diff --git a/go/private/actions/archive.bzl b/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
index 8b0d1dfd5..60a5fae45 100644
--- a/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
+++ b/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ load(
     "GoArchive",
     "GoArchiveData",
     "effective_importpath_pkgpath",
-    "get_archive",
 )
 load(
     "//go/private/actions:compilepkg.bzl",
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ def emit_archive(go, source = None, _recompile_suffix = "", recompile_internal_d
         out_nogo_log = None
         out_nogo_validation = None
 
-    direct = [get_archive(dep) for dep in source.deps]
+    direct = source.deps
 
     files = []
     for a in direct:
diff --git a/go/private/context.bzl b/go/private/context.bzl
index 4e446e2bd..de0522bf7 100644
--- a/go/private/context.bzl
+++ b/go/private/context.bzl
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ load(
     "GoSource",
     "GoStdLib",
     "INFERRED_PATH",
+    "get_archive",
     "get_source",
 )
 
@@ -236,28 +237,25 @@ def _merge_embed(source, embed):
     source["clinkopts"] = source["clinkopts"] or s.clinkopts
     source["cgo_exports"] = source["cgo_exports"] + s.cgo_exports
 
-def _dedup_deps(deps):
-    """Returns a list of deps without duplicate import paths.
+def _dedup_archives(archives):
+    """Returns a list of archives without duplicate import paths.
 
-    Earlier targets take precedence over later targets. This is intended to
+    Earlier archives take precedence over later targets. This is intended to
     allow an embedding library to override the dependencies of its
     embedded libraries.
 
     Args:
-      deps: an iterable containing either Targets or GoArchives.
+      archives: an iterable of GoArchives.
     """
-    deduped_deps = []
+    deduped_archives = []
     importpaths = {}
-    for dep in deps:
-        if hasattr(dep, "data") and hasattr(dep.data, "importpath"):
-            importpath = dep.data.importpath
-        else:
-            importpath = dep[GoLibrary].importpath
+    for arc in archives:
+        importpath = arc.data.importpath
         if importpath in importpaths:
             continue
         importpaths[importpath] = None
-        deduped_deps.append(dep)
-    return deduped_deps
+        deduped_archives.append(arc)
+    return deduped_archives
 
 def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
     #TODO: stop collapsing a depset in this line...
@@ -268,6 +266,7 @@ def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
     attr_deps = getattr(attr, "deps", [])
     generated_deps = getattr(library, "deps", [])
     deps = attr_deps + generated_deps
+    deps = [get_archive(dep) for dep in deps]
     source = {
         "library": library,
         "mode": go.mode,
@@ -295,7 +294,9 @@ def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
     for e in getattr(attr, "embed", []):
         _check_binary_dep(go, e, "embed")
         _merge_embed(source, e)
-    source["deps"] = _dedup_deps(source["deps"])
+
+    source["deps"] = _dedup_archives(source["deps"])
+
     x_defs = source["x_defs"]
     for k, v in getattr(attr, "x_defs", {}).items():
         v = _expand_location(go, attr, v)
@@ -314,7 +315,9 @@ def _library_to_source(go, attr, library, coverage_instrumented):
                 fail("source {} has C/C++ extension, but cgo was not enabled (set 'cgo = True')".format(f.path))
     if library.resolve:
         library.resolve(go, attr, source, _merge_embed)
-    source["cc_info"] = _collect_cc_infos(source["deps"], source["cdeps"])
+
+    source["cc_info"] = _collect_cc_infos(attr_deps + generated_deps, source["cdeps"])
+
     return GoSource(**source)
 
 def _collect_runfiles(go, data, deps):
diff --git a/go/private/rules/test.bzl b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
index ab3cf2eb6..c6cba0586 100644
--- a/go/private/rules/test.bzl
+++ b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ load(
     "GoLibrary",
     "GoSource",
     "INFERRED_PATH",
-    "get_archive",
 )
 load(
     "//go/private/rules:binary.bzl",
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ def _recompile_external_deps(go, external_source, internal_archive, library_labe
     # Build a map from labels to GoArchiveData.
     # If none of the librares embedded in the internal archive are in the
     # dependency graph, then nothing needs to be recompiled.
-    arc_data_list = depset(transitive = [get_archive(dep).transitive for dep in external_source.deps]).to_list()
+    arc_data_list = depset(transitive = [archive.transitive for archive in external_source.deps]).to_list()
     label_to_arc_data = {a.label: a for a in arc_data_list}
     if all([l not in label_to_arc_data for l in library_labels]):
         return external_source, internal_archive
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ def _recompile_external_deps(go, external_source, internal_archive, library_labe
     dep_list = []
 
     # stack is a stack of targets to process. We're done when it's empty.
-    stack = [get_archive(dep).data.label for dep in external_source.deps]
+    stack = [archive.data.label for archive in external_source.deps]
 
     # deps_pushed tracks the status of each target.
     # DEPS_UNPROCESSED means the target is on the stack, but its dependencies
@@ -622,10 +621,10 @@ def _recompile_external_deps(go, external_source, internal_archive, library_labe
     # Pass internal dependencies that need to be recompiled down to the builder to check if the internal archive
     # tries to import any of the dependencies. If there is, that means that there is a dependency cycle.
     need_recompile_deps = []
-    for dep in internal_source.deps:
-        dep_data = get_archive(dep).data
+    for archive in internal_source.deps:
+        dep_data = archive.data
         if not need_recompile[dep_data.label]:
-            internal_deps.append(dep)
+            internal_deps.append(archive)
         else:
             need_recompile_deps.append(dep_data.importpath)
 
@@ -712,5 +711,5 @@ def _recompile_external_deps(go, external_source, internal_archive, library_labe
     # Finally, we need to replace external_source.deps with the recompiled
     # archives.
     attrs = structs.to_dict(external_source)
-    attrs["deps"] = [label_to_archive[get_archive(dep).data.label] for dep in external_source.deps]
+    attrs["deps"] = [label_to_archive[archive.data.label] for archive in external_source.deps]
     return GoSource(**attrs), internal_archive
diff --git a/go/providers.rst b/go/providers.rst
index fe7161031..a289773c2 100644
--- a/go/providers.rst
+++ b/go/providers.rst
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ method. In general, only rules_go should need to build or handle these.
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Map of defines to add to the go link command.                                                    |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| :param:`deps`                  | :type:`list of Target`                                          |
+| :param:`deps`                  | :type:`list of GoArchive`                                       |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 | The direct dependencies needed by this library.                                                  |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+