diff --git a/WooCommerce-Wear/build.gradle b/WooCommerce-Wear/build.gradle
index 6c2253995291..40264d10bae2 100644
--- a/WooCommerce-Wear/build.gradle
+++ b/WooCommerce-Wear/build.gradle
@@ -219,3 +219,16 @@ static def loadPropertiesFromFile(inputFile) {
     }
     return properties
 }
+
+dependencyAnalysis {
+    issues {
+        onUnusedDependencies {
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.preference.ktx.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.work.runtime.ktx.get().module.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/WooCommerce/build.gradle b/WooCommerce/build.gradle
index 81fe10808c65..dd61d18f7af0 100644
--- a/WooCommerce/build.gradle
+++ b/WooCommerce/build.gradle
@@ -514,4 +514,19 @@ def isLeakCanaryEnabled() {
     return developerProperties.get("enable_leak_canary") ?: true
 }
 
+dependencyAnalysis {
+    issues {
+        onUnusedDependencies {
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise UI tests will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.apache.http.client.android.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise it will cause the app to fail to build.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise it will cause the app to fail to build.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.work.runtime.ktx.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise it will cause the app to fail to build.
+            exclude(libs.google.protobuf.kotlinlite.get().module.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 apply from: '../config/gradle/build_optimization.gradle'
diff --git a/libs/apifaker/build.gradle b/libs/apifaker/build.gradle
index 2574adf96113..b627652d97e1 100644
--- a/libs/apifaker/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/apifaker/build.gradle
@@ -56,3 +56,14 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.mockito.kotlin)
     testImplementation(libs.kotlinx.coroutines.test)
 }
+
+dependencyAnalysis {
+    issues {
+        onUnusedDependencies {
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.compose.material.icons.extended.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.get().module.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/fluxc-plugin/build.gradle b/libs/fluxc-plugin/build.gradle
index 76d76472b769..03910d5007e7 100644
--- a/libs/fluxc-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/fluxc-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -103,3 +103,12 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation libs.androidx.test.ext.junit
     androidTestImplementation libs.assertj.core
 }
+
+dependencyAnalysis {
+    issues {
+        onUnusedDependencies {
+            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise it will cause the app to fail to build.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.core.ktx.get().module.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/fluxc-tests/build.gradle b/libs/fluxc-tests/build.gradle
index 9242c03b8948..e548de79f48d 100644
--- a/libs/fluxc-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/fluxc-tests/build.gradle
@@ -50,3 +50,12 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.androidx.arch.core.testing
     testImplementation libs.androidx.paging.runtime
 }
+
+dependencyAnalysis {
+    issues {
+        onUnusedDependencies {
+            // This dependency is actually needed; otherwise, tests fail.
+            exclude(libs.androidx.paging.runtime.get().module.toString())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/fluxc/build.gradle b/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
index ea7593498ef7..605516da4a55 100644
--- a/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/fluxc/build.gradle
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ tasks.withType(KotlinCompile).configureEach {
 dependencyAnalysis {
     issues {
         onUnusedDependencies {
-            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise the app will crash with a runtime exception.
+            // This dependency is actually needed; otherwise, the app will crash with a runtime exception.
             exclude(libs.eventbus.android.get().module.toString())
-            // This dependency is actually needed otherwise UI tests will crash with a runtime exception.
+            // This dependency is actually needed; otherwise, UI tests will crash with a runtime exception.
             exclude(libs.apache.http.client.android.get().module.toString())
+            // This dependency is actually needed; otherwise, NoClassDefFoundError will be thrown during card reader connection flow.
+            exclude(libs.squareup.okhttp3.tls.get().module.toString())
         }
     }
 }