diff --git a/gazelle/deps.bzl b/gazelle/deps.bzl
index d0d6dd237f..55520b1c52 100644
--- a/gazelle/deps.bzl
+++ b/gazelle/deps.bzl
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ def gazelle_deps():
 
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_bazelbuild_buildtools",
-        build_naming_convention = "go_default_library",
         importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools",
         sum = "h1:Fl1FfItZp34QIQmmDTbZXHB5XA6JfbNNfH7tRRGWvQo=",
         version = "v0.0.0-20230510134650-37bd1811516d",