diff --git a/api/BUILD.gn b/api/BUILD.gn
index e3ab5dc73b..fff851bef1 100644
--- a/api/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/BUILD.gn
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../pc:peer_connection_factory",
       "../pc:webrtc_sdp",
       "../rtc_base",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../stats:rtc_stats",
       "audio:audio_mixer_api",
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_packet_info") {
     ":rtp_headers",
     ":scoped_refptr",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "units:timestamp",
   ]
@@ -226,7 +224,6 @@ rtc_library("libjingle_peerconnection_api") {
     "../rtc_base",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ip_address",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
@@ -605,7 +602,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_output_file") {
     ":libjingle_logging_api",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "rtc_event_log",
   ]
@@ -626,7 +622,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_api") {
     "../api:refcountedbase",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
 }
@@ -855,7 +850,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":simulcast_test_fixture_api",
       "../modules/video_coding:simulcast_test_fixture_impl",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     ]
   }
@@ -887,7 +881,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":videocodec_test_fixture_api",
       "../modules/video_coding:video_codecs_test_framework",
       "../modules/video_coding:videocodec_test_impl",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     ]
   }
@@ -972,7 +965,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":rtp_parameters",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "crypto:frame_encryptor_interface",
     ]
   }
@@ -990,7 +982,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":rtp_parameters",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "crypto:frame_decryptor_interface",
     ]
   }
@@ -1205,7 +1196,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
diff --git a/api/adaptation/BUILD.gn b/api/adaptation/BUILD.gn
index 2cba5f407e..839ad2c24b 100644
--- a/api/adaptation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/adaptation/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ rtc_source_set("resource_adaptation_api") {
     "../../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/api/audio/BUILD.gn b/api/audio/BUILD.gn
index 46edb62ace..7220106d3c 100644
--- a/api/audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_frame_api") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
   ]
 }
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_mixer_api") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_frame_api",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ rtc_library("aec3_config") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ rtc_library("aec3_config_json") {
     ":aec3_config",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_json",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
@@ -88,7 +84,6 @@ rtc_library("aec3_factory") {
     ":aec3_config",
     ":echo_control",
     "../../modules/audio_processing/aec3",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/api/audio/test/BUILD.gn b/api/audio/test/BUILD.gn
index d62baf15b7..dfe8c32f80 100644
--- a/api/audio/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "..:aec3_config",
       "..:aec3_config_json",
       "..:audio_frame_api",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
index 0f590c65bd..ec358e12e2 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_codecs_api") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:time_delta",
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ rtc_library("builtin_audio_decoder_factory") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_codecs_api",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "L16:audio_decoder_L16",
     "g711:audio_decoder_g711",
     "g722:audio_decoder_g722",
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ rtc_library("builtin_audio_encoder_factory") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_codecs_api",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "L16:audio_encoder_L16",
     "g711:audio_encoder_g711",
     "g722:audio_encoder_g722",
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ rtc_library("opus_audio_decoder_factory") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_codecs_api",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "opus:audio_decoder_multiopus",
     "opus:audio_decoder_opus",
   ]
@@ -142,7 +138,6 @@ rtc_library("opus_audio_encoder_factory") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_codecs_api",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "opus:audio_encoder_multiopus",
     "opus:audio_encoder_opus",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
index 291574abce..41e9eb42d8 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_L16") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_L16") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
index 10445edf66..b2ff324f12 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_g711") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g711",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_g711") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g711",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
index 7a6a5c8fd5..d78ee75984 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_g722") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g722",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_g722") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g722",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
index 00f80723ac..22cf48220f 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_ilbc") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:ilbc",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_ilbc") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:ilbc",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/isac/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/isac/BUILD.gn
index bda315b95e..96a0ed5013 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/isac/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/isac/BUILD.gn
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_isac_fix") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:isac_fix",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_isac_fix") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:isac_fix",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_isac_float") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:isac",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -129,7 +126,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_isac_float") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:isac",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
index 94d4d1b4f5..2091cbd000 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_opus_config") {
     "audio_encoder_opus_config.h",
   ]
   deps = [
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_opus") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_opus",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_opus") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_opus",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_multiopus") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_multiopus",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../opus:audio_encoder_opus_config",
   ]
@@ -105,7 +101,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_multiopus") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_multiopus",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
