diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index fba43b3a1..93144830e 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -97,32 +97,15 @@ func createLibcoreRules() []*rule {
 		"external/wycheproof",
 	}
 
-	var coreModules = []string{
-		"core-all",
-		"core-oj",
-		"core-libart",
-		"okhttp",
-		"bouncycastle",
-		"conscrypt",
-		"apache-xml",
-	}
-
-	// Core library constraints. Prevent targets adding dependencies on core
-	// library internals, which could lead to compatibility issues with the ART
-	// mainline module. They should use core.platform.api.stubs instead.
+	// Core library constraints. The no_standard_libs can only be used in core
+	// library projects. Access to core library targets is restricted using
+	// visibility rules.
 	rules := []*rule{
 		neverallow().
 			notIn(append(coreLibraryProjects, "development")...).
 			with("no_standard_libs", "true"),
 	}
 
-	for _, m := range coreModules {
-		r := neverallow().
-			notIn(coreLibraryProjects...).
-			with("libs", m).
-			because("Only core libraries projects can depend on " + m)
-		rules = append(rules, r)
-	}
 	return rules
 }
 
diff --git a/android/neverallow_test.go b/android/neverallow_test.go
index d55ca575c..00c51eaab 100644
--- a/android/neverallow_test.go
+++ b/android/neverallow_test.go
@@ -137,17 +137,6 @@ var neverallowTests = []struct {
 		},
 		expectedError: "",
 	},
-	{
-		name: "dependency on core-libart",
-		fs: map[string][]byte{
-			"Blueprints": []byte(`
-				java_library {
-					name: "needs_core_libart",
-					libs: ["core-libart"],
-				}`),
-		},
-		expectedError: "Only core libraries projects can depend on core-libart",
-	},
 	{
 		name: "java_device_for_host",
 		fs: map[string][]byte{