diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index ed42dcd6a11..dd4015172d2 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -681,8 +681,6 @@ filegroups:
   deps:
   - gpr
   secure: true
-  uses:
-  - grpc_base
 - name: grpc++_base
   language: c++
   public_headers:
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index d7d6911c0ed..e412b2c88c6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -7345,8 +7345,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
-      "gpr", 
-      "grpc_base"
+      "gpr"
     ], 
     "headers": [
       "src/core/lib/tsi/fake_transport_security.h",