diff --git a/tools/Android.bp b/tools/Android.bp
index 818430264c2617314020af889a116fbf13e58ad4..2809c9d25b6a59033a79dc36c3025c1b8719609a 100644
--- a/tools/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/Android.bp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ cc_defaults {
     ],
     static_libs: ["libsepol"],
     stl: "none",
-    tags: ["optional"],
 }
 
 cc_binary_host {
@@ -55,6 +54,5 @@ cc_binary_host {
 cc_prebuilt_binary {
     name: "insertkeys.py",
     srcs: ["insertkeys.py"],
-    tags: ["optional"],
     host_supported: true,
 }
diff --git a/tools/fc_sort/Android.bp b/tools/fc_sort/Android.bp
index acecc97077f9b83d86ba6bb10802c36e5386ffbf..d0a391be3d8028ebc0635a6988cfcb3cbf1fe368 100644
--- a/tools/fc_sort/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/fc_sort/Android.bp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ cc_binary_host {
     name: "fc_sort",
     srcs: ["fc_sort.c"],
     stl: "none",
-    tags: ["optional"],
     cflags: [
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",