diff --git a/bazel/external/rules_rust.patch b/bazel/external/rules_rust.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cae9965b..00000000
--- a/bazel/external/rules_rust.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/pull/1315
-
-diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
-index f2fe58c2c..6e55c2c35 100644
---- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
-+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
-@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
-             **crate_info_dict
-         )
- 
--    if crate_info.type in ["staticlib", "cdylib"]:
-+    if crate_info.type in ["staticlib", "cdylib"] and not out_binary:
-         # These rules are not supposed to be depended on by other rust targets, and
-         # as such they shouldn't provide a CrateInfo. However, one may still want to
-         # write a rust_test for them, so we provide the CrateInfo wrapped in a provider
diff --git a/bazel/repositories.bzl b/bazel/repositories.bzl
index d5742540..e7a29712 100644
--- a/bazel/repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repositories.bzl
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ def proxy_wasm_cpp_host_repositories():
         name = "rules_rust",
         integrity = "sha256-u8dkwlLQYSgbI1knek1GSA4tz69yr8HObgCtpYzL/Uw=",
         urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.69.0/rules_rust-0.69.0.tar.gz"],
-        patches = ["@proxy_wasm_cpp_host//bazel/external:rules_rust.patch"],
-        patch_args = ["-p1"],
     )
 
     # Core deps. Keep them updated.
diff --git a/bazel/wasm.bzl b/bazel/wasm.bzl
index 5580e01f..1afd8df0 100644
--- a/bazel/wasm.bzl
+++ b/bazel/wasm.bzl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary")
+load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_shared_library")
 
 def _wasm_rust_transition_impl(settings, attr):
     return {
@@ -81,11 +81,9 @@ def wasm_rust_binary(name, tags = [], wasi = False, signing_key = [], **kwargs):
     wasm_name = "_wasm_" + name.replace(".", "_")
     kwargs.setdefault("visibility", ["//visibility:public"])
 
-    rust_binary(
+    rust_shared_library(
         name = wasm_name,
         edition = "2018",
-        crate_type = "cdylib",
-        out_binary = True,
         tags = ["manual"],
         **kwargs
     )