diff --git a/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE b/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
--- a/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
+++ b/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
     ],
 )
 
-load(":configure.bzl", "llvm_configure")
-
-llvm_configure(
-    name = "llvm-project",
-    overlay_path = "llvm-project-overlay",
-    src_path = "../..",
+new_local_repository(
+    name = "llvm-raw",
+    path = "../../",
+    build_file_content = "# empty",
 )
 
-load(":terminfo.bzl", "llvm_terminfo_from_env")
+load("@llvm-raw//utils/bazel:configure.bzl", "llvm_configure")
+
+llvm_configure(name = "llvm-project")
+
+load("@llvm-raw//utils/bazel:terminfo.bzl", "llvm_terminfo_from_env")
 
 maybe(
     llvm_terminfo_from_env,
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
 maybe(
     http_archive,
     name = "zlib",
-    build_file = "//third_party_build:zlib.BUILD",
+    build_file = "@llvm-raw//utils/bazel/third_party_build:zlib.BUILD",
     sha256 = "c3e5e9fdd5004dcb542feda5ee4f0ff0744628baf8ed2dd5d66f8ca1197cb1a1",
     strip_prefix = "zlib-1.2.11",
     urls = [
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
     ],
 )
 
-load(":zlib.bzl", "llvm_zlib_from_env")
+load("@llvm-raw//utils/bazel:zlib.bzl", "llvm_zlib_from_env")
 
 maybe(
     llvm_zlib_from_env,
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
 maybe(
     http_archive,
     name = "vulkan_headers",
-    build_file = "//third_party_build:vulkan_headers.BUILD",
+    build_file = "@llvm-raw//utils/bazel/third_party_build:vulkan_headers.BUILD",
     sha256 = "19f491784ef0bc73caff877d11c96a48b946b5a1c805079d9006e3fbaa5c1895",
     strip_prefix = "Vulkan-Headers-9bd3f561bcee3f01d22912de10bb07ce4e23d378",
     urls = [
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@
     ],
 )
 
-load(":vulkan_sdk.bzl", "vulkan_sdk_setup")
+load("@llvm-raw//utils/bazel:vulkan_sdk.bzl", "vulkan_sdk_setup")
 
 maybe(
     vulkan_sdk_setup,
diff --git a/utils/bazel/configure.bzl b/utils/bazel/configure.bzl
--- a/utils/bazel/configure.bzl
+++ b/utils/bazel/configure.bzl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 """Helper macros to configure the LLVM overlay project."""
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
-load("@bazel_skylib//lib:paths.bzl", "paths")
 load(":zlib.bzl", "llvm_zlib_disable", "llvm_zlib_system")
 load(":terminfo.bzl", "llvm_terminfo_disable", "llvm_terminfo_system")
 
@@ -33,23 +32,11 @@
 ]
 
 def _overlay_directories(repository_ctx):
-    src_workspace_path = str(repository_ctx.path(
-        repository_ctx.attr.src_workspace,
-    ).dirname)
-
-    src_path = paths.join(src_workspace_path, repository_ctx.attr.src_path)
-
-    overlay_workspace_path = str(repository_ctx.path(
-        repository_ctx.attr.overlay_workspace,
-    ).dirname)
-    overlay_path = paths.join(
-        overlay_workspace_path,
-        repository_ctx.attr.overlay_path,
-    )
+    src_path = repository_ctx.path(Label("//:WORKSPACE")).dirname
+    bazel_path = src_path.get_child("utils").get_child("bazel")
+    overlay_path = bazel_path.get_child("llvm-project-overlay")
+    script_path = bazel_path.get_child("overlay_directories.py")
 
