diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 4d39dab3..5d442e4d 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//tools/project:build_defs.bzl", "project")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 project()
 
 genrule(
diff --git a/auto_tests/BUILD.bazel b/auto_tests/BUILD.bazel
index d06ec178..2a205250 100644
--- a/auto_tests/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/auto_tests/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_library(
     name = "check_compat",
     testonly = True,
diff --git a/other/BUILD.bazel b/other/BUILD.bazel
index fbf1abfa..253cfcd0 100644
--- a/other/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/other/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
 load("//tools:no_undefined.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_library(
     name = "bootstrap_node_packets",
     srcs = ["bootstrap_node_packets.c"],
diff --git a/other/bootstrap_daemon/BUILD.bazel b/other/bootstrap_daemon/BUILD.bazel
index e1a2e41f..dce64bbe 100644
--- a/other/bootstrap_daemon/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/other/bootstrap_daemon/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_binary(
     name = "bootstrap_daemon",
     srcs = glob([
diff --git a/other/bootstrap_daemon/websocket/websockify/BUILD.bazel b/other/bootstrap_daemon/websocket/websockify/BUILD.bazel
index a364319f..bfe2fc53 100644
--- a/other/bootstrap_daemon/websocket/websockify/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/other/bootstrap_daemon/websocket/websockify/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library")
 
-package(features = ["-layering_check"])
-
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["websockify.go"],
diff --git a/other/fun/BUILD.bazel b/other/fun/BUILD.bazel
index 7a489f86..6ff96dbc 100644
--- a/other/fun/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/other/fun/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 #cc_binary(
 #    name = "cracker",
 #    testonly = 1,
diff --git a/other/proxy/BUILD.bazel b/other/proxy/BUILD.bazel
index aa17c6d2..a63593fd 100644
--- a/other/proxy/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/other/proxy/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = ["proxy_server.go"],
diff --git a/super_donators/BUILD.bazel b/super_donators/BUILD.bazel
index 353e34af..f268d5d5 100644
--- a/super_donators/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/super_donators/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_binary(
     name = "grencez_tok5",
     srcs = ["grencez_tok5.c"],
diff --git a/testing/BUILD.bazel b/testing/BUILD.bazel
index 4f275033..52a77862 100644
--- a/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 CIMPLE_FILES = [
     "//c-toxcore/toxav:cimple_files",
     "//c-toxcore/toxcore:cimple_files",
diff --git a/testing/fuzzing/BUILD.bazel b/testing/fuzzing/BUILD.bazel
index 7144954b..2aada411 100644
--- a/testing/fuzzing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing/fuzzing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
 load("@rules_fuzzing//fuzzing:cc_defs.bzl", "cc_fuzz_test")
 load("@rules_fuzzing//fuzzing/private:binary.bzl", "fuzzing_binary")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_library(
     name = "fuzz_support",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/third_party/BUILD.bazel b/third_party/BUILD.bazel
index 97f4d09f..7a004d8a 100644
--- a/third_party/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/third_party/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("//tools:no_undefined.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_library(
     name = "cmp",
     srcs = ["cmp/cmp.c"],
diff --git a/toxav/BUILD.bazel b/toxav/BUILD.bazel
index ca88f133..f9a669e1 100644
--- a/toxav/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toxav/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_test")
 load("//tools:no_undefined.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 exports_files(
     srcs = ["toxav.h"],
     visibility = ["//c-toxcore:__pkg__"],
diff --git a/toxcore/BUILD.bazel b/toxcore/BUILD.bazel
index 4701cf43..9cf548c6 100644
--- a/toxcore/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toxcore/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_test")
 load("@rules_fuzzing//fuzzing:cc_defs.bzl", "cc_fuzz_test")
 load("//tools:no_undefined.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 exports_files(
     srcs = ["tox.h"],
     visibility = ["//c-toxcore:__pkg__"],
diff --git a/toxencryptsave/BUILD.bazel b/toxencryptsave/BUILD.bazel
index bbd5e0ee..917d9c00 100644
--- a/toxencryptsave/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toxencryptsave/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("//tools:no_undefined.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 exports_files(
     srcs = ["toxencryptsave.h"],
     visibility = ["//c-toxcore:__pkg__"],