diff --git a/cc/toolchains/action_type_config.bzl b/cc/toolchains/action_type_config.bzl
index 4d5a8cd..fa2fc50 100644
--- a/cc/toolchains/action_type_config.bzl
+++ b/cc/toolchains/action_type_config.bzl
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Implementation of cc_action_type_config."""
 
-load("//cc/toolchains/impl:args_utils.bzl", "get_action_type")
 load(
     "//cc/toolchains/impl:collect.bzl",
     "collect_action_types",
-    "collect_args_lists",
     "collect_features",
     "collect_files",
     "collect_tools",
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@
     "ActionTypeConfigInfo",
     "ActionTypeConfigSetInfo",
     "ActionTypeSetInfo",
-    "ArgsListInfo",
     "FeatureSetInfo",
 )
 
@@ -39,20 +36,17 @@
 
     tools = tuple(collect_tools(ctx, ctx.attr.tools))
     implies = collect_features(ctx.attr.implies)
-    args_list = collect_args_lists(ctx.attr.args, ctx.label)
     files = collect_files(ctx.attr.data)
 
     configs = {}
     for action_type in collect_action_types(ctx.attr.action_types).to_list():
-        for_action = get_action_type(args_list, action_type)
         configs[action_type] = ActionTypeConfigInfo(
             label = ctx.label,
             action_type = action_type,
             tools = tools,
-            args = for_action.args,
             implies = implies,
             files = ctx.runfiles(
-                transitive_files = depset(transitive = [files, for_action.files]),
+                transitive_files = depset(transitive = [files]),
             ).merge_all([tool.runfiles for tool in tools]),
         )
 
@@ -82,12 +76,6 @@
 satisfy the currently enabled feature set is used.
 """,
         ),
-        "args": attr.label_list(
-            providers = [ArgsListInfo],
-            doc = """Labels that point to `cc_arg`s / `cc_arg_list`s that are
-unconditionally bound to the specified actions.
-""",
-        ),
         "implies": attr.label_list(
             providers = [FeatureSetInfo],
             doc = "Features that should be enabled when this action is used.",
diff --git a/cc/toolchains/cc_toolchain_info.bzl b/cc/toolchains/cc_toolchain_info.bzl
index 3a499f6..f056995 100644
--- a/cc/toolchains/cc_toolchain_info.bzl
+++ b/cc/toolchains/cc_toolchain_info.bzl
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
         "label": "(Label) The label defining this provider. Place in error messages to simplify debugging",
         "action_type": "(ActionTypeInfo) The type of the action",
         "tools": "(Sequence[ToolInfo]) The tool applied to the action will be the first tool in the sequence with a feature set that matches the feature configuration",
-        "args": "(Sequence[ArgsInfo]) Set of flag sets the action sets",
         "implies": "(depset[FeatureInfo]) Set of features implied by this action config",
         "files": "(runfiles) The files required to run these actions",
     },
diff --git a/cc/toolchains/impl/legacy_converter.bzl b/cc/toolchains/impl/legacy_converter.bzl
index 9f9d2a9..c01f3ec 100644
--- a/cc/toolchains/impl/legacy_converter.bzl
+++ b/cc/toolchains/impl/legacy_converter.bzl
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@
 
 def _convert_action_type_config(atc):
     implies = sorted([ft.name for ft in atc.implies.to_list()])
-    if atc.args:
-        implies.append("implied_by_%s" % atc.action_type.name)
 
     return legacy_action_config(
         action_name = atc.action_type.name,
@@ -167,22 +165,10 @@
         mutually_exclusive = [],
         external = False,
     )))
-    action_configs = []
-    for atc in toolchain.action_type_configs.values():
-        # Action configs don't take in an env like they do a flag set.
-        # In order to support them, we create a feature with the env that the action
-        # config will enable, and imply it in the action config.
-        if atc.args:
-            features.append(convert_feature(FeatureInfo(
-                name = "implied_by_%s" % atc.action_type.name,
-                enabled = False,
-                args = ArgsListInfo(args = atc.args),
-                implies = depset([]),
-                requires_any_of = [],
-                mutually_exclusive = [],
-                external = False,
-            )))
-        action_configs.append(_convert_action_type_config(atc))
+    action_configs = [
+        _convert_action_type_config(atc)
+        for atc in toolchain.action_type_configs.values()
+    ]
 
     return struct(
         features = sorted([ft for ft in features if ft != None], key = lambda ft: ft.name),
diff --git a/cc/toolchains/impl/toolchain_config_info.bzl b/cc/toolchains/impl/toolchain_config_info.bzl
index e2a8b37..698c2ec 100644
--- a/cc/toolchains/impl/toolchain_config_info.bzl
+++ b/cc/toolchains/impl/toolchain_config_info.bzl
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@
     _validate_implies(self, known_features, fail = fail)
     for tool in self.tools:
         _validate_tool(tool, known_features, fail = fail)
-    for args in self.args:
-        _validate_args(args, known_features, fail = fail)
 
