diff --git a/cc/bp2build.go b/cc/bp2build.go
index c8f516c..9f5da6b 100644
--- a/cc/bp2build.go
+++ b/cc/bp2build.go
@@ -1036,11 +1036,7 @@
 			_, 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)
 			}
 		}
 	}