diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index d76269a5a59..8d54e025218 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ load("@rules_license//rules:license.bzl", "license")
 
 # Expose license for external usage through bazel.
 licenses(["notice"])
+
 exports_files(["LICENSE"])
+
 license(
-  name = "license",
-  package_name = "or-tools",
-  license_kinds = ["@rules_license//licenses/spdx:Apache-2.0"],
-  license_text = ":LICENSE",
+    name = "license",
+    package_name = "or-tools",
+    license_kinds = ["@rules_license//licenses/spdx:Apache-2.0"],
+    license_text = ":LICENSE",
 )
+
 package(
-  default_applicable_licenses = [":license"],
+    default_applicable_licenses = [":license"],
 )
 
 # gazelle:build_file_name BUILD,BUILD.bazel
diff --git a/bazel/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/BUILD.bazel
index 916b06a37fe..b9bd7d3d5ca 100644
--- a/bazel/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/bazel/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@
 
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "compile_pip_requirements")
 
-exports_files([
-    "archive_helper.bzl",
-    "notebook_requirements.in",
-    "notebook_requirements.txt",
-    "ortools_requirements.in",
-    "ortools_requirements.txt",
-    "scip-v920.patch",
-])
-
 compile_pip_requirements(
     name = "ortools_requirements",
     extra_args = [
diff --git a/examples/cpp/BUILD.bazel b/examples/cpp/BUILD.bazel
index 57832468301..a5beabfc01a 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/cpp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_binary.bzl", "cc_binary")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_test.bzl", "cc_test")
 
-exports_files(
-    [
-        "shift_minimization.dat",
-        "wt40.txt",
-    ],
-)
-
 # Constraint solver examples.
 cc_binary(
     name = "binpacking_2d_sat",
diff --git a/ortools/base/BUILD.bazel b/ortools/base/BUILD.bazel
index c918f4021f3..1eb380feaff 100644
--- a/ortools/base/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ortools/base/BUILD.bazel
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ cc_library(
 cc_library(
     name = "memfile",
     hdrs = ["memfile.h"],
-    deps = [],
 )
 
 cc_library(
@@ -432,7 +431,6 @@ cc_library(
 cc_library(
     name = "mutable_memfile",
     hdrs = ["mutable_memfile.h"],
-    deps = [],
 )
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/BUILD.bazel b/ortools/linear_solver/BUILD.bazel
index 4765f6053b0..a65cf12dd1e 100644
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
-exports_files(["model_exporter_swig_helper.h"])
-
 # OSS solvers
 bool_flag(
     name = "with_bop",
diff --git a/ortools/linear_solver/wrappers/BUILD.bazel b/ortools/linear_solver/wrappers/BUILD.bazel
index e6725e6542d..881e31ad655 100644
--- a/ortools/linear_solver/wrappers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ortools/linear_solver/wrappers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,18 +15,6 @@
 
 load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 
-# Public exports.
-exports_files(
-    [
-        "README.md",
-        "BUILD.bazel",
-        "CMakeLists.txt",
-    ] + glob([
-        "*.cc",
-        "*.h",
-    ]),
-)
-
 cc_library(
     name = "model_builder_helper",
     srcs = ["model_builder_helper.cc"],
diff --git a/ortools/util/BUILD.bazel b/ortools/util/BUILD.bazel
index 6105c722147..fca66bd277a 100644
--- a/ortools/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ortools/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ cc_library(
 cc_library(
     name = "random_engine",
     hdrs = ["random_engine.h"],
-    deps = [],
 )
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/patches/BUILD.bazel b/patches/BUILD.bazel
index f73a6d5b4bc..f58fc9c0ef3 100644
--- a/patches/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/patches/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 exports_files([
-    "abseil-cpp-20250512.0.patch",
-    "protobuf-v31.1.patch",
     "pybind11_bazel.patch",
     "pybind11_abseil.patch",
-    "pybind11_protobuf.patch",
-    "pybind11-v2.13.6.patch",
-    "scip-v922.patch",
 ])