index dabcc3da8d..12df649feb 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     ]
     deps = [
       "..:audio_codecs_api",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:audio_codec_mocks",
       "../../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../../../test:test_support",
diff --git a/api/neteq/BUILD.gn b/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
index c37da87cd5..504fa059bb 100644
--- a/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ rtc_source_set("neteq_api") {
     "..:rtp_headers",
     "..:rtp_packet_info",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
     "../audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ rtc_source_set("neteq_controller_api") {
   deps = [
     ":neteq_api",
     ":tick_timer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ rtc_source_set("tick_timer") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn b/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
index acff7124d7..f9f26eb5d4 100644
--- a/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ rtc_library("network_emulation") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../../../rtc_base:ip_address",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../../numerics",
     "../../task_queue",
diff --git a/api/transport/BUILD.gn b/api/transport/BUILD.gn
index 03322257cc..44d4b117b5 100644
--- a/api/transport/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/transport/BUILD.gn
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ rtc_source_set("datagram_transport_interface") {
     "..:array_view",
     "..:rtc_error",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ rtc_source_set("stun_types") {
     "../../rtc_base:ip_address",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:socket_address",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:byte_buffer",
       "../../rtc_base:byte_order",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
diff --git a/api/video/BUILD.gn b/api/video/BUILD.gn
index f2c5babe36..f30125f1b7 100644
--- a/api/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ rtc_library("video_rtp_headers") {
   deps = [
     "..:array_view",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ rtc_library("video_frame") {
     "..:video_track_source_constraints",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ rtc_library("encoded_image") {
     "..:scoped_refptr",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -247,7 +244,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_bitrate_allocator_factory") {
   sources = [ "video_bitrate_allocator_factory.h" ]
   deps = [
     ":video_bitrate_allocator",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
   ]
 }
@@ -277,7 +273,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_decoder_create") {
   deps = [
     ":video_stream_decoder",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../video:video_stream_decoder_impl",
     "../task_queue",
     "../video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
diff --git a/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn b/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
index d8549e9037..023e8aec1d 100644
--- a/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ rtc_library("video_codecs_api") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:data_rate",
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_software_fallback_wrappers") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
diff --git a/audio/BUILD.gn b/audio/BUILD.gn
index fd76253557..1878154b14 100644
--- a/audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ rtc_library("audio") {
     "../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:safe_compare",
       "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
@@ -318,7 +316,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../call:fake_network",
         "../call:simulated_network",
         "../common_audio",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
         "../system_wrappers",
         "../test:field_trial",
diff --git a/audio/utility/BUILD.gn b/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
index 82012ae5ed..983b6286e4 100644
--- a/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_frame_operations") {
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../test:field_trial",
       "../../test:test_support",
diff --git a/audio/voip/BUILD.gn b/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
index b45065f004..b9397336b5 100644
--- a/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_channel") {
     "../../rtc_base:location",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/call/BUILD.gn b/call/BUILD.gn
index 8b8c14d05e..fbf2fe379f 100644
--- a/call/BUILD.gn
+++ b/call/BUILD.gn
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ rtc_library("call_interfaces") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
   ]
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_interfaces") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../modules/utility",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
@@ -152,7 +150,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_receiver") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
@@ -218,7 +215,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_sender") {
     "../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../rtc_base:random",
     "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
@@ -246,7 +242,6 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_configurator") {
     "../api/transport:bitrate_settings",
     "../api/units:data_rate",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -264,7 +259,6 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_allocator") {
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../system_wrappers",
@@ -328,7 +322,6 @@ rtc_library("call") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -388,7 +381,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_api") {
     "../common_video:frame_counts",
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -410,7 +402,6 @@ rtc_library("simulated_network") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../rtc_base:random",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -441,7 +432,6 @@ rtc_library("fake_network") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../system_wrappers",
   ]
@@ -508,7 +498,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../rtc_base:macromagic",
         "../rtc_base:random",
         "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
@@ -578,7 +567,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../rtc_base:logging",
         "../rtc_base:macromagic",
         "../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
diff --git a/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn b/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
index 172c431523..2cb8093860 100644
--- a/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ rtc_library("resource_adaptation") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
       "../../api/video:video_stream_encoder",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
diff --git a/common_audio/BUILD.gn b/common_audio/BUILD.gn
index d7baba1d57..2ae6d32710 100644
--- a/common_audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/common_audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ rtc_library("common_audio") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ rtc_library("common_audio_c") {
     ":common_audio_cc",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:compile_assert_c",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../system_wrappers",
@@ -199,7 +197,6 @@ rtc_library("common_audio_cc") {
   ]
 
