows paths in node_modules and bower_components', () => {
+test('disableDefaultIgnores allows paths in node_modules', () => {
 	return standalone({
-		files: [`${fixturesPath}/bower_components/test.css`, `${fixturesPath}/node_modules/test.css`],
+		files: [`${fixturesPath}/node_modules/test.css`],
 		disableDefaultIgnores: true,
 		config: {
 			rules: {
@@ -339,8 +323,7 @@ test('disableDefaultIgnores allows paths in node_modules and bower_components',
 		},
 	}).then(({ results }) => {
 		// They are not ignored
-		expect(results).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
 		expect(results[0].warnings).toHaveLength(1);
-		expect(results[1].warnings).toHaveLength(1);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 62507d445a..7f662f1b0c 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -242,9 +242,8 @@ const meowOptions /*: meowOptionsType*/ = {
     Input: Files(s), glob(s), or nothing to use stdin.
 
       If an input argument is wrapped in quotation marks, it will be passed to
-      globby for cross-platform glob support. node_modules and
-      bower_components are always ignored. You can also pass no input and use
-      stdin, instead.
+	  globby for cross-platform glob support. node_modules are always ignored.
+	  You can also pass no input and use stdin, instead.
 
     Options:
 
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ const meowOptions /*: meowOptionsType*/ = {
 
       --disable-default-ignores, --di
 
-        Allow linting of node_modules and bower_components.
+        Allow linting of node_modules.
 
       --cache                       [default: false]
 
diff --git a/lib/standalone.js b/lib/standalone.js
index dc1ff4c367..3b4b0a977c 100644
--- a/lib/standalone.js
+++ b/lib/standalone.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const { default: ignore } = require('ignore');
 const DEFAULT_IGNORE_FILENAME = '.stylelintignore';
 const FILE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR_CODE = 'ENOENT';
-const ALWAYS_IGNORED_GLOBS = ['**/node_modules/**', '**/bower_components/**'];
+const ALWAYS_IGNORED_GLOBS = ['**/node_modules/**'];
 const writeFileAtomic = require('write-file-atomic');
 
 /** @typedef {import('stylelint').StylelintStandaloneOptions} StylelintOptions */