diff --git a/src/android/aidl/birthday_service/Android.bp b/src/android/aidl/birthday_service/Android.bp
index 1768db13..8d5a13f4 100644
--- a/src/android/aidl/birthday_service/Android.bp
+++ b/src/android/aidl/birthday_service/Android.bp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ rust_binary {
         "libbinder_rs",
         "libbirthdayservice",
     ],
-    prefer_rlib: true,
 }
 // ANCHOR_END: birthday_server
 
@@ -33,6 +32,5 @@ rust_binary {
         "com.example.birthdayservice-rust",
         "libbinder_rs",
     ],
-    prefer_rlib: true,
 }
 // ANCHOR_END: birthday_client
diff --git a/src/android/build-rules/library/Android.bp b/src/android/build-rules/library/Android.bp
index 9a8ac77a..4364a40f 100644
--- a/src/android/build-rules/library/Android.bp
+++ b/src/android/build-rules/library/Android.bp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ rust_binary {
         "libgreetings",
         "libtextwrap",
     ],
-    prefer_rlib: true,
 }
 
 rust_library {
diff --git a/src/android/logging/Android.bp b/src/android/logging/Android.bp
index 2417d854..f0c36aff 100644
--- a/src/android/logging/Android.bp
+++ b/src/android/logging/Android.bp
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ rust_binary {
         "liblog_rust",
         "liblogger",
     ],
-    prefer_rlib: true,
     host_supported: true,
 }