diff --git a/tensorflow/core/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
index 710aeabc7ca..82dd3b32c71 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
@@ -167,12 +167,14 @@ package_group(
 )
 
 # Export the BUILD file so automated tooling can check licenses
-exports_files(["BUILD"])
+exports_files([
+    "BUILD",
+    "framework/types.proto",
+    "ops/ops.pbtxt",
+])
 
 package_group(name = "experimental_access")
 
-exports_files(["ops/ops.pbtxt"])
-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Public targets
 
@@ -313,10 +315,6 @@ closure_proto_library(
     deps = [":example_protos"],
 )
 
-exports_files([
-    "framework/types.proto",
-])
-
 tf_proto_library(
     name = "protos_test",
     srcs = ["util/example_proto_fast_parsing_test.proto"],