diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index c30e251..ae35305 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@
         "framework-tethering.impl",
     ],
     manifest: "AndroidManifestBase.xml",
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-        error_checks: ["NewApi"],
-    },
 }
 
 // build tethering static library, used to compile both variants of the tethering.
@@ -102,9 +98,7 @@
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -121,9 +115,7 @@
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -197,9 +189,6 @@
     optimize: {
         proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
     },
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 // Updatable tethering packaged for finalized API
@@ -215,10 +204,6 @@
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     privapp_allowlist: ":privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-
-    },
 }
 
 android_app {
@@ -235,9 +220,7 @@
     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 c00a88f..5c35ab2 100644
--- a/framework/Android.bp
+++ b/framework/Android.bp
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 java_library {
diff --git a/service/Android.bp b/service/Android.bp
index 0d7e8d0..ab85cc1 100644
--- a/service/Android.bp
+++ b/service/Android.bp
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
 
     },
@@ -273,9 +272,6 @@
     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