   deps = [
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../system_wrappers",
   ]
@@ -209,7 +206,6 @@ rtc_source_set("sinc_resampler") {
   sources = [ "resampler/sinc_resampler.h" ]
   deps = [
     "../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     "../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../system_wrappers",
@@ -232,7 +228,6 @@ rtc_library("fir_filter_factory") {
   deps = [
     ":fir_filter",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../system_wrappers",
   ]
@@ -261,7 +256,6 @@ if (current_cpu == "x86" || current_cpu == "x64") {
       ":fir_filter",
       ":sinc_resampler",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     ]
   }
@@ -286,7 +280,6 @@ if (current_cpu == "x86" || current_cpu == "x64") {
       ":fir_filter",
       ":sinc_resampler",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     ]
   }
@@ -311,7 +304,6 @@ if (rtc_build_with_neon) {
       ":fir_filter",
       ":sinc_resampler",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     ]
   }
@@ -333,7 +325,6 @@ if (rtc_build_with_neon) {
     deps = [
       ":common_audio_c",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base/system:arch",
     ]
   }
@@ -383,7 +374,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       ":sinc_resampler",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../rtc_base:timeutils",
diff --git a/common_video/BUILD.gn b/common_video/BUILD.gn
index 6156d3cad8..3598afdcb6 100644
--- a/common_video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/common_video/BUILD.gn
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
diff --git a/examples/BUILD.gn b/examples/BUILD.gn
index 84b3179abb..8b84fe480e 100644
--- a/examples/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/BUILD.gn
@@ -758,7 +758,6 @@ if (is_linux || is_chromeos || is_win) {
       "../modules/video_capture:video_capture_module",
       "../pc:libjingle_peerconnection",
       "../rtc_base",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_json",
       "../test:video_test_common",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
@@ -780,7 +779,6 @@ if (is_linux || is_chromeos || is_win) {
     ]
     deps = [
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../test:field_trial",
@@ -799,7 +797,6 @@ if (is_linux || is_chromeos || is_win) {
       "../pc:rtc_pc",
       "../rtc_base",
       "../rtc_base:ip_address",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../rtc_base:socket_server",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -813,7 +810,6 @@ if (is_linux || is_chromeos || is_win) {
       "../p2p:rtc_p2p",
       "../pc:rtc_pc",
       "../rtc_base",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../rtc_base:socket_server",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -939,7 +935,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../rtc_base:timeutils",
diff --git a/examples/androidnativeapi/BUILD.gn b/examples/androidnativeapi/BUILD.gn
index 1cbc50fbd4..8606f00f32 100644
--- a/examples/androidnativeapi/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/androidnativeapi/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ if (is_android) {
       "//modules/utility",
       "//pc:libjingle_peerconnection",
       "//rtc_base",
-      "//rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "//sdk/android:native_api_base",
       "//sdk/android:native_api_jni",
       "//sdk/android:native_api_video",
diff --git a/logging/BUILD.gn b/logging/BUILD.gn
index 46dd3d96a3..67566ce5e3 100644
--- a/logging/BUILD.gn
+++ b/logging/BUILD.gn
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_field") {
     "../rtc_base:bitstream_reader",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_rtp_rtcp") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
@@ -275,7 +273,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_number_encodings") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
@@ -307,7 +304,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_impl_encoder") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -373,7 +369,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
@@ -457,7 +452,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
       "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
@@ -516,7 +510,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
         "../rtc_base:checks",
         "../rtc_base:macromagic",
         "../rtc_base:random",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "../system_wrappers",
@@ -544,7 +537,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
           "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
           "../rtc_base:checks",
           "../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
           "../test:rtp_test_utils",
           "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
           "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
@@ -577,7 +569,6 @@ rtc_library("ice_log") {
     "../api:libjingle_peerconnection_api",  # For api/dtls_transport_interface.h
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
diff --git a/media/BUILD.gn b/media/BUILD.gn
index f4e91143cd..015bc46ddd 100644
--- a/media/BUILD.gn
+++ b/media/BUILD.gn
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_media_base") {
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../rtc_base:socket",
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_simulcast_encoder_adapter") {
     "../rtc_base:atomicops",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/experiments:encoder_info_settings",
     "../rtc_base/experiments:rate_control_settings",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
@@ -222,7 +219,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_internal_video_codecs") {
     "../modules/video_coding/codecs/av1:libaom_av1_encoder_if_supported",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../test:fake_video_codecs",
@@ -396,7 +392,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_data_sctp_transport_internal") {
     "../media:rtc_media_base",
     "../p2p:rtc_p2p",
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
   ]
@@ -424,7 +419,6 @@ if (rtc_build_dcsctp) {
       "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:random",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:socket",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -510,7 +504,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -626,7 +619,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
         "../rtc_base:logging",
         "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
diff --git a/modules/async_audio_processing/BUILD.gn b/modules/async_audio_processing/BUILD.gn
index 506849d479..7a7ca20df1 100644
--- a/modules/async_audio_processing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/async_audio_processing/BUILD.gn
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ rtc_library("async_audio_processing") {
     "../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
   ]
 }
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":async_audio_processing",
       "../../api/audio:audio_frame_api",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
index a09ea4b2a5..01de67c246 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_coding") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ rtc_library("legacy_encoded_audio_frame") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_cng") {
     "../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
 }
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@ rtc_library("red") {
     "../../rtc_base:byte_order",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -154,7 +150,6 @@ rtc_library("g711") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   public_deps = [ ":g711_c" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
@@ -187,7 +182,6 @@ rtc_library("g722") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -223,7 +217,6 @@ rtc_library("ilbc") {
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -379,7 +372,6 @@ rtc_library("ilbc_c") {
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
   ]
@@ -400,7 +392,6 @@ rtc_source_set("isac_common") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
@@ -508,7 +499,6 @@ rtc_library("isac_c") {
     "../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:compile_assert_c",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../third_party/fft",
   ]
@@ -621,7 +611,6 @@ rtc_library("isac_fix_c") {
     "../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:compile_assert_c",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../third_party/fft",
@@ -695,7 +684,6 @@ if (rtc_build_with_neon) {
       "../../common_audio",
       "../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 }
@@ -719,7 +707,6 @@ rtc_library("pcm16b") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   public_deps = [ ":pcm16b_c" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
 }
@@ -772,7 +759,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_opus") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
@@ -816,7 +802,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_multiopus") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
@@ -857,7 +842,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_opus_wrapper") {
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
   ]
 }
@@ -926,7 +910,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_network_adaptor") {
     "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
@@ -1039,7 +1022,6 @@ rtc_library("neteq") {
     "../../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
@@ -1106,7 +1088,6 @@ rtc_library("neteq_tools_minimal") {
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -1145,7 +1126,6 @@ rtc_library("neteq_test_tools") {
     "../../rtc_base",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../test:rtp_test_utils",
@@ -1187,7 +1167,6 @@ rtc_library("neteq_tools") {
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
@@ -1217,7 +1196,6 @@ rtc_library("neteq_input_audio_tools") {
   deps = [
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -1234,7 +1212,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       ":neteq_tools_minimal",
       "../../logging:rtc_event_log_parser",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtp_rtcp",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     ]
@@ -1288,7 +1265,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_coding_modules_tests_shared") {
     "../../rtc_base",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../test:fileutils",
@@ -1436,7 +1412,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
@@ -1464,7 +1439,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":neteq_test_tools",
       "../../api/audio_codecs/opus:audio_encoder_opus",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -1489,7 +1463,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api:scoped_refptr",
       "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_decoder_factory",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
@@ -1515,7 +1488,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_decoder_factory",
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_encoder_factory",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
@@ -1596,7 +1568,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":neteq_test_tools",
         "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_decoder_factory",
         "../../api/neteq:neteq_api",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:audio_codec_mocks",
         "../../test:field_trial",
         "../../test:test_support",
@@ -1612,7 +1583,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       deps = [
         ":neteq_test_factory",
         ":neteq_test_tools",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
         "../../test:field_trial",
@@ -1674,7 +1644,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":isac_fix",
         ":webrtc_opus",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:test_main",
         "../../test:test_support",
         "../audio_processing",
@@ -1700,7 +1669,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_decoder_factory",
       "../../api/neteq:neteq_api",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../test:fileutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
@@ -1764,7 +1732,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       deps = [
         "../../api:array_view",
         "../../rtc_base:buffer",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
       ]
 
