diff --git a/examples/test_cc_shared_library/BUILD b/examples/test_cc_shared_library/BUILD
index 12a20a1..199fb7e 100644
--- a/examples/test_cc_shared_library/BUILD
+++ b/examples/test_cc_shared_library/BUILD
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     name = "baz",
     srcs = ["baz.cc"],
     hdrs = ["baz.h"],
-    linked_statically_by = ["//examples/test_cc_shared_library:foo_so"],
 )
 
 cc_library(