diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 7b7b4499a26..c5abe5ce217 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1257,9 +1257,6 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/xds_client_stats.h",
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/xds_load_balancer_api.h",
     ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "nanopb",
-    ],
     language = "c++",
     deps = [
         "envoy_ads_upb",
@@ -1284,9 +1281,6 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/xds_client_stats.h",
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/xds_load_balancer_api.h",
     ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "nanopb",
-    ],
     language = "c++",
     deps = [
         "envoy_ads_upb",