@@ -1782,7 +1749,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
 
       deps = [
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:rtp_test_utils",
         "//testing/gtest",
       ]
@@ -1813,7 +1779,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":neteq_quality_test_support",
         ":neteq_tools",
         ":webrtc_opus",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:test_main",
         "//testing/gtest",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
@@ -1846,7 +1811,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":neteq_quality_test_support",
         ":neteq_tools",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../../test:fileutils",
         "../../test:test_main",
@@ -1864,7 +1828,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":isac_fix",
         ":neteq",
         ":neteq_quality_test_support",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:test_main",
         "//testing/gtest",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
@@ -1881,7 +1844,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":neteq",
         ":neteq_quality_test_support",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../../test:fileutils",
         "../../test:test_main",
@@ -1900,7 +1862,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":neteq_quality_test_support",
         ":pcm16b",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../../test:fileutils",
         "../../test:test_main",
@@ -1928,7 +1889,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":isac",
         ":isac_test_util",
         "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       ]
     }
   }
@@ -1959,7 +1919,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":isac",
         ":isac_test_util",
         "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -1994,7 +1953,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":webrtc_opus",
         "../../common_audio",
         "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../test:fileutils",
         "../../test:test_main",
         "../../test:test_support",
@@ -2145,7 +2103,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
         "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
         "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/codecs/opus/test/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_coding/codecs/opus/test/BUILD.gn
index 2206f79670..8bc0bf5e0e 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/codecs/opus/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/codecs/opus/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../../../common_audio",
       "../../../../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
       "../../../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
index d4e70358f9..3ecbf0ff94 100644
--- a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_device_api") {
     "../../api/task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
 }
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:timestamp_aligner",
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_generic") {
     ":audio_device_api",
     ":audio_device_buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +193,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_impl") {
     "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
     "../../rtc_base:random",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
diff --git a/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
index 78405e06cb..1196835fec 100644
--- a/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_mixer_impl") {
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_frame_manipulator") {
     "../../api/audio:audio_frame_api",
     "../../audio/utility:audio_frame_operations",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +96,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api:array_view",
       "../../api/audio:audio_frame_api",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     ]
   }
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/units:timestamp",
       "../../audio/utility:audio_frame_operations",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
       "../../test:test_support",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
index 2123cba1c5..a3ab4ec5c7 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ rtc_library("api") {
     "../../api/audio:echo_control",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_processing") {
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../common_audio:fir_filter",
     "../../common_audio:fir_filter_factory",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers",
   ]
 
@@ -249,7 +247,6 @@ rtc_library("residual_echo_detector") {
     "../../rtc_base:atomicops",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -312,7 +309,6 @@ rtc_library("apm_logging") {
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -392,7 +388,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
         "../../rtc_base:random",
         "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
@@ -496,7 +491,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -516,7 +510,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../common_audio",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
       "agc:gain_map",
@@ -558,7 +551,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
         "../../rtc_base:logging",
         "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:rtc_json",
         "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -598,7 +590,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
         "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
         "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
       ]
     }
@@ -650,7 +641,6 @@ rtc_library("audioproc_test_utils") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:random",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../test:fileutils",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
index c715dd0d29..8876002990 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ rtc_library("aec3") {
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../../rtc_base:race_checker",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:swap_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ rtc_source_set("aec3_fft") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../common_audio/third_party/ooura:fft_size_128",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
   ]
 }
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ rtc_source_set("render_buffer") {
     ":fft_data",
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
   ]
 }
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ rtc_source_set("matched_filter") {
   deps = [
     ":aec3_common",
     "../../../api:array_view",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
   ]
 }
@@ -317,7 +313,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
index 2175a5b0a9..78d9112001 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ rtc_source_set("aec_dump") {
 
   deps = [
     "..:aec_dump_interface",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "..:api",
       "..:audioproc_test_utils",
       "../",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
   }
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
       "../../../rtc_base:race_checker",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aecm/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/aecm/BUILD.gn
index 5b1aad6175..80f2901049 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aecm/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aecm/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ rtc_library("aecm_core") {
   deps = [
     "../../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
index 809c052c3a..7b8f0fd82e 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ rtc_library("agc") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ rtc_library("clipping_predictor_level_buffer") {
   deps = [
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ rtc_library("legacy_agc") {
     "../../../common_audio:common_audio_c",
     "../../../common_audio/third_party/ooura:fft_size_256",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
   ]
 
@@ -180,7 +177,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api:array_view",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
index fe58af382b..4e40736d52 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ rtc_library("adaptive_digital") {
     "../../../common_audio",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_compare",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ rtc_library("biquad_filter") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ rtc_library("fixed_digital") {
     "../../../common_audio",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
@@ -215,7 +212,6 @@ rtc_library("adaptive_digital_unittests") {
     "../../../common_audio",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../test:test_support",
   ]
 }
@@ -254,7 +250,6 @@ rtc_library("fixed_digital_unittests") {
     "../../../common_audio",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
   ]
 }
@@ -273,7 +268,6 @@ rtc_library("noise_estimator_unittests") {
     "../../../api:function_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -307,6 +301,5 @@ rtc_library("test_utils") {
     "..:audio_frame_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:random",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
index 5d9386b3f8..9d62e2ff51 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../../../api:array_view",
         "../../../../common_audio",
         "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-        "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../../rtc_base:safe_compare",
         "../../../../test:test_support",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
index 9baadcba85..d818e23f3c 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ rtc_static_library("ns") {
     "../../../common_audio/third_party/ooura:fft_size_128",
     "../../../common_audio/third_party/ooura:fft_size_256",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "..:high_pass_filter",
       "../../../api:array_view",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
index 5763ff82b9..035f23144d 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ rtc_library("lib") {
     "../../../../common_audio",
     "../../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../../test:fileutils",
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ rtc_library("unittest") {
     "../../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../../common_audio",
     "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../../test:fileutils",
     "../../../../test:test_support",
     "//testing/gtest",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/test/py_quality_assessment/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/test/py_quality_assessment/BUILD.gn
index f5678f1822..581fe95bb3 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/test/py_quality_assessment/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/test/py_quality_assessment/BUILD.gn
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
     output_dir = "${root_out_dir}/py_quality_assessment/quality_assessment"
     deps = [
       "../../../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
     deps = [
       "../../../../common_audio",
       "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
     ]
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../..",
       "../../../../common_audio",
       "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../vad",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../..",
       "../../../../common_audio",
       "../../../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
index 6d9802e0a2..9be0da2113 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":voice_probability_delay_unit",
         "..:audio_processing",
         "../../../common_audio",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
         "../../../system_wrappers",
         "../../../test:fileutils",
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/utility/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/utility/BUILD.gn
index 437b544fc9..4851e77b03 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/utility/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/utility/BUILD.gn
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     sources = [ "cascaded_biquad_filter_unittest.cc" ]
     deps = [
       ":cascaded_biquad_filter",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     sources = [ "delay_estimator_unittest.cc" ]
     deps = [
       ":legacy_delay_estimator",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
index d24b25d35c..468daad75d 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ rtc_library("delay_based_bwe") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:race_checker",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../../pacing",
@@ -346,7 +345,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../../rtc_base:checks",
         "../../../rtc_base:logging",
         "../../../rtc_base:random",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../../../rtc_base/experiments:alr_experiment",
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
index 980a89fbde..85b12b3771 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ rtc_library("pcc") {
     ":pcc_controller",
     "../../../api/transport:network_control",
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ rtc_library("pcc_controller") {
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:random",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ rtc_library("monitor_interval") {
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@ rtc_library("rtt_tracker") {
     "../../../api/transport:network_control",
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ rtc_library("utility_function") {
     "../../../api/transport:network_control",
     "../../../api/units:data_rate",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +90,6 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_controller") {
     ":utility_function",
     "../../../api/transport:network_control",
     "../../../api/units:data_rate",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -122,7 +116,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../api/units:data_size",
       "../../../api/units:time_delta",
       "../../../api/units:timestamp",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../../../test/scenario",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
index ff89090aa4..7057cdfe42 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ rtc_library("transport_feedback") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../logging:mocks",
       "../../../rtc_base",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
       "../../../system_wrappers",
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
index 1f2d6b9e6e..3bf73eba95 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":primitives",
         ":screen_drawer",
         "../../rtc_base",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
         "../../system_wrappers",
         "../../test:test_support",
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       # TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/9987): Remove this dep on rtc_base:rtc_base once
       # rtc_base:threading is fully defined.
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../test:test_support",
@@ -187,7 +185,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api:scoped_refptr",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
     ]
 
