diff --git a/pkg/sync/BUILD b/pkg/sync/BUILD
index 9bbf3e784..d105e9436 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/sync/BUILD
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ package(
     licenses = ["notice"],
 )
 
-exports_files(["LICENSE"])
-
 go_library(
     name = "sync",
     srcs = [