Android Studio Lint check for Unnecessary Module Dependency - intellij-idea

Question

When running a Lint check on files in my project I often come across an error that looks like this (actual names of files redacted, but you'll get the idea):
Dependency from module 'name_of_my_project' on module
'some_3rd_party_library' could be probably be removed when
complementary scope to 'File 'filepath_to_the_class_being_analyzed'
also does not contain references on module 'some_3rd_party_library'
I get this error for every single library that isn't compiled with Gradle - i.e. libraries that have been imported whole into the project and then added as dependencies.
Facebook is a great example of a library that even if you wanted to compile it through Gradle you couldn't because they don't support it, and you need to run it as a local library - it seems like you'll then receive this "unnecessary module dependency" warning for every class that doesn't directly call Facebook.
So, the question is - what is the "proper" way of handling this error? Do I ignore it or am I supposed to change the code in some way to make it disappear?
Edit: in the preferences menu for Lint it describes the check as follows (in case this helps figure it out):
This inspection lists modules which contain redundant dependencies on
other modules. These dependencies can be safely removed.

Answer 1

There are known issues with the Lint checkers. I do not get this error in Android Studio 2.1.1. However, if you still do and you know it to be spurious, I would recommend going to Settings --> Editor --> Inspections --> Unnecessary Module Dependency and changing the Severity type from Warning to Info. This way you get a "clean lint build" and avoid a "broken windows" type of state due to bad lint algo. In fact, I've created a special category that has Info severity called Info Due To Bad Lint Algo to which I've assigned whatever I know to be spurious. This way I can periodically review those and see if they've been fixed.
You should report this to them btw, so there is some hope of it getting fixed... Good luck!

Answer 2

You can avoid lint checking using following block of code.
Add following block of code into app build.gradle file inside android {}
lintOptions {
checkReleaseBuilds false
// set to true to turn off analysis progress reporting by lint
quiet true
// if true, only report errors
ignoreWarnings true
abortOnError false
disable "ResourceType"
}