diff --git a/benchmarks/Android.bp b/benchmarks/Android.bp
index e8745a2..00c9560 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Android.bp
+++ b/benchmarks/Android.bp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 cc_benchmark_host {
     name: "bionic-benchmarks-glibc",
     defaults: ["bionic-benchmarks-defaults"],
-    host_ldlibs: ["-lrt"],
     target: {
         darwin: {
             // Only supported on linux systems.
diff --git a/tests/Android.bp b/tests/Android.bp
index 693e3cf..778ead9 100644
--- a/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/Android.bp
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
         "liblog",
         "libbase",
     ],
-    host_ldlibs: ["-lrt"],
     shared: {
         enabled: false,
     },
@@ -611,8 +610,6 @@
 
     host_ldlibs: [
         "-lresolv",
-        "-lrt",
-        "-ldl",
         "-lutil",
     ],
 
diff --git a/tests/libs/Android.bp b/tests/libs/Android.bp
index c1600cc..aa4d0dd 100644
--- a/tests/libs/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/libs/Android.bp
@@ -282,15 +282,6 @@
             enabled: false,
         },
     },
-
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 cc_test_library {
@@ -307,15 +298,6 @@
             enabled: false,
         },
     },
-
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 cc_test_library {
@@ -331,15 +313,6 @@
             enabled: false,
         },
     },
-
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -416,15 +389,6 @@
     defaults: ["bionic_testlib_defaults"],
     srcs: ["dlsym_from_this_symbol.cpp"],
     shared_libs: ["libtest_dlsym_from_this_child"],
-
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -433,14 +397,6 @@
     defaults: ["bionic_testlib_defaults"],
     srcs: ["dlsym_from_this_functions.cpp"],
     shared_libs: ["libtest_dlsym_from_this_grandchild"],
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -475,15 +431,6 @@
     name: "libtest_check_rtld_next_from_library",
     defaults: ["bionic_testlib_defaults"],
     srcs: ["check_rtld_next_from_library.cpp"],
-
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -493,14 +440,6 @@
     name: "libtest_dlopen_from_ctor",
     defaults: ["bionic_testlib_defaults"],
     srcs: ["dlopen_testlib_dlopen_from_ctor.cpp"],
-    target: {
-        android: {
-            shared_libs: ["libdl"],
-        },
-        host: {
-            host_ldlibs: ["-ldl"],
-        },
-    },
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------