diff --git a/rust/benchmark.go b/rust/benchmark.go
index b89f5cd9b..0e842435d 100644
--- a/rust/benchmark.go
+++ b/rust/benchmark.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func (benchmark *benchmarkDecorator) compilerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flag
 func (benchmark *benchmarkDecorator) compilerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
 	deps = benchmark.binaryDecorator.compilerDeps(ctx, deps)
 
+	deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, "libtest")
 	deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, "libcriterion")
 
 	return deps
diff --git a/rust/config/global.go b/rust/config/global.go
index 43b49d18b..1b56237b3 100644
--- a/rust/config/global.go
+++ b/rust/config/global.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ var (
 	DefaultEdition     = "2018"
 	Stdlibs            = []string{
 		"libstd",
-		"libtest",
 	}
 
 	// Mapping between Soong internal arch types and std::env constants.
diff --git a/rust/test.go b/rust/test.go
index 6caa7b168..e95b47cff 100644
--- a/rust/test.go
+++ b/rust/test.go
@@ -169,3 +169,11 @@ func RustTestHostFactory() android.Module {
 func (test *testDecorator) stdLinkage(ctx *depsContext) RustLinkage {
 	return RlibLinkage
 }
+
+func (test *testDecorator) compilerDeps(ctx DepsContext, deps Deps) Deps {
+	deps = test.binaryDecorator.compilerDeps(ctx, deps)
+
+	deps.Rustlibs = append(deps.Rustlibs, "libtest")
+
+	return deps
+}
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index a0f86b220..1e0c5abbb 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -162,12 +162,10 @@ func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 			name: "libtest",
 			crate_name: "test",
 			srcs: ["foo.rs"],
-			no_stdlibs: true,
 			host_supported: true,
 			vendor_available: true,
 			vendor_ramdisk_available: true,
 			native_coverage: false,
-			sysroot: true,
 			apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform", "//apex_available:anyapex"],
 			min_sdk_version: "29",
 		}