-    overlay_script = repository_ctx.path(
-        repository_ctx.attr._overlay_script,
-    )
     python_bin = repository_ctx.which("python3")
     if not python_bin:
         # Windows typically just defines "python" as python3. The script itself
@@ -61,7 +48,7 @@
 
     cmd = [
         python_bin,
-        overlay_script,
+        script_path,
         "--src",
         src_path,
         "--overlay",
@@ -98,14 +85,6 @@
     local = True,
     configure = True,
     attrs = {
-        "_overlay_script": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//:overlay_directories.py"),
-            allow_single_file = True,
-        ),
-        "overlay_workspace": attr.label(default = Label("//:WORKSPACE")),
-        "overlay_path": attr.string(default = DEFAULT_OVERLAY_PATH),
-        "src_workspace": attr.label(default = Label("//:WORKSPACE")),
-        "src_path": attr.string(mandatory = True),
         "targets": attr.string_list(default = DEFAULT_TARGETS),
     },
 )
diff --git a/utils/bazel/examples/submodule/WORKSPACE b/utils/bazel/examples/submodule/WORKSPACE
--- a/utils/bazel/examples/submodule/WORKSPACE
+++ b/utils/bazel/examples/submodule/WORKSPACE
@@ -17,21 +17,16 @@
     ],
 )
 
-# Or wherever your submodule is located.
-SUBMODULE_PATH = "third_party/llvm-project"
-
-local_repository(
-    name = "llvm-bazel",
-    path = SUBMODULE_PATH + "/utils/bazel",
+new_local_repository(
+    name = "llvm-raw",
+    build_file_content = "# empty",
+    # Or wherever your submodule is located.
+    path = "third_party/llvm-project",
 )
 
-load("@llvm-bazel//:configure.bzl", "llvm_configure", "llvm_disable_optional_support_deps")
+load("@llvm-raw//utils/bazel:configure.bzl", "llvm_configure", "llvm_disable_optional_support_deps")
 
-llvm_configure(
-    name = "llvm-project",
-    src_path = SUBMODULE_PATH,
-    src_workspace = "@submodule_example//:WORKSPACE",
-)
+llvm_configure(name = "llvm-project")
 
 # Disables optional dependencies for Support like zlib and terminfo. You may
 # instead want to configure them using the macros in the corresponding bzl
diff --git a/utils/bazel/terminfo.bzl b/utils/bazel/terminfo.bzl
--- a/utils/bazel/terminfo.bzl
+++ b/utils/bazel/terminfo.bzl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 _terminfo_disable_attrs = {
     "_disable_build_template": attr.label(
-        default = Label("//deps_impl:terminfo_disable.BUILD"),
+        default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:terminfo_disable.BUILD"),
         allow_single_file = True,
     ),
 }
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@
 
 _terminfo_system_attrs = _merge_attrs([_terminfo_disable_attrs, {
     "_system_build_template": attr.label(
-        default = Label("//deps_impl:terminfo_system.BUILD"),
+        default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:terminfo_system.BUILD"),
         allow_single_file = True,
     ),
     "_terminfo_test_source": attr.label(
-        default = Label("//deps_impl:terminfo_test.c"),
+        default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:terminfo_test.c"),
         allow_single_file = True,
     ),
     "candidate_system_linkopts": attr.string_list(
diff --git a/utils/bazel/zlib.bzl b/utils/bazel/zlib.bzl
--- a/utils/bazel/zlib.bzl
+++ b/utils/bazel/zlib.bzl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     implementation = _llvm_zlib_external_impl,
     attrs = {
         "_external_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_external.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_external.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
         "external_zlib": attr.string(
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     implementation = _llvm_zlib_system_impl,
     attrs = {
         "_system_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_system.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_system.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
     },
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     implementation = _llvm_zlib_disable_impl,
     attrs = {
         "_disable_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_disable.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_disable.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
     },
@@ -92,15 +92,15 @@
     implementation = _llvm_zlib_from_env_impl,
     attrs = {
         "_disable_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_disable.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_disable.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
         "_external_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_external.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_external.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
         "_system_build_template": attr.label(
-            default = Label("//deps_impl:zlib_system.BUILD"),
+            default = Label("//utils/bazel/deps_impl:zlib_system.BUILD"),
             allow_single_file = True,
         ),
         "external_zlib": attr.label(