diff --git a/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index c8441cf8e5..2cfba21fb9 100644
--- a/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.common.test.utility",
         "android.hardware.audio@2.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@2.0",
-        "libicuuc",
-        "libicuuc_stubdata",
-        "libandroidicu",
         "libxml2",
     ],
     test_suites: ["general-tests"],
diff --git a/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 7ebb688772..b2d9af4aa2 100644
--- a/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hardware.audio.common.test.utility",
         "android.hardware.audio@4.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@4.0",
-        "libicuuc",
-        "libicuuc_stubdata",
-        "libandroidicu",
         "libxml2",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
diff --git a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 068314f5c6..57887200eb 100644
--- a/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/effect/2.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
         "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
         "libeffectsconfig",
-        "libicuuc",
-        "libicuuc_stubdata",
-        "libandroidicu",
         "libxml2",
     ],
     test_suites: ["general-tests"],
diff --git a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 886f92d36e..f1a3f0aba6 100644
--- a/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/effect/4.0/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ cc_test {
         "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
         "android.hidl.memory@1.0",
         "libeffectsconfig",
-        "libicuuc",
-        "libicuuc_stubdata",
-        "libandroidicu",
         "libxml2",
     ],
     header_libs: [