diff --git a/apps/paymentmethodtoken/BUILD.bazel b/apps/paymentmethodtoken/BUILD.bazel
index f601945bb0..6cc83f04ed 100644
--- a/apps/paymentmethodtoken/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/apps/paymentmethodtoken/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ licenses(["notice"])
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "maven",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API for Google Payment Method Token",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink.apps.paymentmethodtoken",
-    ],
     root_packages = ["com.google.crypto.tink.apps.paymentmethodtoken"],
     deps = [
         "//paymentmethodtoken/src/main/java/com/google/crypto/tink/apps/paymentmethodtoken:google_payments_public_keys_manager",
diff --git a/apps/rewardedads/BUILD.bazel b/apps/rewardedads/BUILD.bazel
index a8f1330b0b..6efa5c9a43 100644
--- a/apps/rewardedads/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/apps/rewardedads/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ licenses(["notice"])
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "maven",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API for Google Mobile Rewarded Video Ads SSV",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink.apps.rewardedads",
-    ],
     root_packages = ["com.google.crypto.tink.apps.rewardedads"],
     deps = ["//rewardedads/src/main/java/com/google/crypto/tink/apps/rewardedads:rewarded_ads_verifier"],
 )
diff --git a/apps/webpush/BUILD.bazel b/apps/webpush/BUILD.bazel
index 72600488f7..8055fad187 100644
--- a/apps/webpush/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/apps/webpush/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ licenses(["notice"])
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "maven",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API for Message Encryption for Web Push (RFC 8291)",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink.apps.webpush",
-    ],
     root_packages = ["com.google.crypto.tink.apps.webpush"],
     deps = [
         "//webpush/src/main/java/com/google/crypto/tink/apps/webpush:web_push_constants",
diff --git a/java_src/BUILD.bazel b/java_src/BUILD.bazel
index 8418e5016c..427fccea0a 100644
--- a/java_src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java_src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ exports_files(["BUILD"])
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "tink",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink",
-    ],
     root_packages = [
         "com.google.crypto.tink",
     ],
@@ -351,9 +348,6 @@ gen_maven_jar_rules(
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "tink-awskms",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API with AWS KMS",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink.integration.awskms",
-    ],
     root_packages = [
         "com.google.crypto.tink",
     ],
@@ -366,9 +360,6 @@ gen_maven_jar_rules(
 gen_maven_jar_rules(
     name = "tink-gcpkms",
     doctitle = "Tink Cryptography API with Google Cloud KMS",
-    manifest_lines = [
-        "Automatic-Module-Name: com.google.crypto.tink.integration.gcpkms",
-    ],
     root_packages = [
         "com.google.crypto.tink",
     ],
diff --git a/java_src/tools/gen_maven_jar_rules.bzl b/java_src/tools/gen_maven_jar_rules.bzl
index 7706fb5c23..60e4ab7a6f 100644
--- a/java_src/tools/gen_maven_jar_rules.bzl
+++ b/java_src/tools/gen_maven_jar_rules.bzl
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ def gen_maven_jar_rules(
         doctitle = "",
         android_api_level = 23,
         bottom_text = "",
-        external_javadoc_links = _EXTERNAL_JAVADOC_LINKS,
-        manifest_lines = []):
+        external_javadoc_links = _EXTERNAL_JAVADOC_LINKS):
     """
     Generates rules that generate Maven jars for a given package.
 
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ def gen_maven_jar_rules(
       android_api_level: See javadoc_library
       bottom_text: See javadoc_library
       external_javadoc_links: See javadoc_library
-      manifest_lines: lines to put in the output manifest file (manifest
-        files in the input jars are ignored)
     """
 
     if shaded_packages:
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ def gen_maven_jar_rules(
             deps = deps,
             resources = resources,
             root_packages = root_packages + shaded_packages,
-            manifest_lines = manifest_lines,
         )
         jar_jar(
             name = name,
@@ -85,7 +81,6 @@ def gen_maven_jar_rules(
             deps = deps,
             resources = resources,
             root_packages = root_packages,
-            manifest_lines = manifest_lines,
         )
 
     source_jar_name = name + "-src"
diff --git a/java_src/tools/java_single_jar.bzl b/java_src/tools/java_single_jar.bzl
index 80c89b657a..502b91130e 100644
--- a/java_src/tools/java_single_jar.bzl
+++ b/java_src/tools/java_single_jar.bzl
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ def _java_single_jar(ctx):
     if ctx.attr.exclude_build_data:
         args.add("--exclude_build_data")
 
-    args.add_all("--deploy_manifest_lines", ctx.attr.manifest_lines, format_each = "\"%s\"")
-
     ctx.actions.run(
         inputs = inputs.to_list() + resource_files,
         outputs = [ctx.outputs.jar],
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ java_single_jar = rule(
         "compress": attr.string(default = "preserve"),
         "root_packages": attr.string_list(),
         "exclude_build_data": attr.bool(default = True),
-        "manifest_lines": attr.string_list(),
     },
     outputs = {
         "jar": "%{name}.jar",
@@ -123,8 +120,6 @@ Args:
   root_packages: Java packages to include in generated jar.
   exclude_build_data: Whether to omit the build-data.properties file generated
       by default.
-  manifest_lines: lines to put in the output manifest file (manifest
-      files in the input jars are ignored)
 
 Outputs:
   {name}.jar: A single jar containing all of the input.