diff --git a/examples/proto/dep/BUILD.bazel b/examples/proto/dep/BUILD.bazel
index b26afe4f15..3ab12e20b8 100644
--- a/examples/proto/dep/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/proto/dep/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@ go_proto_library(
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/examples/proto/dep",
     proto = ":useful_proto",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/duration:go_default_library",
-    ],
 )
diff --git a/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel b/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
index 8e0258092d..8d5828d4fa 100644
--- a/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/proto/embed/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ go_proto_library(
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:go_proto",
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//proto:go_proto_validate",
     ],
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/any:go_default_library",
-    ],
 )
 
 go_library(
diff --git a/examples/proto/gostyle/BUILD.bazel b/examples/proto/gostyle/BUILD.bazel
index 222d234e02..155a9b0be6 100644
--- a/examples/proto/gostyle/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/proto/gostyle/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@ go_proto_library(
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/examples/proto/gostyle",
     proto = ":gostyle_proto",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/any:go_default_library",
-    ],
 )
diff --git a/examples/proto/grpc/BUILD.bazel b/examples/proto/grpc/BUILD.bazel
index fd918c1976..f7146d1e30 100644
--- a/examples/proto/grpc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/proto/grpc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ go_proto_library(
     proto = ":my_svc_proto",
     deps = [
         "//examples/proto/lib:lib_go_proto",
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/any:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/empty:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@ go_grpc_library(
     proto = ":my_svc_proto",
     deps = [
         "//examples/proto/lib:lib_go_proto",
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/any:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/empty:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/proto/BUILD.bazel b/proto/BUILD.bazel
index eb560b4f36..771bdf7ddc 100644
--- a/proto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/proto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 load("//proto:compiler.bzl", "go_proto_compiler")
 
+WELL_KNOWN_PROTOS = [
+    "any",
+    "duration",
+    "empty",
+    "struct",
+    "timestamp",
+    "wrappers",
+]
+
 go_proto_compiler(
     name = "go_proto",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "@com_github_golang_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
-    ],
+    ] + ["@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/{}:go_default_library".format(lib) for lib in WELL_KNOWN_PROTOS],
 )
 
 go_proto_compiler(
@@ -16,7 +25,7 @@ go_proto_compiler(
         "@com_github_golang_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_x_net//context:go_default_library",
-    ],
+    ] + ["@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/{}:go_default_library".format(lib) for lib in WELL_KNOWN_PROTOS],
 )
 
 go_proto_compiler(
diff --git a/tests/proto_ignore_go_package_option/BUILD.bazel b/tests/proto_ignore_go_package_option/BUILD.bazel
index 3fdccf4f49..e6bda37994 100644
--- a/tests/proto_ignore_go_package_option/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/proto_ignore_go_package_option/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ go_proto_library(
     name = "a_go_proto",
     importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/test/proto_ignore_go_package_option/a",
     proto = ":a_proto",
-    deps = [
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/struct:go_default_library",
-    ],
 )
 
 go_proto_library(
@@ -32,6 +29,5 @@ go_proto_library(
     proto = ":b_proto",
     deps = [
         ":a_go_proto",
-        "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/any:go_default_library",
     ],
 )