@@ -211,7 +208,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
 
     deps = [
       ":primitives",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
   }
@@ -324,7 +320,6 @@ if (is_mac) {
       "../../rtc_base",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
       "../../sdk:helpers_objc",
@@ -564,7 +559,6 @@ rtc_library("desktop_capture_generic") {
       "dxgi.lib",
     ]
     deps += [
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:win32",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn b/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
index 46cd90c643..7585d37005 100644
--- a/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ rtc_library("pacing") {
     "../../rtc_base:location",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ rtc_library("interval_budget") {
 
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
 }
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/units:time_delta",
       "../../modules/utility:mock_process_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base/experiments:alr_experiment",
       "../../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
diff --git a/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn b/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
index 6b7da43b5d..3583e81c66 100644
--- a/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ rtc_library("remote_bitrate_estimator") {
     "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
     "../../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "tools/bwe_rtp.h",
     ]
     deps = [
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../test:rtp_test_utils",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     ]
@@ -132,7 +130,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../test:field_trial",
       "../../test:fileutils",
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn b/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
index fa4f90d916..8e25b42a46 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_rtcp_format") {
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_rtcp") {
     "../../rtc_base:random",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
@@ -367,7 +365,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtp_rtcp_legacy") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../remote_bitrate_estimator",
@@ -405,7 +402,6 @@ rtc_library("rtcp_transceiver") {
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:divide_round",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
@@ -453,7 +449,6 @@ rtc_library("fec_test_helper") {
     ":rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:random",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +465,6 @@ rtc_library("mock_rtp_rtcp") {
     ":rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../api/video:video_bitrate_allocation",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../test:test_support",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -512,7 +506,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":rtp_rtcp",
       ":rtp_rtcp_format",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../test:fileutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
@@ -645,7 +638,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
       "../../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
diff --git a/modules/utility/BUILD.gn b/modules/utility/BUILD.gn
index d0b917eedd..fc8512e27e 100644
--- a/modules/utility/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/utility/BUILD.gn
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ rtc_library("utility") {
     "../../rtc_base:location",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ rtc_library("mock_process_thread") {
   deps = [
     ":utility",
     "../../rtc_base:location",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../test:test_support",
   ]
 }
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/task_queue",
       "../../api/task_queue:task_queue_test",
       "../../rtc_base:location",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
index cf86f93c36..98fb04a0eb 100644
--- a/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ rtc_library("video_capture_module") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../system_wrappers",
@@ -142,7 +140,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../api/video:video_frame",
         "../../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
         "../../common_video",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
         "../../system_wrappers",
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
index a8af689484..96d170418d 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ rtc_library("encoded_frame") {
     "../../modules:module_api_public",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:alr_experiment",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:rtt_mult_experiment",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ rtc_library("nack_requester") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ rtc_library("packet_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:mod_ops",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
@@ -146,7 +143,6 @@ rtc_library("h264_packet_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
@@ -346,7 +342,6 @@ rtc_library("video_coding") {
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
@@ -454,7 +449,6 @@ rtc_library("video_coding_legacy") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:one_time_event",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base/memory:always_valid_pointer",
@@ -535,7 +529,6 @@ rtc_library("video_coding_utility") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -695,7 +688,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp8") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:cpu_speed_experiment",
@@ -738,7 +730,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp8_temporal_layers") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -841,7 +832,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../modules/utility:utility",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
         "../../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../sdk/android:internal_jni",
         "../../sdk/android:native_api_base",
         "../../sdk/android:native_api_codecs",
@@ -863,7 +853,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
         "../../media:rtc_audio_video",
         "../../media:rtc_media_base",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../sdk:native_api",
         "../../sdk:peerconnectionfactory_base_objc",
         "../../sdk:videocodec_objc",
@@ -912,7 +901,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
       "../../common_video",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
   }
@@ -952,7 +940,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:buffer",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
@@ -1027,7 +1014,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../media:rtc_media_base",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
@@ -1279,7 +1265,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
diff --git a/modules/video_processing/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_processing/BUILD.gn
index daffd49cdf..b3461186a2 100644
--- a/modules/video_processing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_processing/BUILD.gn
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ rtc_library("video_processing") {
     "../../common_video",
     "../../modules/utility",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ if (build_video_processing_sse2) {
 
     deps = [
       ":denoiser_filter",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
     ]
 
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/common/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/common/BUILD.gn
index 37b6008583..251ebaaf91 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import("../../../webrtc.gni")
 
 rtc_source_set("internal_types") {
   deps = [
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
     "../public:types",
   ]
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api:array_view",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
     ]
     sources = [
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/fuzzers/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
index e0a16cc844..302c828684 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ rtc_library("dcsctp_fuzzers") {
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:math",
     "../packet:chunk",
     "../packet:error_cause",
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../packet:sctp_packet",
       "../public:socket",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
index 546788a96c..d9d0b05805 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ rtc_source_set("bounded_io") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   sources = [
     "bounded_byte_reader.h",
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ rtc_library("tlv_trait") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ rtc_library("tlv_trait") {
 rtc_source_set("data") {
   deps = [
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../public:types",
   ]
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ rtc_library("crc32c") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "//third_party/crc32c",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ rtc_library("parameter") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:math",
@@ -119,7 +114,6 @@ rtc_library("error_cause") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:math",
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ rtc_library("chunk") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:math",
     "../common:str_join",
@@ -231,7 +224,6 @@ rtc_library("chunk_validators") {
     ":chunk",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   sources = [
     "chunk_validators.cc",
@@ -247,7 +239,6 @@ rtc_library("sctp_packet") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:math",
@@ -280,7 +271,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:buffer",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../common:internal_types",
       "../common:math",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
index e4a1c94941..63fd463082 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import("../../../webrtc.gni")
 rtc_source_set("types") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api:array_view",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ rtc_source_set("socket") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":types",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
     ]
     sources = [
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
index 4ddf3580a2..d24f6d6fb3 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ rtc_library("data_tracker") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
     "../packet:chunk",
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ rtc_library("traditional_reassembly_streams") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
     "../packet:chunk",
     "../packet:data",
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ rtc_library("reassembly_queue") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
     "../common:str_join",
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../common:handover_testing",
       "../common:sequence_numbers",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
index 80b9f56f0c..7d5c5f22aa 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ rtc_library("heartbeat_handler") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../packet:bounded_io",
     "../packet:chunk",
     "../packet:parameter",
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ rtc_library("stream_reset_handler") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:str_join",
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ rtc_library("transmission_control_block") {
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
     "../packet:chunk",
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ rtc_library("dcsctp_socket") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../packet:bounded_io",
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../public:socket",
       "../public:types",
@@ -239,7 +234,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
index b426505cb3..7e005a1f0c 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ rtc_library("data_generator") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:types",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
index 2e30f94315..de1261f03a 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ rtc_library("timer") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
     "../../../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../../../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_timeout") {
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base/task_utils:pending_task_safety_flag",
     "../../../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
     "../public:socket",
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api/task_queue/test:mock_task_queue_base",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../../../test/time_controller:time_controller",
       "../public:socket",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
index 24a7fd2be3..a94c103cb3 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ rtc_library("rr_send_queue") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ rtc_library("retransmission_error_counter") {
   deps = [
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../public:types",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ rtc_library("retransmission_error_counter") {
 rtc_library("retransmission_timeout") {
   deps = [
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../public:types",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ rtc_library("outstanding_data") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../common:math",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
     "../common:str_join",
@@ -105,7 +101,6 @@ rtc_library("retransmission_queue") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:math",
     "../common:sequence_numbers",
@@ -154,7 +149,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../common:handover_testing",
       "../common:math",
diff --git a/p2p/BUILD.gn b/p2p/BUILD.gn
index 5deda02057..3fdf607bf3 100644
--- a/p2p/BUILD.gn
+++ b/p2p/BUILD.gn
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../api:libjingle_peerconnection_api",
       "../rtc_base",
       "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base/task_utils:pending_task_safety_flag",
       "../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
     ]
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:async_resolver_interface",
       "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:socket",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
@@ -273,7 +271,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:net_helpers",
       "../rtc_base:network_constants",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:socket",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
diff --git a/pc/BUILD.gn b/pc/BUILD.gn
index 8b53291fde..e0a9b972a8 100644
--- a/pc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/pc/BUILD.gn
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ rtc_library("proxy") {
     "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ rtc_source_set("channel") {
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:socket",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ rtc_source_set("channel_manager") {
     "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
   ]
@@ -202,7 +199,6 @@ rtc_source_set("external_hmac") {
   ]
   deps = [
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:zero_memory",
   ]
   if (rtc_build_libsrtp) {
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ rtc_source_set("jsep_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
   ]
@@ -329,7 +324,6 @@ rtc_source_set("jsep_transport_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
   ]
@@ -474,7 +468,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:socket",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
@@ -512,7 +505,6 @@ rtc_source_set("sctp_data_channel_transport") {
     "../media:rtc_data_sctp_transport_internal",
     "../media:rtc_media_base",
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
   ]
 }
@@ -535,8 +527,6 @@ rtc_source_set("sctp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
   ]
@@ -560,7 +550,6 @@ rtc_source_set("sctp_utils") {
     "../rtc_base:byte_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -578,7 +567,6 @@ rtc_source_set("srtp_filter") {
     "../rtc_base",
     "../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:zero_memory",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
   ]
@@ -606,7 +594,6 @@ rtc_source_set("srtp_session") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
@@ -641,7 +628,6 @@ rtc_source_set("srtp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:zero_memory",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
@@ -863,7 +849,6 @@ rtc_source_set("peerconnection") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ip_address",
     "../rtc_base:network_constants",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_operations_chain",
     "../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
@@ -916,8 +901,6 @@ rtc_library("sctp_data_channel") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:unused",
@@ -997,7 +980,6 @@ rtc_source_set("data_channel_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
@@ -1070,7 +1052,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_collector") {
     "../rtc_base:network_constants",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -1153,7 +1134,6 @@ rtc_source_set("sdp_offer_answer") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_operations_chain",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -1256,7 +1236,6 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:network_constants",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -1344,7 +1323,6 @@ rtc_source_set("stats_collector") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:network_constants",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -1440,7 +1418,6 @@ rtc_source_set("webrtc_session_description_factory") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot:sigslot",
@@ -1536,7 +1513,6 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection_factory") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
@@ -1610,7 +1586,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_transceiver") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:pending_task_safety_flag",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
@@ -1707,7 +1682,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -1786,7 +1760,6 @@ rtc_library("video_rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
   ]
@@ -1851,7 +1824,6 @@ rtc_library("video_track") {
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
   ]
@@ -1898,7 +1870,6 @@ rtc_library("remote_audio_source") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:location",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
@@ -2037,7 +2008,6 @@ rtc_library("video_track_source") {
     "../media:rtc_media_base",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
@@ -2157,7 +2127,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -2256,7 +2225,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../test:test_support",
     ]
   }
@@ -2476,7 +2444,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../p2p:p2p_test_utils",
       "../p2p:rtc_p2p",
       "../rtc_base",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../test:audio_codec_mocks",
@@ -2698,7 +2665,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
diff --git a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
index d3bcf44745..e02f8d9040 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ rtc_library("video_file_reader") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ rtc_library("video_file_writer") {
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ rtc_library("video_quality_analysis") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../test:perf_test",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
@@ -208,7 +205,6 @@ if (!is_component_build) {
       "../media:rtc_audio_video",
       "../media:rtc_media_base",
       "../rtc_base",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_json",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
@@ -408,7 +404,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../modules/rtp_rtcp",
         "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
         "../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../system_wrappers",
@@ -483,7 +478,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
           "../rtc_base:checks",
           "../rtc_base:logging",
           "../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
           "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
           "../test:field_trial",
           "../test:fileutils",
@@ -572,7 +566,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
           "../api:audioproc_f_api",
           "../modules/audio_processing",
           "../modules/audio_processing:api",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         ]
       }
 
