diff --git a/rust/OWNERS b/rust/OWNERS
index ddaebc522..b59551160 100644
--- a/rust/OWNERS
+++ b/rust/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 # Additional owner/reviewers for rust rules, including parent directory owners.
 per-file * = chiw@google.com, chriswailes@google.com, ivanlozano@google.com, jeffv@google.com, mmaurer@google.com, srhines@google.com
-
-# Limited owners/reviewers of the allowed list.
-per-file allowed_list.go = chiw@google.com, chriswailes@google.com, ivanlozano@google.com, jeffv@google.com, mmaurer@google.com, srhines@google.com
diff --git a/rust/config/Android.bp b/rust/config/Android.bp
index ba40cb0a6..be73d69eb 100644
--- a/rust/config/Android.bp
+++ b/rust/config/Android.bp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ bootstrap_go_package {
         "global.go",
         "lints.go",
         "toolchain.go",
-        "allowed_list.go",
         "darwin_host.go",
         "x86_linux_bionic_host.go",
         "x86_linux_host.go",
diff --git a/rust/config/allowed_list.go b/rust/config/allowed_list.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9129b0e10..000000000
--- a/rust/config/allowed_list.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-var (
-	// When adding a new path below, add a rustfmt.toml file at the root of
-	// the repository and enable the rustfmt repo hook. See aosp/1458238
-	// for an example.
-	// TODO(b/160223496): enable rustfmt globally.
-	RustAllowedPaths = []string{
-		"device/google/cuttlefish",
-		"external/adhd",
-		"external/boringssl",
-		"external/crosvm",
-		"external/libchromeos-rs",
-		"external/minijail",
-		"external/open-dice",
-		"external/rust",
-		"external/selinux/libselinux",
-		"external/uwb",
-		"external/vm_tools/p9",
-		"frameworks/native/libs/binder/rust",
-		"frameworks/proto_logging/stats",
-		"hardware/interfaces/security",
-		"hardware/interfaces/uwb",
-		"packages/modules/Bluetooth",
-		"packages/modules/DnsResolver",
-		"packages/modules/Uwb",
-		"packages/modules/Virtualization",
-		"platform_testing/tests/codecoverage/native/rust",
-		"prebuilts/rust",
-		"system/core/debuggerd/rust",
-		"system/core/libstats/pull_rust",
-		"system/core/trusty/libtrusty-rs",
-		"system/core/trusty/keymint",
-		"system/extras/profcollectd",
-		"system/extras/simpleperf",
-		"system/hardware/interfaces/keystore2",
-		"system/keymint",
-		"system/librustutils",
-		"system/logging/liblog",
-		"system/logging/rust",
-		"system/nfc",
-		"system/security",
-		"system/tools/aidl",
-		"tools/security/fuzzing/example_rust_fuzzer",
-		"tools/security/fuzzing/orphans",
-		"tools/security/remote_provisioning/cert_validator",
-		"tools/vendor",
-		"vendor/",
-	}
-
-	DownstreamRustAllowedPaths = []string{
-		// Add downstream allowed Rust paths here.
-	}
-
-	RustModuleTypes = []string{
-		// Don't add rust_bindgen or rust_protobuf as these are code generation modules
-		// and can be expected to be in paths without Rust code.
-		"rust_benchmark",
-		"rust_benchmark_host",
-		"rust_binary",
-		"rust_binary_host",
-		"rust_library",
-		"rust_library_dylib",
-		"rust_library_rlib",
-		"rust_ffi",
-		"rust_ffi_shared",
-		"rust_ffi_static",
-		"rust_fuzz",
-		"rust_library_host",
-		"rust_library_host_dylib",
-		"rust_library_host_rlib",
-		"rust_ffi_host",
-		"rust_ffi_host_shared",
-		"rust_ffi_host_static",
-		"rust_proc_macro",
-		"rust_test",
-		"rust_test_host",
-	}
-)
diff --git a/rust/rust.go b/rust/rust.go
index d5d492971..4d9fe4c03 100644
--- a/rust/rust.go
+++ b/rust/rust.go
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ import (
 var pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/rust")
 
 func init() {
-	// Only allow rust modules to be defined for certain projects
-
-	android.AddNeverAllowRules(
-		android.NeverAllow().
-			NotIn(append(config.RustAllowedPaths, config.DownstreamRustAllowedPaths...)...).
-			ModuleType(config.RustModuleTypes...))
-
 	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_defaults", defaultsFactory)
 	android.PreDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
 		ctx.BottomUp("rust_libraries", LibraryMutator).Parallel()