diff --git a/absl/base/BUILD.bazel b/absl/base/BUILD.bazel
--- a/absl/base/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/absl/base/BUILD.bazel
@@ -542,10 +542,6 @@ cc_library(
     ],
     copts = ABSL_DEFAULT_COPTS,
     linkopts = ABSL_DEFAULT_LINKOPTS,
-    visibility = [
-        "//absl:__subpackages__",
-        "//absl:friends",
-    ],
     deps = [
         ":base",
         ":config",