diff --git a/tensorflow/core/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
index 4f85906ce57..899e79e31e3 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
@@ -1594,39 +1594,6 @@ alias(
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Internal targets
-
-alias(
-    name = "autotuning_proto",
-    actual = "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:autotuning_proto",
-    visibility = [
-        "//tensorflow:internal",
-    ],
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "autotuning_proto_cc",
-    actual = "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:autotuning_proto_cc",
-    visibility = [
-        "//tensorflow:internal",
-    ],
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "conv_autotuning_proto",
-    actual = "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:conv_autotuning_proto",
-    visibility = [
-        "//tensorflow:internal",
-    ],
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "conv_autotuning_proto_cc",
-    actual = "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:conv_autotuning_proto_cc",
-    visibility = [
-        "//tensorflow:internal",
-    ],
-)
-
 alias(
     name = "worker_proto_cc",
     actual = "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:worker_proto_cc",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
index 88515310f60..0f6b5d7e270 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ tf_cuda_library(
     hdrs = ["gpu_utils.h"],
     deps = [
         ":gpu_util_hdrs",
-        "//tensorflow/core:autotuning_proto_cc",
-        "//tensorflow/core:conv_autotuning_proto_cc",
         "//tensorflow/core:lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:stream_executor",
+        "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:autotuning_proto_cc",
+        "//tensorflow/core/protobuf:conv_autotuning_proto_cc",
         "//tensorflow/core/util:env_var",
         "//tensorflow/core/util/proto:proto_utils",
         "//tensorflow/stream_executor/gpu:asm_compiler",