diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index e30923ad..5ebc2155 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "@io_bazel_skydoc//skylark:skylark.bzl",
+    "skylark_doc",
+)
+
 genrule(
     name = "README",
     srcs = [":docs"],
diff --git a/examples/BUILD b/examples/BUILD
index 3814730c..72f9f65b 100644
--- a/examples/BUILD
+++ b/examples/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("//pex:pex_rules.bzl", "pex_binary", "pex_library", "pex_pytest")
+
 pex_binary(
     name = "foo",
     srcs = ["foo.py"],
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ pex_library(
 
 pex_pytest(
     name = "foo_test",
+    size = "small",
     srcs = ["foo_test.py"],
     args = ["--strict"],
     deps = [":libfoo"],
-    size = "small",
 )
diff --git a/tests/BUILD b/tests/BUILD
index da7e870f..8655d4b5 100644
--- a/tests/BUILD
+++ b/tests/BUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+load("//pex:pex_rules.bzl", "pex_pytest")
+
 pex_pytest(
     name = "third_party_test",
     srcs = ["third_party_test.py"],
-    deps = ["//third_party/example:example"],
+    deps = ["//third_party/example"],
 )
diff --git a/third_party/example/BUILD b/third_party/example/BUILD
index 0de7fde8..65845006 100644
--- a/third_party/example/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/example/BUILD
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
+load("//pex:pex_rules.bzl", "pex_library", "pex_pytest")
+
 # targets in third_party sub-directories must have license by default see:
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/188
 pex_library(
     name = "example",
     srcs = ["example.py"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     licenses = ["notice"],  # makes bazel's default --check-licenses happy
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
 pex_pytest(
     name = "example_test",
     srcs = ["example_test.py"],
-    deps = [":example"],
     licenses = ["notice"],  # makes bazel's default --check-licenses happy
+    deps = [":example"],
 )
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/BUILD b/tools/build_rules/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel b/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index d88ffd24..00000000
--- a/tools/build_rules/prelude_bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# vim: set ft=bzl
-
-load(
-    "@io_bazel_skydoc//skylark:skylark.bzl",
-    "skydoc_repositories",
-    "skylark_library",
-    "skylark_doc",
-)
-
-load(
-    "@//pex:pex_rules.bzl",
-    "pex_binary",
-    "pex_library",
-    "pex_test",
-    "pex_pytest",
-)