diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index a8dac5c08c..049d72fe26 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ exports_files([
     "tsconfig.json",
     "LICENSE",
     "protractor-perf.conf.js",
-    # Copied into the @angular/bazel package
-    "browser_repositories.bzl",
 ])
 
 filegroup(
diff --git a/packages/bazel/BUILD.bazel b/packages/bazel/BUILD.bazel
index 3096a751b9..db374e32cb 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/bazel/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "npm_package")
 
-genrule(
-    name = "copy_browser_repositories",
-    srcs = ["//:browser_repositories.bzl"],
-    outs = ["browser_repositories.bzl"],
-    cmd = "cp $< $@",
-)
-
 npm_package(
     name = "npm_package",
     srcs = glob(
@@ -36,7 +29,6 @@ npm_package(
     # Dependencies on the full npm_package cause long re-builds.
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
     deps = [
-        ":copy_browser_repositories",
         "//packages/bazel/src/builders",
         "//packages/bazel/src/ng_package:lib",
         "//packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped:ngc_lib",