diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/actions/LazyWritePathsFileAction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/actions/LazyWritePathsFileAction.java
index 600c9fff5d5d9d..e3462bab2c8093 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/actions/LazyWritePathsFileAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/actions/LazyWritePathsFileAction.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private String getContents() {
         continue;
       }
       if (file.isSourceArtifact() || includeDerivedArtifacts) {
-        stringBuilder.append(file.getExecPathString());
+        stringBuilder.append(file.getRootRelativePathString());
         stringBuilder.append("\n");
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_coverage_java_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_coverage_java_test.sh
index a7b0e31619be8f..27f86db018b32c 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_coverage_java_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_coverage_java_test.sh
@@ -1143,176 +1143,4 @@ end_of_record"
   assert_coverage_result "$coverage_result_num_lib_header" "$coverage_file_path"
 }
 
-function setup_external_java_target() {
-  cat >> WORKSPACE <<'EOF'
-local_repository(
-    name = "other_repo",
-    path = "other_repo",
-)
-EOF
-
-  cat > BUILD <<'EOF'
-java_library(
-    name = "math",
-    srcs = ["src/main/com/example/Math.java"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-EOF
-
-  mkdir -p src/main/com/example
-  cat > src/main/com/example/Math.java <<'EOF'
-package com.example;
-
-public class Math {
-
-  public static boolean isEven(int n) {
-    return n % 2 == 0;
-  }
-}
-EOF
-
-  mkdir -p other_repo
-  touch other_repo/WORKSPACE
-
-  cat > other_repo/BUILD <<'EOF'
-java_library(
-    name = "collatz",
-    srcs = ["src/main/com/example/Collatz.java"],
-    deps = ["@//:math"],
-)
-
-java_test(
-    name = "test",
-    srcs = ["src/test/com/example/TestCollatz.java"],
-    test_class = "com.example.TestCollatz",
-    deps = [":collatz"],
-)
-EOF
-
-  mkdir -p other_repo/src/main/com/example
-  cat > other_repo/src/main/com/example/Collatz.java <<'EOF'
-package com.example;
-
-public class Collatz {
-
-  public static int getCollatzFinal(int n) {
-    if (n == 1) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    if (Math.isEven(n)) {
-      return getCollatzFinal(n / 2);
-    } else {
-      return getCollatzFinal(n * 3 + 1);
-    }
-  }
-
-}
-EOF
-
-  mkdir -p other_repo/src/test/com/example
-  cat > other_repo/src/test/com/example/TestCollatz.java <<'EOF'
-package com.example;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-public class TestCollatz {
-
-  @Test
-  public void testGetCollatzFinal() {
-    assertEquals(Collatz.getCollatzFinal(1), 1);
-    assertEquals(Collatz.getCollatzFinal(5), 1);
-    assertEquals(Collatz.getCollatzFinal(10), 1);
-    assertEquals(Collatz.getCollatzFinal(21), 1);
-  }
-
-}
-EOF
-}
-
-function test_external_java_target_can_collect_coverage() {
-  setup_external_java_target
-
-  bazel coverage --test_output=all @other_repo//:test --combined_report=lcov \
-   --instrumentation_filter=// &>$TEST_log \
-      || echo "Coverage for //:test failed"
-
-  local coverage_file_path="$(get_coverage_file_path_from_test_log)"
-  local expected_result_math='SF:src/main/com/example/Math.java
-FN:3,com/example/Math::<init> ()V
-FN:6,com/example/Math::isEven (I)Z
-FNDA:0,com/example/Math::<init> ()V
-FNDA:1,com/example/Math::isEven (I)Z
-FNF:2
-FNH:1
-BRDA:6,0,0,1
-BRDA:6,0,1,1
-BRF:2
-BRH:2
-DA:3,0
-DA:6,1
-LH:1
-LF:2
-end_of_record'
-  local expected_result_collatz="SF:external/other_repo/src/main/com/example/Collatz.java
-FN:3,com/example/Collatz::<init> ()V
-FN:6,com/example/Collatz::getCollatzFinal (I)I
-FNDA:0,com/example/Collatz::<init> ()V
-FNDA:1,com/example/Collatz::getCollatzFinal (I)I
-FNF:2
-FNH:1
-BRDA:6,0,0,1
-BRDA:6,0,1,1
-BRDA:9,0,0,1
-BRDA:9,0,1,1
-BRF:4
-BRH:4
-DA:3,0
-DA:6,1
-DA:7,1
-DA:9,1
-DA:10,1
-DA:12,1
-LH:5
-LF:6
-end_of_record"
-
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_math" "$coverage_file_path"
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_collatz" "$coverage_file_path"
-
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_math" bazel-out/_coverage/_coverage_report.dat
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_collatz" bazel-out/_coverage/_coverage_report.dat
-}
-
-function test_external_java_target_coverage_not_collected_by_default() {
-  setup_external_java_target
-
-  bazel coverage --test_output=all @other_repo//:test --combined_report=lcov &>$TEST_log \
-      || echo "Coverage for //:test failed"
-
-  local coverage_file_path="$(get_coverage_file_path_from_test_log)"
-  local expected_result_math='SF:src/main/com/example/Math.java
-FN:3,com/example/Math::<init> ()V
-FN:6,com/example/Math::isEven (I)Z
-FNDA:0,com/example/Math::<init> ()V
-FNDA:1,com/example/Math::isEven (I)Z
-FNF:2
-FNH:1
-BRDA:6,0,0,1
-BRDA:6,0,1,1
-BRF:2
-BRH:2
-DA:3,0
-DA:6,1
-LH:1
-LF:2
-end_of_record'
-
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_math" "$coverage_file_path"
-  assert_not_contains "SF:external/other_repo/" "$coverage_file_path"
-
-  assert_coverage_result "$expected_result_math" bazel-out/_coverage/_coverage_report.dat
-  assert_not_contains "SF:external/other_repo/" bazel-out/_coverage/_coverage_report.dat
-}
-
 run_suite "test tests"