diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/gcs_file_system.cc b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/gcs_file_system.cc
index f0d2138b379..59eb610fc53 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/gcs_file_system.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/gcs_file_system.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <io.h>  // for _mktemp
 #endif
 #include "absl/base/macros.h"
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/map_util.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/curl_http_request.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/file_block_cache.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/google_auth_provider.cc b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/google_auth_provider.cc
index e8546ca022f..57240fa2494 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/google_auth_provider.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/google_auth_provider.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "absl/strings/match.h"
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/base64.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/env.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/errors.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/oauth_client.h b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/oauth_client.h
index ed8bf257253..97af3ecaf17 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/oauth_client.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/oauth_client.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include <memory>
 
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/cloud/http_request.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/env.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/status.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json.cc b/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json.cc
index ba3e4516c8c..ad40292ceff 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/types.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/protobuf/trace_events.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json_test.cc b/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json_test.cc
index dc985f2f76f..bf08a19e022 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json_test.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json_test.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/convert/trace_events_to_json.h"
 
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/protobuf.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/test.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/protobuf/trace_events.pb.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/profiler/internal/tfprof_timeline.h b/tensorflow/core/profiler/internal/tfprof_timeline.h
index 834e3c9be91..fb9ff8012e0 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/profiler/internal/tfprof_timeline.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/profiler/internal/tfprof_timeline.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #define TENSORFLOW_CORE_PROFILER_INTERNAL_TFPROF_TIMELINE_H_
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/graph.pb.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/step_stats.pb.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/profiler/internal/tfprof_node_show.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops.cc b/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops.cc
index 6fdfd061134..b4db4f76d2b 100644
--- a/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h"  // from @flatbuffers
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/node_def.pb.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/node_def_util.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/op.h"
diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops_no_kernel.cc b/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops_no_kernel.cc
index ea4d41c0de3..68d40be1c9c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops_no_kernel.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops_no_kernel.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ 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.
 ==============================================================================*/
-#include "include/json/json.h"
+#include "json/json.h"
 #include "tensorflow/lite/tools/list_flex_ops.h"
 
 namespace tflite {
diff --git a/third_party/systemlibs/jsoncpp.BUILD b/third_party/systemlibs/jsoncpp.BUILD
index 7d54f9289bf..b5951e3a340 100644
--- a/third_party/systemlibs/jsoncpp.BUILD
+++ b/third_party/systemlibs/jsoncpp.BUILD
@@ -5,35 +5,8 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-HEADERS = [
-    "include/json/allocator.h",
-    "include/json/assertions.h",
-    "include/json/autolink.h",
-    "include/json/config.h",
-    "include/json/features.h",
-    "include/json/forwards.h",
-    "include/json/json.h",
-    "include/json/reader.h",
-    "include/json/value.h",
-    "include/json/version.h",
-    "include/json/writer.h",
-]
-
-genrule(
-    name = "link_headers",
-    outs = HEADERS,
-    cmd = """
-      for i in $(OUTS); do
-        i=$${i##*/}
-        ln -sf $(INCLUDEDIR)/jsoncpp/json/$$i $(@D)/include/json/$$i
-      done
-    """,
-)
-
 cc_library(
     name = "jsoncpp",
-    hdrs = HEADERS,
-    includes = ["."],
     linkopts = ["-ljsoncpp"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )