diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 353b7b869..bd34f4a63 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@
   "moduleExtensions": {
     "//elisp:extensions.bzl%elisp": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "uq7UKC+0qxu3rptlRfZ3qe3Y347FSC5Oh8ySzX7DAsM=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "YRPUgn4T46SuQDW5A72dqkYkgG8mkbUOj2S6atRhLnA=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
diff --git a/elisp/repositories.bzl b/elisp/repositories.bzl
index c10e20854..0c2c94779 100644
--- a/elisp/repositories.bzl
+++ b/elisp/repositories.bzl
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ def _elisp_http_archive_impl(repository_ctx):
         stripPrefix = repository_ctx.attr.strip_prefix,
     )
     defs_bzl = str(repository_ctx.attr._defs_bzl)
-    if not defs_bzl.startswith("@"):
-        # Work around https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/15916.
-        defs_bzl = "@" + defs_bzl
     repository_ctx.template(
         "WORKSPACE.bazel",
         Label("//elisp:WORKSPACE.template"),
diff --git a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 774d1a0c7..d7e0e3e23 100644
--- a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
     },
     "@@phst_rules_elisp~override//elisp:extensions.bzl%elisp": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "uq7UKC+0qxu3rptlRfZ3qe3Y347FSC5Oh8ySzX7DAsM=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "YRPUgn4T46SuQDW5A72dqkYkgG8mkbUOj2S6atRhLnA=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {