diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 56c220d4aba..5bef93ea3ac 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -684,8 +684,6 @@ 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 71b8c722261..1f5e1c4ce11 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -7405,8 +7405,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
-      "gpr", 
-      "grpc_base"
+      "gpr"
     ], 
     "headers": [
       "src/core/lib/tsi/fake_transport_security.h",