diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index c30e25103d..5ff8d3ccc9 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ java_defaults {
     ],
     manifest: "AndroidManifestBase.xml",
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         error_checks: ["NewApi"],
     },
 }
@@ -102,9 +101,7 @@ android_library {
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -121,9 +118,7 @@ android_library {
     ],
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
-
     },
 }
 
@@ -197,9 +192,6 @@ java_defaults {
     optimize: {
         proguard_flags_files: ["proguard.flags"],
     },
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 // Updatable tethering packaged for finalized API
@@ -215,10 +207,6 @@ android_app {
     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 +223,7 @@ android_app {
     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 b7ff04fec1..a1d6a973e6 100644
--- a/framework/Android.bp
+++ b/framework/Android.bp
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ java_defaults {
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
-    lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
-    },
 }
 
 java_library {
diff --git a/service/Android.bp b/service/Android.bp
index 0d7e8d0a87..ab85cc1078 100644
--- a/service/Android.bp
+++ b/service/Android.bp
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ java_library {
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
     lint: {
-        strict_updatability_linting: true,
         baseline_filename: "lint-baseline.xml",
 
     },
@@ -273,9 +272,6 @@ java_defaults {
     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