diff --git a/checker-framework-lint.xml b/checker-framework-lint.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d45f9de05..0000000000
--- a/checker-framework-lint.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-<lint>
-  <issue id="InvalidPackage">
-    <ignore path="**/checker-qual-*.jar"/>
-  </issue>
-</lint>
diff --git a/library/core/build.gradle b/library/core/build.gradle
index 52249220e0..d2fa5e25f8 100644
--- a/library/core/build.gradle
+++ b/library/core/build.gradle
@@ -42,15 +42,11 @@ android {
         //    testCoverageEnabled = true
         // }
     }
-
-    lintOptions {
-        lintConfig file("../../checker-framework-lint.xml")
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:' + supportLibraryVersion
-    implementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
+    compileOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker:' + dexmakerVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'com.google.dexmaker:dexmaker-mockito:' + dexmakerVersion
     androidTestImplementation 'com.google.truth:truth:' + truthVersion
diff --git a/library/dash/build.gradle b/library/dash/build.gradle
index 81b247d047..867b288498 100644
--- a/library/dash/build.gradle
+++ b/library/dash/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ android {
         //    testCoverageEnabled = true
         // }
     }
-
-    lintOptions {
-        lintConfig file("../../checker-framework-lint.xml")
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(modulePrefix + 'library-core')
-    implementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
+    compileOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
     implementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:' + supportLibraryVersion
     testImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'testutils-robolectric')
 }
diff --git a/library/hls/build.gradle b/library/hls/build.gradle
index c599931a68..6aeb33e195 100644
--- a/library/hls/build.gradle
+++ b/library/hls/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ android {
         //    testCoverageEnabled = true
         // }
     }
-
-    lintOptions {
-        lintConfig file("../../checker-framework-lint.xml")
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:' + supportLibraryVersion
-    implementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
+    compileOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
     implementation project(modulePrefix + 'library-core')
     testImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'testutils-robolectric')
 }
diff --git a/library/smoothstreaming/build.gradle b/library/smoothstreaming/build.gradle
index e71f9baa99..6f85d1572d 100644
--- a/library/smoothstreaming/build.gradle
+++ b/library/smoothstreaming/build.gradle
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ android {
         //    testCoverageEnabled = true
         // }
     }
-
-    lintOptions {
-        lintConfig file("../../checker-framework-lint.xml")
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(modulePrefix + 'library-core')
-    implementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
+    compileOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:' + checkerframeworkVersion
     implementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:' + supportLibraryVersion
     testImplementation project(modulePrefix + 'testutils-robolectric')
 }