@@ -592,7 +585,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
           "../rtc_base:ignore_wundef",
           "../rtc_base:macromagic",
           "../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
           "../rtc_base:stringutils",
           "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
           "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
diff --git a/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn b/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
index 1cb133edf1..4fef8403c2 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../../rtc_base:ip_address",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../rtc_base:socket_address",
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 2ebb904405..b8de8be7b1 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../rtc_base:checks",
           "../rtc_base:logging",
           "../rtc_base:refcount",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
           "../system_wrappers",
         ]
       }
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../rtc_base",
           "../rtc_base:atomicops",
           "../rtc_base:checks",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
           "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
         ]
 
@@ -443,7 +441,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "//api/video:video_rtp_headers",
         "//common_video",
         "//rtc_base:checks",
-        "//rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "//third_party/libyuv",
       ]
       configs += [
@@ -591,7 +588,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../api/video:video_frame",
         "../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       ]
       configs += [ "..:common_objc" ]
       public_configs = [ ":common_config_objc" ]
@@ -665,7 +661,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../media:rtc_media_base",
         "../modules/video_coding:video_codec_interface",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -1364,7 +1359,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           ":videocapture_objc",
           ":videocodec_objc",
           ":videotoolbox_objc",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         ]
         if (rtc_ios_macos_use_opengl_rendering) {
           deps += [ ":opengl_ui_objc" ]
@@ -1500,7 +1494,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           ":videocapture_objc",
           ":videocodec_objc",
           ":videotoolbox_objc",
-          "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         ]
         if (!build_with_chromium) {
           deps += [
diff --git a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
index c9df3f1795..94353f3a36 100644
--- a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
       "../../rtc_base/task_utils:pending_task_safety_flag",
@@ -612,7 +611,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       ":base_jni",
       "../../modules/audio_processing",
       "../../modules/audio_processing:api",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -630,7 +628,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       ":native_api_jni",
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_decoder_factory",
       "../../api/audio_codecs:builtin_audio_encoder_factory",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -806,7 +803,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -958,7 +954,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:atomicops",
       "//api:array_view",
       "//rtc_base:checks",
-      "//rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
     absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
@@ -997,7 +992,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     ]
@@ -1022,7 +1016,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       ":video_jni",
       "//api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
       "//rtc_base:checks",
-      "//rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -1096,7 +1089,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "//api/video:video_frame",
       "//api/video:video_rtp_headers",
       "//rtc_base",
-      "//rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -1144,7 +1136,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     ]
   }
@@ -1188,7 +1179,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     ]
     absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -1214,7 +1204,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
@@ -1243,7 +1232,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
         "../../modules/audio_device:audio_device_buffer",
         "../../rtc_base",
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
-        "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../system_wrappers",
       ]
       absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -1274,7 +1262,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     ]
     absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
@@ -1597,7 +1584,6 @@ if (is_android) {
       ":videoframe_jni",
       "../../api/video:video_frame",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/stats/BUILD.gn b/stats/BUILD.gn
index 54fc7b27dd..b2a0c20473 100644
--- a/stats/BUILD.gn
+++ b/stats/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_stats") {
     "../api:rtc_stats_api",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
 }
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../api:rtc_stats_api",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_json",
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
diff --git a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
index 82e634e58c..40c208b17d 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ rtc_library("system_wrappers") {
   }
 
   deps += [
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
   ]
 }
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ rtc_library("metrics") {
     "../rtc_base:atomicops",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
   ]
 }
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       ":system_wrappers",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:random",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../test:rtc_expect_death",
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
diff --git a/test/BUILD.gn b/test/BUILD.gn
index 7c85c8245e..a958b128fd 100644
--- a/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_generator_impl") {
     "../rtc_base:criticalsection",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:random",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ rtc_library("video_test_common") {
     "../rtc_base:criticalsection",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
@@ -405,7 +403,6 @@ rtc_library("video_test_support") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:criticalsection",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
   ]
@@ -456,7 +453,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../system_wrappers:metrics",
@@ -632,7 +628,6 @@ if (is_ios) {
     ]
     deps = [
       "../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../sdk:helpers_objc",
     ]
     absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
@@ -983,7 +978,6 @@ if (is_mac) {
     ]
     deps = [
       ":test_renderer_generic",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     ]
     frameworks = [
       "Cocoa.framework",
@@ -1084,7 +1078,6 @@ rtc_library("copy_to_file_audio_capturer") {
     "../common_audio",
     "../modules/audio_device:audio_device_impl",
     "../rtc_base:buffer",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
diff --git a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
index 6f46415178..a76b353c71 100644
--- a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_fuzzer_main") {
   sources = [ "webrtc_fuzzer_main.cc" ]
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "//testing/libfuzzer:libfuzzer_main",
   ]
 
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("forward_error_correction_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:byte_buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("flexfec_header_reader_fuzzer") {
     "../../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("ulpfec_header_reader_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:fec_test_helper",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +170,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("ulpfec_generator_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers",
   ]
 }
@@ -185,7 +180,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("ulpfec_receiver_fuzzer") {
     ":fuzz_data_helper",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +188,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("flexfec_receiver_fuzzer") {
   deps = [
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +206,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("rtcp_receiver_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../system_wrappers",
   ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/rtcp-corpus"
@@ -257,7 +249,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_fuzzer") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -347,7 +338,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_fuzzer") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -396,7 +386,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("neteq_rtp_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/audio_coding:neteq_tools_minimal",
     "../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +399,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("neteq_signal_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/audio_coding:neteq_tools_minimal",
     "../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
     "../../rtc_base:random",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
   ]
 }
@@ -421,7 +409,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("residual_echo_detector_fuzzer") {
     "../../api/audio:echo_detector_creator",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +481,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_processing_fuzzer_helper") {
     "../../modules/audio_processing:api",
     "../../modules/audio_processing:audio_frame_proxies",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
   absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
@@ -515,7 +501,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("audio_processing_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/audio_processing/aec_dump",
     "../../modules/audio_processing/aec_dump:aec_dump_impl",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
@@ -532,7 +517,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("agc_fuzzer") {
     "../../modules/audio_processing:api",
     "../../modules/audio_processing:audio_buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
   ]
 
@@ -573,7 +557,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("comfort_noise_decoder_fuzzer") {
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_cng",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -650,7 +633,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("field_trial_fuzzer") {
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("string_to_number_fuzzer") {
   sources = [ "string_to_number_fuzzer.cc" ]
   deps = [
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
   ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/string_to_number-corpus"
@@ -663,7 +645,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("sctp_utils_fuzzer") {
     "../../pc:libjingle_peerconnection",
     "../../pc:sctp_utils",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -675,7 +656,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("dcsctp_socket_fuzzer") {
     "../../net/dcsctp/public:types",
     "../../net/dcsctp/socket:dcsctp_socket",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -691,7 +671,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("ssl_certificate_fuzzer") {
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("vp8_replay_fuzzer") {
   sources = [ "vp8_replay_fuzzer.cc" ]
   deps = [
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "utils:rtp_replayer",
   ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/rtpdump-corpus/vp8"
@@ -725,7 +704,6 @@ if (rtc_build_libvpx) {
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("vp9_replay_fuzzer") {
   sources = [ "vp9_replay_fuzzer.cc" ]
   deps = [
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "utils:rtp_replayer",
   ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/rtpdump-corpus/vp9"
diff --git a/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn b/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
index 12e94be2db..585719c9a8 100644
--- a/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_replayer") {
     "../../../media:rtc_internal_video_codecs",
     "../../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-    "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
     "../../../rtc_base:rtc_json",
     "../../../rtc_base:timeutils",
diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn b/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
index d1e8bf22d9..33d51711e5 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       deps = [
         "../../../api:peer_connection_quality_test_fixture_api",
         "../../../modules/audio_device:audio_device_impl",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base:swap_queue",
       ]
     }
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../rtc_base:criticalsection",
         "../../../rtc_base:location",
         "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
         "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
         "../../../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
@@ -403,7 +401,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../rtc_base",
         "../../../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
         "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
         "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../../../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
@@ -424,7 +421,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         ":single_process_encoded_image_data_injector",
         "../../../api/video:encoded_image",
         "../../../rtc_base:buffer",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../test:test_support",
       ]
     }
@@ -437,7 +433,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         ":video_frame_tracking_id_injector",
         "../../../api/video:encoded_image",
         "../../../rtc_base:buffer",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../test:test_support",
       ]
     }
@@ -516,7 +511,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../api:stats_observer_interface",
         "../../../rtc_base:logging",
         "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-        "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
         "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       ]
     }
@@ -676,7 +670,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../rtc_base:criticalsection",
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
@@ -716,7 +709,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../common_video",
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-      "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
diff --git a/test/scenario/BUILD.gn b/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
index 3147e901e5..ddcce69c84 100644
--- a/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
       "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../api/test/network_emulation:create_cross_traffic",
       "../../logging:mocks",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../../test:field_trial",
diff --git a/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn b/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
index f0e7f170cb..4fa0ab6195 100644
--- a/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base",
       "../../rtc_base:location",
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
diff --git a/video/BUILD.gn b/video/BUILD.gn
index 355005bce3..0c9c76d5e5 100644
--- a/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ rtc_library("video") {
     "../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
     "../rtc_base:rate_tracker",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_legacy") {
     "../rtc_base:platform_thread",
     "../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
     "../rtc_base:rate_tracker",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:sample_counter",
@@ -268,7 +266,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_decoder_impl") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:mod_ops",
     "../rtc_base:platform_thread",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/memory:always_valid_pointer",
@@ -293,7 +290,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_dumping_decoder") {
     "../modules/video_coding",
     "../modules/video_coding:video_codec_interface",
     "../modules/video_coding:video_coding_utility",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
   ]
 }
@@ -316,7 +312,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_cadence_adapter") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
@@ -501,7 +496,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_encoder_impl") {
     "../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
@@ -937,7 +931,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
       "../rtc_base:rate_statistics",
       "../rtc_base:refcount",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
@@ -1009,7 +1002,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:byte_buffer",
       "../rtc_base:location",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
-      "../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../rtc_base/task_utils:to_queued_task",
       "../system_wrappers",
diff --git a/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn b/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
index e196800281..b945142688 100644
--- a/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ rtc_library("video_adaptation") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
-    "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:random",
-      "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_approved",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",