diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 0363398..a104dd5 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 load("//tools/bzl:genrule2.bzl", "genrule2")
 load("//tools/bzl:pkg_war.bzl", "pkg_war")
-load(
-    "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:default_java_toolchain.bzl",
-    "default_java_toolchain",
-)
 
 config_setting(
     name = "java9",
@@ -17,40 +13,10 @@
 config_setting(
     name = "java_next",
     values = {
-        "java_toolchain": ":toolchain_vanilla",
+        "java_toolchain": "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla",
     },
 )
 
-# TODO(davido): Switch to consuming it from @bazel_tool//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase
-# when new Bazel version is released with this change included:
-# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6012
-# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/0173bdbf7bdd1874379d4dd3eb70d5321e0f1816
-# As the interim use a hack that works around it by putting the variable reference
-# behind a select
-config_setting(
-    name = "use_absolute_javabase",
-    values = {"define": "USE_ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=true"},
-)
-
-java_runtime(
-    name = "absolute_javabase",
-    java_home = select({
-        ":use_absolute_javabase": "$(ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE)",
-        "//conditions:default": "",
-    }),
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
-# TODO(davido): Switch to consuming it from @bazel_tool//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla
-# when my change is included in released Bazel version:
-# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/0bef68e054eccecd690e5d9f46db8a0c4b2d887a
-default_java_toolchain(
-    name = "toolchain_vanilla",
-    forcibly_disable_header_compilation = True,
-    javabuilder = ["@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:VanillaJavaBuilder_deploy.jar"],
-    jvm_opts = [],
-)
-
 genrule(
     name = "gen_version",
     outs = ["version.txt"],
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt b/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
index 45ce7a1..aa8609a 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-bazel.txt
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 provide the path to JDK home:
 
 ```
-  $ bazel build --host_javabase=:absolute_javabase \
+  $ bazel build \
     --define=ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=<path-to-java-10> \
-    --define=USE_ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=true \
-    --host_java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla \
-    --java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla \
+    --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+    --host_java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
+    --java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
     :release
 ```
 
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 bazel test runs the test using the target javabase:
 
 ```
-  $ bazel test --host_javabase=:absolute_javabase \
-    --javabase=:absolute_javabase \
+  $ bazel test \
     --define=ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=<path-to-java-10> \
-    --define=USE_ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=true \
-    --host_java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla \
-    --java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla \
+    --javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+    --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+    --host_java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
+    --java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla \
     //...
 ```
 
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 ```
 $ cat << EOF > ~/.bazelrc
 > build --define=ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=<path-to-java-10>
-> build --javabase=:absolute_javabase
-> build --host_javabase=:absolute_javabase
-> build --host_java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla
-> build --java_toolchain=//:toolchain_vanilla
+> build --javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase
+> build --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase
+> build --host_java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla
+> build --java_toolchain=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_vanilla
 > EOF
 ```