diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap/BUILD.bootstrap b/scripts/bootstrap/BUILD.bootstrap
index 6ecde38..825d958 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap/BUILD.bootstrap
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap/BUILD.bootstrap
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
     name = "bootstrap_toolchain",
     bootclasspath = ["@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:platformclasspath.jar"],
     genclass = ["//src/java_tools/buildjar:bootstrap_genclass_deploy.jar"],
+    header_compiler = None,  # avoid remote_java_tools dependency
+    header_compiler_direct = None,  # ditto
     ijar = ["//third_party/ijar"],
+    jacocorunner = None,  # avoid remote_java_tools dependency
     java_runtime = "@local_jdk//:jdk",
     javabuilder = ["//src/java_tools/buildjar:bootstrap_VanillaJavaBuilder_deploy.jar"],
     jvm_opts = [