diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library_test.go b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library_test.go
index d01d13b61..2f6c1a643 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library_test.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/cc_aconfig_library_test.go
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ func testCCCodegenModeHelper(t *testing.T, bpMode string, ruleMode string) {
     		srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 			}
 
-			cc_library {
-    		name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-    		srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-			}
-
 			cc_aconfig_library {
 				name: "my_cc_aconfig_library",
 				aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations",
@@ -137,12 +132,6 @@ func testIncorrectCCCodegenModeHelper(t *testing.T, bpMode string, err string) {
     		srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 			}
 
-			cc_library {
-    		name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-    		srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-			}
-
-
 			cc_aconfig_library {
 				name: "my_cc_aconfig_library",
 				aconfig_declarations: "my_aconfig_declarations",
@@ -214,12 +203,6 @@ func TestAndroidMkCcLibrary(t *testing.T) {
 			srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 			vendor_available: true,
 		}
-
-		cc_library {
-			name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-			srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-			vendor_available: true,
-		}
 	`
 	result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
 		PrepareForTestWithAconfigBuildComponents,
diff --git a/apex/aconfig_test.go b/apex/aconfig_test.go
index 726041c60..14c0b6394 100644
--- a/apex/aconfig_test.go
+++ b/apex/aconfig_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/genrule"
 	"android/soong/java"
 	"android/soong/rust"
+
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
 
@@ -173,10 +174,6 @@ func TestValidationAcrossContainersExportedPass(t *testing.T) {
 					name: "libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc",
 					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 				}
-				cc_library {
-					name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-				}
 				aconfig_declarations {
 					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_bar",
 					package: "com.example.package",
@@ -436,10 +433,6 @@ func TestValidationAcrossContainersNotExportedFail(t *testing.T) {
 					name: "libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc",
 					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 				}
-				cc_library {
-					name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-				}
 				aconfig_declarations {
 					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
 					package: "com.example.package",
@@ -501,10 +494,6 @@ func TestValidationAcrossContainersNotExportedFail(t *testing.T) {
 					name: "libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc",
 					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 				}
-				cc_library {
-					name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-					srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-				}
 				aconfig_declarations {
 					name: "my_aconfig_declarations_foo",
 					package: "com.example.package",
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 965b4be24..4cac0ccd4 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -10709,10 +10709,6 @@ func TestAconfigFilesJavaAndCcDeps(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc",
 			srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_read_api_cc.cc"],
 		}
-		cc_library {
-			name: "libaconfig_storage_protos_cc",
-			srcs: ["libaconfig_storage_protos_cc.cc"],
-		}
 	`)
 
 	mod := ctx.ModuleForTests("myapex", "android_common_myapex")