diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index fd5f35c585..2d9a14db96 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_lconvert", "qt_rcc")
 load("//tools/project:build_defs.bzl", "project")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 project()
 
 qt_lconvert(
diff --git a/audio/BUILD.bazel b/audio/BUILD.bazel
index 215ce01169..91ebb039bd 100644
--- a/audio/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/audio/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_moc", "qt_rcc")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 qt_moc(
     name = "audio_moc",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/osx/BUILD.bazel b/osx/BUILD.bazel
index 875951c0c8..90c3ba813e 100644
--- a/osx/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/osx/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_mac_deploy")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 qt_mac_deploy(
     name = "qtox",
     app_icons = glob(["qtox.icns.xcassets/**"]),
diff --git a/src/BUILD.bazel b/src/BUILD.bazel
index c4d281abba..2cace110a2 100644
--- a/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "objc_library")
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_moc", "qt_uic")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 VERSION = "1.16.3"
 
 qt_moc(
diff --git a/test/BUILD.bazel b/test/BUILD.bazel
index 0ea0a98fd5..58953b53ee 100644
--- a/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_moc", "qt_test")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 qt_moc(
     name = "mock_moc",
     srcs = ["mock/include/mock/mockcoresettings.h"],
diff --git a/util/BUILD.bazel b/util/BUILD.bazel
index 0d59fe316c..f0c1b1b3cf 100644
--- a/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 cc_library(
     name = "util",
     srcs = glob(
diff --git a/windows/BUILD.bazel b/windows/BUILD.bazel
index c2b851782a..ecf95a928b 100644
--- a/windows/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/windows/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 load("//third_party/qt:build_defs.bzl", "qt_win_deploy")
 
-package(features = ["layering_check"])
-
 qt_win_deploy(
     name = "qtox",
     deps = ["//qtox"],