diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 950839a40e..685e5e75c6 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ pkg_tar(
     name = "libtorchtrt",
     srcs = [
         "//:LICENSE",
-        "//bzl_def:BUILD",
-        "//bzl_def:WORKSPACE",
+        "//third_party/torch_tensorrt:BUILD",
     ],
     extension = "tar.gz",
     package_dir = "torch_tensorrt",
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@ pkg_tar(
     name = "libtorchtrt_runtime",
     srcs = [
         "//:LICENSE",
-        "//bzl_def:BUILD",
-        "//bzl_def:WORKSPACE",
+        "//third_party/torch_tensorrt:BUILD",
     ],
     extension = "tar.gz",
     package_dir = "torch_tensorrt_runtime",
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 1b66e2c900..a83920825e 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ git_override(
 
 local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "local_repository")
 
+
+new_local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "new_local_repository")
+
 # External dependency for torch_tensorrt if you already have precompiled binaries.
-local_repository(
+new_local_repository(
     name = "torch_tensorrt",
-    path = "/opt/conda/lib/python3.11/site-packages/torch_tensorrt",
+    build_file = "@//third_party/torch_tensorrt:BUILD",
+    path = "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/torch_tensorrt/",
 )
 
-new_local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "new_local_repository")
-
 # CUDA should be installed on the system locally
 # for linux x86_64 and aarch64
 new_local_repository(
diff --git a/bzl_def/WORKSPACE b/bzl_def/WORKSPACE
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ef6dd8e0c..0000000000
--- a/bzl_def/WORKSPACE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-workspace(name = "torch_tensorrt")
diff --git a/docker/MODULE.bazel.ngc b/docker/MODULE.bazel.ngc
index e406a2cee7..137f49b16c 100644
--- a/docker/MODULE.bazel.ngc
+++ b/docker/MODULE.bazel.ngc
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ git_override(
 
 local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "local_repository")
 
+
+new_local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "new_local_repository")
+
+
 # External dependency for torch_tensorrt if you already have precompiled binaries.
-local_repository(
+new_local_repository(
     name = "torch_tensorrt",
+    build_file = "@//third_party/torch_tensorrt:BUILD",
     path = "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/torch_tensorrt/",
 )
 
-new_local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "new_local_repository")
-
 
 # CUDA should be installed on the system locally
 new_local_repository(
@@ -55,8 +58,29 @@ new_local_repository(
     build_file = "third_party/libtorch/BUILD"
 )
 
+
+# This is a workaround (WAR), not a functional Bazel repository.
+# It directly references a system-installed PyTorch package, which breaks hermeticity
+new_local_repository(
+    name = "torch_l4t",
+    path = "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/torch/",
+    build_file = "third_party/libtorch/BUILD"
+)
+
 new_local_repository(
    name = "tensorrt",
    path = "/usr/",
    build_file = "@//third_party/tensorrt/local:BUILD"
 )
+
+new_local_repository(
+   name = "tensorrt_sbsa",
+   path = "/usr/",
+   build_file = "@//third_party/tensorrt/local:BUILD"
+)
+
+new_local_repository(
+   name = "tensorrt_l4t",
+   path = "/usr/",
+   build_file = "@//third_party/tensorrt/local:BUILD"
+)
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f829602f1a..caa08227e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ def run(self):
     package_data.update(
         {
             "torch_tensorrt": [
-                "BUILD",
-                "WORKSPACE",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/*.h",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/core/*.h",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/core/conversion/*.h",
@@ -644,8 +642,6 @@ def run(self):
     package_data.update(
         {
             "torch_tensorrt": [
-                "BUILD",
-                "WORKSPACE",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/*.h",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/core/*.h",
                 "include/torch_tensorrt/core/runtime/*.h",
diff --git a/bzl_def/BUILD b/third_party/torch_tensorrt/BUILD
similarity index 100%
rename from bzl_def/BUILD
rename to third_party/torch_tensorrt/BUILD
diff --git a/bzl_def/BUILD.bazel b/third_party/torch_tensorrt/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 80%
rename from bzl_def/BUILD.bazel
rename to third_party/torch_tensorrt/BUILD.bazel
index 15f7822df5..ce5f3391af 100644
--- a/bzl_def/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/third_party/torch_tensorrt/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 exports_files([
-    "WORKSPACE",
     "BUILD",
-])
+])
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