diff --git a/java/BUILD b/java/BUILD
index cd55c54..0ae6c15 100644
--- a/java/BUILD
+++ b/java/BUILD
@@ -37,17 +37,12 @@
 # <<< JNI headers
 
 genrule(
-    name = "license_resource",
+    name = "license",
     srcs = ["@org_brotli//:LICENSE"],
     outs = ["META-INF/LICENSE"],
     cmd = "cp -f $< $@",
 )
 
-java_library(
-    name = "license",
-    resources = [":license_resource"],
-)
-
 ########################################################
 # WARNING: do not (transitively) depend on this target!
 ########################################################
diff --git a/java/org/brotli/dec/BUILD b/java/org/brotli/dec/BUILD
index 9257ea4..17286e0 100644
--- a/java/org/brotli/dec/BUILD
+++ b/java/org/brotli/dec/BUILD
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         ],
     ),
     proguard_specs = ["proguard.pgcfg"],
-    resource_jars = ["//:license"],
+    resources = ["//:license"],
 )
 
 brotli_java_test(
diff --git a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/common/BUILD b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/common/BUILD
index afe9bc5..eeaa474 100644
--- a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/common/BUILD
+++ b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/common/BUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         ["*.java"],
         exclude = ["*Test*.java"],
     ),
-    resource_jars = ["//:license"],
+    resources = ["//:license"],
 )
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/dec/BUILD b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/dec/BUILD
index 985c928..ca902f7 100644
--- a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/dec/BUILD
+++ b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/dec/BUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         ["*.java"],
         exclude = ["*Test*.java"],
     ),
-    resource_jars = ["//:license"],
+    resources = ["//:license"],
 )
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/enc/BUILD b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/enc/BUILD
index 0f8d2e1..b8500c7 100644
--- a/java/org/brotli/wrapper/enc/BUILD
+++ b/java/org/brotli/wrapper/enc/BUILD
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "//org/brotli/common:shared_dictionary",
         "//org/brotli/enc:prepared_dictionary",
     ],
-    resource_jars = ["//:license"],
+    resources = ["//:license"],
 )
 
 java_library(