 def _validate_feature(self, known_features, fail):
     _validate_requires_any_of_feature_set(self, known_features, fail = fail)
diff --git a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/BUILD b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/BUILD
index e7b9194..689babd 100644
--- a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/BUILD
+++ b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     cc_action_type_config,
     name = "file_map",
     action_types = ["//tests/rule_based_toolchain/actions:all_compile"],
-    args = ["//tests/rule_based_toolchain/args_list"],
     data = [
         "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata:multiple2",
     ],
diff --git a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/action_type_config_test.bzl b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/action_type_config_test.bzl
index 7ee85e6..bbb5de4 100644
--- a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/action_type_config_test.bzl
+++ b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/action_type_config/action_type_config_test.bzl
@@ -31,36 +31,16 @@
 _ADDITIONAL_FILES = [
     "tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata/multiple2",
 ]
-_C_COMPILE_FILES = [
-    "tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata/file1",
-    "tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata/multiple1",
-]
-_CPP_COMPILE_FILES = [
-    "tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata/file2",
-    "tests/rule_based_toolchain/testdata/multiple1",
-]
 
 collect_action_type_configs = result_fn_wrapper(_collect_action_type_configs)
 
 def _files_taken_test(env, targets):
     configs = env.expect.that_target(targets.file_map).provider(ActionTypeConfigSetInfo).configs()
     c_compile = configs.get(targets.c_compile[ActionTypeInfo])
-    c_compile.files().contains_exactly(
-        _C_COMPILE_FILES + _TOOL_FILES + _ADDITIONAL_FILES,
-    )
-    c_compile.args().contains_exactly([
-        targets.c_compile_args.label,
-        targets.all_compile_args.label,
-    ])
+    c_compile.files().contains_exactly(_TOOL_FILES + _ADDITIONAL_FILES)
 
     cpp_compile = configs.get(targets.cpp_compile[ActionTypeInfo])
-    cpp_compile.files().contains_exactly(
-        _CPP_COMPILE_FILES + _TOOL_FILES + _ADDITIONAL_FILES,
-    )
-    cpp_compile.args().contains_exactly([
-        targets.cpp_compile_args.label,
-        targets.all_compile_args.label,
-    ])
+    cpp_compile.files().contains_exactly(_TOOL_FILES + _ADDITIONAL_FILES)
 
 def _merge_distinct_configs_succeeds_test(env, targets):
     configs = env.expect.that_value(
@@ -95,10 +75,6 @@
     ":cpp_compile_config",
     "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/actions:c_compile",
     "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/actions:cpp_compile",
-    "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/args_list:c_compile_args",
-    "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/args_list:cpp_compile_args",
-    "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/args_list:all_compile_args",
-    "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/args_list:args_list",
 ]
 
 TESTS = {
diff --git a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/subjects.bzl b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/subjects.bzl
index f42d5d7..0bc54af 100644
--- a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/subjects.bzl
+++ b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/subjects.bzl
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@
     dict(
         action_type = _ActionTypeFactory,
         tools = ProviderSequence(_ToolFactory),
-        args = ProviderSequence(_ArgsFactory),
         implies = ProviderDepset(_FeatureFactory),
         files = runfiles_subject,
     ),
diff --git a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/BUILD b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/BUILD
index bb01110..569d91c 100644
--- a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/BUILD
+++ b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/BUILD
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     cc_action_type_config,
     name = "compile_config",
     action_types = ["//tests/rule_based_toolchain/actions:all_compile"],
-    args = [":cpp_compile_args"],
     tools = [
         "//tests/rule_based_toolchain/tool:wrapped_tool",
     ],
diff --git a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/toolchain_config_test.bzl b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/toolchain_config_test.bzl
index e188772..4a08ab8 100644
--- a/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/toolchain_config_test.bzl
+++ b/tests/rule_based_toolchain/toolchain_config/toolchain_config_test.bzl
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 load(
     "//cc:cc_toolchain_config_lib.bzl",
     legacy_action_config = "action_config",
-    legacy_env_entry = "env_entry",
-    legacy_env_set = "env_set",
     legacy_feature = "feature",
     legacy_flag_group = "flag_group",
     legacy_flag_set = "flag_set",
@@ -223,20 +221,6 @@
                 ],
             )],
         ),
-        legacy_feature(
-            name = "implied_by_cpp_compile",
-            enabled = False,
-            flag_sets = [legacy_flag_set(
-                actions = ["cpp_compile"],
-                flag_groups = [
-                    legacy_flag_group(flags = ["cpp_compile_args"]),
-                ],
-            )],
-            env_sets = [legacy_env_set(
-                actions = ["cpp_compile"],
-                env_entries = [legacy_env_entry(key = "CPP_COMPILE", value = "1")],
-            )],
-        ),
     ]).in_order()
 
     exe = tc.action_type_configs().get(
@@ -252,7 +236,7 @@
             action_name = "cpp_compile",
             enabled = True,
             tools = [legacy_tool(tool = exe)],
-            implies = ["implied_by_cpp_compile"],
+            implies = [],
         ),
     ]).in_order()