diff --git a/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 15b576dd5..e47cec2c1 100644
--- a/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 
 bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
-
-maybe(
-    http_archive,
-    name = "rules_cc",
-    sha256 = "abc605dd850f813bb37004b77db20106a19311a96b2da1c92b789da529d28fe1",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_cc-0.0.17",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_cc/releases/download/0.0.17/rules_cc-0.0.17.tar.gz"],
-)
-
 load("//deps:repositories.bzl", "repositories")
 
 repositories()
@@ -74,6 +63,8 @@ load("@rules_foreign_cc_examples_third_party//:setup.bzl", examples_third_party_
 
 examples_third_party_setup()
 
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
 http_archive(
     name = "bazelci_rules",
     sha256 = "eca21884e6f66a88c358e580fd67a6b148d30ab57b1680f62a96c00f9bc6a07e",
@@ -131,6 +122,8 @@ load(
 
 apple_support_dependencies()
 
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
+
 maybe(
     http_archive,
     name = "rules_rust",