diff --git a/executable_semantics/BUILD b/executable_semantics/BUILD
index 673a37b87500..3defe88a7014 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
 load("//bazel/testing:golden_test.bzl", "golden_test")
 load("test_list.bzl", "TEST_LIST")
 
diff --git a/executable_semantics/ast/BUILD b/executable_semantics/ast/BUILD
index 3348f10b157d..84d1d798558e 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/ast/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/ast/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//executable_semantics:__subpackages__"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/executable_semantics/interpreter/BUILD b/executable_semantics/interpreter/BUILD
index 10b79209a29b..df590e48a744 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/interpreter/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/interpreter/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//executable_semantics:__subpackages__"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD b/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
index 6a363e79f687..7eefbf921768 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//executable_semantics:__pkg__"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/migrate_cpp/cpp_refactoring/BUILD b/migrate_cpp/cpp_refactoring/BUILD
index b5800b48ccef..8a233b710d80 100644
--- a/migrate_cpp/cpp_refactoring/BUILD
+++ b/migrate_cpp/cpp_refactoring/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_binary(
diff --git a/third_party/examples/woff2/BUILD.original b/third_party/examples/woff2/BUILD.original
index a6da131467c4..d695462a8c30 100644
--- a/third_party/examples/woff2/BUILD.original
+++ b/third_party/examples/woff2/BUILD.original
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 # Rules are adapted from CMakeLists.txt.
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/third_party/examples/woff2/carbon/BUILD b/third_party/examples/woff2/carbon/BUILD
index a6da131467c4..d695462a8c30 100644
--- a/third_party/examples/woff2/carbon/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/examples/woff2/carbon/BUILD
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 # Rules are adapted from CMakeLists.txt.
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/toolchain/common/BUILD b/toolchain/common/BUILD
index f664d580c9a5..21c8ed865e5d 100644
--- a/toolchain/common/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/common/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/toolchain/diagnostics/BUILD b/toolchain/diagnostics/BUILD
index 939260976b8a..5752e35f62ab 100644
--- a/toolchain/diagnostics/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/diagnostics/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/toolchain/driver/BUILD b/toolchain/driver/BUILD
index 165ef609a2c5..6705938f3b4b 100644
--- a/toolchain/driver/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/driver/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library", "cc_test")
 load("//bazel/fuzzing:rules.bzl", "cc_fuzz_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/toolchain/lexer/BUILD b/toolchain/lexer/BUILD
index 7669f1dcafe7..295aadb1aa33 100644
--- a/toolchain/lexer/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/lexer/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
 load("//bazel/fuzzing:rules.bzl", "cc_fuzz_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/toolchain/parser/BUILD b/toolchain/parser/BUILD
index d62682a27496..b140e5f4fdb4 100644
--- a/toolchain/parser/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/parser/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
 load("//bazel/fuzzing:rules.bzl", "cc_fuzz_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/toolchain/source/BUILD b/toolchain/source/BUILD
index 4866c7a85271..8e3eaaf79bec 100644
--- a/toolchain/source/BUILD
+++ b/toolchain/source/BUILD
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
-
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_library(