diff --git a/compatibility_matrices/exclude/fcm_exclude.cpp b/compatibility_matrices/exclude/fcm_exclude.cpp
index 50653a1..4c400e9 100644
--- a/compatibility_matrices/exclude/fcm_exclude.cpp
+++ b/compatibility_matrices/exclude/fcm_exclude.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 
     static std::vector<std::string> excluded_exact{
             // TODO(b/110261831): reduce items in this list
-            "android.hardware.audio@7.0",
-            "android.hardware.audio.effect@7.0",
-            "android.hardware.fastboot@1.0",
             "android.hardware.media.bufferpool@1.0",
             "android.hardware.media.bufferpool@2.0",
             "android.hardware.tv.cec@2.0",
@@ -61,6 +58,10 @@
             "android.hardware.common",
             "android.hardware.graphics.common",
             "android.hardware.keymaster",
+
+            // Fastboot HAL is only used by recovery. Recovery is owned by OEM. Framework
+            // does not depend on this HAL, hence it is not declared in any manifests or matrices.
+            "android.hardware.fastboot@1.0",
     };
 
     auto package_has_prefix = [&](const std::string& prefix) {