diff --git a/libmetricslogger/Android.bp b/libmetricslogger/Android.bp
index 2d327eece..7d7554b43 100644
--- a/libmetricslogger/Android.bp
+++ b/libmetricslogger/Android.bp
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ cc_library {
     export_shared_lib_headers: ["libstatssocket"],
 }
 
-// static version of libmetricslogger, needed by a few art static binaries
-// TODO(b/117829226): Remove once dependencies are cleaned up.
-cc_library_static {
-    name: "libmetricslogger_static",
-    srcs: metricslogger_lib_src_files,
-    defaults: ["metricslogger_defaults"],
-    export_shared_lib_headers: ["libstatssocket"],
-}
-
 // metricslogger shared library, debug
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cc_library_shared {