diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaTargetAttributes.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaTargetAttributes.java
index e78eabdf36f08d..50fd63dd8f103e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaTargetAttributes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaTargetAttributes.java
@@ -321,16 +321,10 @@ public Builder addAdditionalOutputs(Iterable<Artifact> outputs) {
 
     public JavaTargetAttributes build() {
       built = true;
-      NestedSet<Artifact> directJars = directJarsBuilder.build();
-      NestedSet<Artifact> compileTimeClassPath =
-          NestedSetBuilder.<Artifact>naiveLinkOrder()
-              .addTransitive(directJars)
-              .addTransitive(compileTimeClassPathBuilder.build())
-              .build();
       return new JavaTargetAttributes(
           ImmutableSet.copyOf(sourceFiles),
           runtimeClassPath.build(),
-          compileTimeClassPath,
+          compileTimeClassPathBuilder.build(),
           bootClassPath,
           sourcePath,
           nativeLibraries.build(),
@@ -341,7 +335,7 @@ public JavaTargetAttributes build() {
           ImmutableList.copyOf(sourceJars),
           classPathResources.build(),
           additionalOutputs.build(),
-          directJars,
+          directJarsBuilder.build(),
           compileTimeDependencyArtifacts.build(),
           targetLabel,
           injectingRuleKind,