diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index fba7d69..e4e6c70 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     ],
     manifest: "AndroidManifestBase.xml",
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         error_checks: ["NewApi"],
     },
 }
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -122,9 +119,7 @@
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -198,9 +193,6 @@
     optimize: {
         proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
     },
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 // Updatable tethering packaged for finalized API
@@ -216,10 +208,6 @@
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     privapp_allowlist: ":privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-
-    },
 }
 
 android_app {
@@ -236,9 +224,7 @@
     privapp_allowlist: ":privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         error_checks: ["NewApi"],
-
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/framework/Android.bp b/framework/Android.bp
index 31ddb53..1356eea 100644
--- a/framework/Android.bp
+++ b/framework/Android.bp
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 java_library {
diff --git a/service/Android.bp b/service/Android.bp
index 4394f03..c6ecadd 100644
--- a/service/Android.bp
+++ b/service/Android.bp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
 
     },
@@ -274,9 +273,6 @@
     optimize: {
         proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
     },
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 // A special library created strictly for use by the tests as they need the