diff --git a/cmds/statsd/Android.bp b/cmds/statsd/Android.bp
index b566099..3fae586 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/statsd/Android.bp
@@ -43,3 +43,25 @@
 }
 
 
+// ====  java proto device library (for test only)  ==============================
+java_library {
+    name: "statsdprotolite",
+    proto: {
+        type: "lite",
+        include_dirs: ["external/protobuf/src"],
+    },
+
+    srcs: [
+        "src/stats_log.proto",
+        "src/statsd_config.proto",
+        "src/atoms.proto",
+    ],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "platformprotoslite",
+    ],
+    // Protos have lots of MissingOverride and similar.
+    errorprone: {
+        javacflags: ["-XepDisableAllChecks"],
+    },
+}
diff --git a/cmds/statsd/Android.mk b/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
index ba2aaad8..5e87ef6 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/statsd/Android.mk
@@ -243,28 +243,6 @@
 include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
 
 ##############################
-# stats proto static java lib
-##############################
-
-include $(CLEAR_VARS)
-LOCAL_MODULE := statsdprotolite
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
-    src/stats_log.proto \
-    src/statsd_config.proto \
-    src/atoms.proto
-
-LOCAL_PROTOC_OPTIMIZE_TYPE := lite
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := \
-    platformprotoslite
-
-LOCAL_PROTOC_FLAGS := \
-    -Iexternal/protobuf/src
-
-include $(BUILD_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARY)
-
-##############################
 # statsd micro benchmark
 ##############################