diff --git a/api/adaptation/DEPS b/api/adaptation/DEPS
index cab7fb8e14..734e152497 100644
--- a/api/adaptation/DEPS
+++ b/api/adaptation/DEPS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 specific_include_rules = {
   "resource\.h": [
-    # ref_count.h is a public_deps of rtc_base_approved. Necessary because of
+    # ref_count.h is a public_deps of rtc_base:refcount. Necessary because of
     # rtc::RefCountInterface.
     "+rtc_base/ref_count.h",
   ],
diff --git a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
index 25ca37f2b8..61b2dfd767 100644
--- a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ rtc_source_set("windows_core_audio_utility") {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread_types",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base/win:windows_version",
     ]
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_device_module_from_input_and_output") {
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
@@ -425,7 +423,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:race_checker",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
index 94f0c8e5d8..cdf4776497 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -587,9 +587,7 @@ rtc_library("desktop_capture_generic") {
     deps += [ "../../rtc_base:sanitizer" ]
   }
 
-  if (build_with_mozilla) {
-    deps += [ "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved" ]
-  } else {
+  if (!build_with_mozilla) {
     deps += [ "//third_party/libyuv" ]
   }
 
diff --git a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
index 1e1ca474aa..7765c61202 100644
--- a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ rtc_source_set("callback_list") {
   ]
 }
 
-# The subset of rtc_base approved for use outside of libjingle.
-# TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/9838): Create small and focused build targets and remove
-# the old concept of rtc_base and rtc_base_approved.
-rtc_source_set("rtc_base_approved") {
-  visibility = [ "*" ]
-}
-
 rtc_source_set("buffer") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "buffer.h" ]
@@ -495,7 +488,6 @@ rtc_library("rate_limiter") {
   deps = [
     ":macromagic",
     ":rate_statistics",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
     "../system_wrappers",
     "synchronization:mutex",
   ]
@@ -760,7 +752,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_numerics") {
   deps = [
     ":checks",
     ":mod_ops",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -853,7 +844,6 @@ rtc_library("ip_address") {
   deps = [
     ":byte_order",
     ":net_helpers",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
     ":stringutils",
     "system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -875,7 +865,6 @@ rtc_library("socket_address") {
     ":ip_address",
     ":logging",
     ":net_helpers",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
     ":safe_conversions",
     ":stringutils",
     "system:rtc_export",
@@ -946,7 +935,6 @@ rtc_library("threading") {
     ":platform_thread",
     ":platform_thread_types",
     ":refcount",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
     ":rtc_event",
     ":rtc_task_queue",
     ":socket_address",
@@ -1045,7 +1033,6 @@ if (is_win) {
       ":checks",
       ":logging",
       ":macromagic",
-      ":rtc_base_approved",
       ":stringutils",
     ]
 
@@ -1122,7 +1109,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_base") {
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  public_deps = [ ":rtc_base_approved" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
   public_configs = []
 
   sources = [
@@ -1415,7 +1401,6 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_for_test") {
     ":checks",
     ":location",
     ":macromagic",
-    ":rtc_base_approved",
     ":rtc_event",
     ":rtc_task_queue",
     "../api/task_queue",
@@ -1455,7 +1440,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":gunit_helpers",
       ":rtc_base",
-      ":rtc_base_approved",
       ":rtc_event",
       ":rtc_operations_chain",
       ":threading",
@@ -1585,7 +1569,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":rate_tracker",
         ":refcount",
         ":rtc_base",
-        ":rtc_base_approved",
         ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
         ":rtc_event",
         ":rtc_numerics",
@@ -1640,7 +1623,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       sources = [ "task_queue_unittest.cc" ]
       deps = [
         ":gunit_helpers",
-        ":rtc_base_approved",
         ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
         ":rtc_event",
         ":rtc_task_queue",
@@ -1658,7 +1640,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       sources = [ "weak_ptr_unittest.cc" ]
       deps = [
         ":gunit_helpers",
-        ":rtc_base_approved",
         ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
         ":rtc_event",
         ":task_queue_for_test",
@@ -1681,7 +1662,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "numerics/sequence_number_util_unittest.cc",
       ]
       deps = [
-        ":rtc_base_approved",
         ":rtc_numerics",
         "../test:test_main",
         "../test:test_support",
@@ -1739,7 +1719,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":null_socket_server",
         ":refcount",
         ":rtc_base",
-        ":rtc_base_approved",
         ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
         ":rtc_event",
         ":safe_conversions",
diff --git a/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
index fffd5a0f79..213377218e 100644
--- a/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ rtc_library("alr_experiment") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
   ]
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ rtc_library("quality_rampup_experiment") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ rtc_library("quality_scaler_settings") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ rtc_library("bandwidth_quality_scaler_settings") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -107,7 +103,6 @@ rtc_library("quality_scaling_experiment") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
@@ -121,7 +116,6 @@ rtc_library("normalize_simulcast_size_experiment") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -135,7 +129,6 @@ rtc_library("balanced_degradation_settings") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -151,7 +144,6 @@ rtc_library("cpu_speed_experiment") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -165,7 +157,6 @@ rtc_library("encoder_info_settings") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
@@ -182,7 +173,6 @@ rtc_library("rtt_mult_experiment") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -195,7 +185,6 @@ rtc_library("jitter_upper_bound_experiment") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -210,7 +199,6 @@ rtc_library("rate_control_settings") {
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
     "..:safe_conversions",
-    "../:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
     "../../api/units:data_size",
diff --git a/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
index a651d040b9..893031dfd1 100644
--- a/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":pending_task_safety_flag",
       ":to_queued_task",
       "..:logging",
-      "..:rtc_base_approved",
       "..:rtc_event",
       "..:rtc_task_queue",
       "..:task_queue_for_test",
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":repeating_task",
       ":to_queued_task",
-      "..:rtc_base_approved",
       "..:rtc_event",
       "..:rtc_task_queue",
       "..:task_queue_for_test",
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 866cee581c..c067159527 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -1678,7 +1678,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../rtc_base:buffer",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
         "../rtc_base:logging",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -1718,7 +1717,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../rtc_base:buffer",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
         "../rtc_base:logging",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "//third_party/libyuv",
       ]
diff --git a/video/BUILD.gn b/video/BUILD.gn
index 58c9f9ac98..68dcfdd1ba 100644
--- a/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../modules/video_coding:webrtc_vp9",
         "../rtc_base:macromagic",
         "../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",