diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
index aa45dba..2e5c1d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/BaseRuleClasses.java
@@ -92,17 +92,6 @@
         (rule, attributes, configuration) -> configuration.getCoverageSupport());
   }
 
-  public static final String DEFAULT_COVERAGE_REPORT_GENERATOR_VALUE =
-      "//tools/test:coverage_report_generator";
-
-  public static LabelLateBoundDefault<TestConfiguration> coverageReportGeneratorAttribute(
-      Label defaultValue) {
-    return LabelLateBoundDefault.fromTargetConfiguration(
-        TestConfiguration.class,
-        defaultValue,
-        (rule, attributes, configuration) -> configuration.getCoverageReportGenerator());
-  }
-
   // TODO(b/65746853): provide a way to do this without passing the entire configuration
   /** Implementation for the :run_under attribute. */
   @AutoCodec
@@ -178,11 +167,9 @@
                       coverageSupportAttribute(env.getToolsLabel(DEFAULT_COVERAGE_SUPPORT_VALUE))))
           // Used in the one-per-build coverage report generation action.
           .add(
-              attr(":coverage_report_generator", LABEL)
+              attr("$coverage_report_generator", LABEL)
                   .cfg(HostTransition.INSTANCE)
-                  .value(
-                      coverageReportGeneratorAttribute(
-                          env.getToolsLabel(DEFAULT_COVERAGE_REPORT_GENERATOR_VALUE)))
+                  .value(env.getLabel("//tools/defaults:coverage_report_generator"))
                   .singleArtifact())
 
           // The target itself and run_under both run on the same machine. We use the DATA config
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleClassFunctions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleClassFunctions.java
index 5c38617..73236d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleClassFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/skylark/SkylarkRuleClassFunctions.java
@@ -191,13 +191,9 @@
                             toolsRepository + BaseRuleClasses.DEFAULT_COVERAGE_SUPPORT_VALUE))))
         // Used in the one-per-build coverage report generation action.
         .add(
-            attr(":coverage_report_generator", LABEL)
+            attr("$coverage_report_generator", LABEL)
                 .cfg(HostTransition.INSTANCE)
-                .value(
-                    BaseRuleClasses.coverageReportGeneratorAttribute(
-                        labelCache.getUnchecked(
-                            toolsRepository
-                                + BaseRuleClasses.DEFAULT_COVERAGE_REPORT_GENERATOR_VALUE)))
+                .value(labelCache.getUnchecked("//tools/defaults:coverage_report_generator"))
                 .singleArtifact())
         .add(attr(":run_under", LABEL).cfg(lipoDataTransition).value(RUN_UNDER))
         .build();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestActionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestActionBuilder.java
index e421c155..b6b5941 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestActionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestActionBuilder.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
       // contain rules with baseline coverage but no test rules that have coverage enabled, and in
       // that case, we still need the report generator.
       reportGenerator = ruleContext.getPrerequisiteArtifact(
-          ":coverage_report_generator", Mode.HOST);
+          "$coverage_report_generator", Mode.HOST);
     }
 
     return new TestParams(runsPerTest, shards, TestTimeout.getTestTimeout(ruleContext.getRule()),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestConfiguration.java
index 72a2499..17495289 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/test/TestConfiguration.java
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@
     @Override
     public FragmentOptions getHost() {
       TestOptions hostOptions = (TestOptions) getDefault();
-      //Need co copy LateBound attribute to make sut its are not null in HostConfiguration.
       hostOptions.coverageSupport = this.coverageSupport;
-      hostOptions.coverageReportGenerator = this.coverageReportGenerator;
       return hostOptions;
     }
   }