diff --git a/tools/aapt/Android.bp b/tools/aapt/Android.bp
index a19d183d617ba..01eb4f69f8423 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Android.bp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ cc_defaults {
         "libbase",
         "libz",
     ],
-    group_static_libs: true,
 
     cflags: [
         "-Wall",
diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
index 12dc156f75be9..740b44e0ce28d 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ cc_defaults {
         "libidmap2_policies",
     ],
     stl: "libc++_static",
-    group_static_libs: true,
 }
 
 // ==========================================================
diff --git a/tools/split-select/Android.bp b/tools/split-select/Android.bp
index c12fc6a7f2539..540265793de6c 100644
--- a/tools/split-select/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/split-select/Android.bp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ cc_defaults {
         "libbase",
         "libz",
     ],
-    group_static_libs: true,
 
     target: {
         windows: {