diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
index d2c463dbb..27a4c2215 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_conversion_test.go
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ cc_library {
         "//build/bazel/platforms/os:linux_glibc": ["linux.cpp"],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     })`,
-			"sdk_version":                       `"current"`,
-			"min_sdk_version":                   `"29"`,
-			"use_version_lib":                   `True`,
-			"implementation_whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
+			"sdk_version":        `"current"`,
+			"min_sdk_version":    `"29"`,
+			"use_version_lib":    `True`,
+			"whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
 		}),
 	})
 }
diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
index cbea943e1..59fbd439f 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_shared_conversion_test.go
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ func TestCcLibrarySharedUseVersionLib(t *testing.T) {
 }`,
 		ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{
 			MakeBazelTarget("cc_library_shared", "foo", AttrNameToString{
-				"use_version_lib":                   "True",
-				"implementation_whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
+				"use_version_lib":    "True",
+				"whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
 			}),
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/bp2build/cc_library_static_conversion_test.go b/bp2build/cc_library_static_conversion_test.go
index cd4cf51a1..0583adaf1 100644
--- a/bp2build/cc_library_static_conversion_test.go
+++ b/bp2build/cc_library_static_conversion_test.go
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ func TestCcLibraryStaticUseVersionLib(t *testing.T) {
 }`,
 		ExpectedBazelTargets: []string{
 			MakeBazelTarget("cc_library_static", "foo", AttrNameToString{
-				"implementation_whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
+				"whole_archive_deps": `["//build/soong/cc/libbuildversion:libbuildversion"]`,
 			}),
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/cc/bp2build.go b/cc/bp2build.go
index c8f516cdc..9f5da6be4 100644
--- a/cc/bp2build.go
+++ b/cc/bp2build.go
@@ -1036,11 +1036,7 @@ func (la *linkerAttributes) bp2buildForAxisAndConfig(ctx android.BazelConversion
 			_, staticLibs = android.RemoveFromList(versionLib, staticLibs)
 			// only add the dep if it is not in progress
 			if !versionLibAlreadyInDeps {
-				if isBinary {
-					wholeStaticLibs = append(wholeStaticLibs, versionLib)
-				} else {
-					la.implementationWholeArchiveDeps.SetSelectValue(axis, config, bazelLabelForWholeDepsExcludes(ctx, []string{versionLib}, props.Exclude_static_libs))
-				}
+				wholeStaticLibs = append(wholeStaticLibs, versionLib)
 			}
 		}
 	}