Clean up gradle-core dependencies

Bug: 442368444
Test: existing
Change-Id: Id3c23d80654a987e564136c74066a84d81cf3179
diff --git a/base/dependencies.properties b/base/dependencies.properties
index 961c345..963413e 100644
--- a/base/dependencies.properties
+++ b/base/dependencies.properties
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
 protobuf_gradle_plugin = com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.9.4
 
 tensorflow_lite_metadata = org.tensorflow:tensorflow-lite-metadata:0.2.0
-transform_api_deprecated = com.android.tools.build:transform-api:2.0.0-deprecated-use-gradle-api
 unified_test_platform = com.google.testing.platform:core-proto:0.0.9-alpha03
 unified_test_platform_android_driver_instrumentation = com.google.testing.platform:android-driver-instrumentation:0.0.9-alpha03
 unified_test_platform_device_provider = com.google.testing.platform:android-device-provider-local:0.0.9-alpha03
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@
 
 # Include test dependencies here as well, so that we take them into
 # consideration when computing version numbers.
-easymock = org.easymock:easymock:3.3
 equalsverifier = nl.jqno.equalsverifier:equalsverifier:3.15.6
 google_api_client = com.google.api-client:google-api-client:1.22.0
 google_storage_client = com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage:v1-rev82-1.22.0
@@ -172,8 +170,6 @@
 smali_dexlib = com.android.tools.smali:smali-dexlib2:3.0.9
 truth = com.google.truth:truth:0.44
 truth_java8_extension = com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension:0.44
-checker_compat_qual = org.checkerframework:checker-compat-qual:2.5.5
-checker_qual = org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.5.0
 compile_testing = com.google.testing.compile:compile-testing:0.16
 tink = com.google.crypto.tink:tink:1.7.0
 tomlj = org.tomlj:tomlj:1.1.0