diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 412099dede853..dce8bf2aaaa96 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -761,17 +761,6 @@ filegroup {
     ],
 }
 
-filegroup {
-    name: "framework-tethering-annotations",
-    srcs: [
-        "core/java/android/annotation/NonNull.java",
-        "core/java/android/annotation/Nullable.java",
-        "core/java/android/annotation/RequiresPermission.java",
-        "core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java",
-        "core/java/android/annotation/TestApi.java",
-        "core/java/com/android/internal/annotations/GuardedBy.java",
-    ],
-}
 // Build ext.jar
 // ============================================================
 java_library {
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/Android.bp b/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
index 4efe93439b429..fa3926c6a56e0 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 java_defaults {
     name: "TetheringAndroidLibraryDefaults",
-    sdk_version: "system_current",
+    // TODO (b/146757305): change to module API once available
+    sdk_version: "core_platform",
     srcs: [
         "src/**/*.java",
         ":framework-tethering-shared-srcs",
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ java_defaults {
     libs: [
         "framework-tethering",
         "unsupportedappusage",
+        "android_system_stubs_current",
+        "framework-res",
     ],
     plugins: ["java_api_finder"],
     manifest: "AndroidManifestBase.xml",
@@ -82,7 +85,8 @@ cc_library {
 // Common defaults for compiling the actual APK.
 java_defaults {
     name: "TetheringAppDefaults",
-    sdk_version: "system_current",
+    // TODO (b/146757305): change to module API once available
+    sdk_version: "core_platform",
     privileged: true,
     // Build system doesn't track transitive dependeicies for jni_libs, list all the dependencies
     // explicitly.
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@ java_defaults {
     ],
     libs: [
         "framework-tethering",
+        "android_system_stubs_current",
+        "framework-res",
     ],
     jarjar_rules: "jarjar-rules.txt",
     optimize: {
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
index 8c4f733fb62a5..cb0de7a860ac4 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/Android.bp
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ aidl_interface {
 
 java_library {
     name: "framework-tethering",
-    sdk_version: "system_current",
+    // TODO (b/146757305): change to module_app_current once available
+    sdk_version: "core_platform",
     srcs: [
         "src/android/net/TetheredClient.java",
         "src/android/net/TetheringManager.java",
         "src/android/net/TetheringConstants.java",
-        ":framework-tethering-annotations",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "tethering-aidl-interfaces-java",
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ java_library {
     installable: true,
 
     libs: [
+        "framework-annotations-lib",
         "android_system_stubs_current",
     ],
 
diff --git a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/jarjar-rules.txt b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/jarjar-rules.txt
index 1403bba3445af..e459fad549932 100644
--- a/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/jarjar-rules.txt
+++ b/packages/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/jarjar-rules.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-rule android.annotation.** com.android.networkstack.tethering.annotation.@1
-rule com.android.internal.annotations.** com.android.networkstack.tethering.annotation.@1
\ No newline at end of file
+# jarjar rules for the bootclasspath tethering framework library here
\ No newline at end of file