diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/i420/main/source/i420.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/i420/main/source/i420.gypi
index b62f73014c..dc2adcef15 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/i420/main/source/i420.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/i420/main/source/i420.gypi
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@
       'dependencies': [
         '<(webrtc_root)/system_wrappers/source/system_wrappers.gyp:system_wrappers',
       ],
-      'include_dirs': [
-        '../interface',
-        '../../../interface',
-        '../../../../../../common_video/interface',
-      ],
-      'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': [
-          '../interface',
-          '../../../../../../common_video/interface',
-        ],
-      },
       'sources': [
         '../interface/i420.h',
         'i420.cc',
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test_framework/test_framework.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test_framework/test_framework.gypi
index fe509803b9..0d046d102a 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test_framework/test_framework.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/test_framework/test_framework.gypi
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@
         '<(webrtc_root)/test/metrics.gyp:metrics',
         '<(webrtc_root)/test/test.gyp:test_support',
       ],
-
-      'include_dirs': [
-        '../interface',
-        '<(DEPTH)/testing/gtest/include',
-        '../../../../common_video/interface',
-      ],
-
-      'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': [
-          '../interface',
-        ],
-      },
-
       'sources': [
         # header files
         'benchmark.h',
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8.gyp b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8.gyp
index 972b381826..2fd31508f2 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8.gyp
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/vp8.gyp
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
         '<(webrtc_root)/modules/video_coding/utility/video_coding_utility.gyp:video_coding_utility',
         '<(webrtc_root)/system_wrappers/source/system_wrappers.gyp:system_wrappers',
       ],
-      'include_dirs': [
-        'include',
-        '<(webrtc_root)/common_video/interface',
-        '<(webrtc_root)/modules/video_coding/codecs/interface',
-        '<(webrtc_root)/modules/interface',
-      ],
       'conditions': [
         ['build_libvpx==1', {
           'dependencies': [
@@ -32,13 +26,6 @@
           ],
         }],
       ],
-      'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': [
-          'include',
-          '<(webrtc_root)/common_video/interface',
-          '<(webrtc_root)/modules/video_coding/codecs/interface',
-        ],
-      },
       'sources': [
         'reference_picture_selection.h',
         'reference_picture_selection.cc',
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding.gypi
index 0c8644bc52..b4f6cb7b1c 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding.gypi
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@
         '<(webrtc_root)/system_wrappers/source/system_wrappers.gyp:system_wrappers',
         '<(webrtc_vp8_dir)/vp8.gyp:webrtc_vp8',
       ],
-      'include_dirs': [
-        '../interface',
-        '../../../interface',
-        '../../codecs/interface',
-        '../../../../common_video/interface',
-      ],
-      'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': [
-          '../interface',
-          '../../codecs/interface',
-        ],
-      },
       'sources': [
         # interfaces
         '../interface/video_coding.h',
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding_test.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding_test.gypi
index 9dd68af6c2..a64e02d02c 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding_test.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_coding/main/source/video_coding_test.gypi
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@
          '<(webrtc_root)/test/metrics.gyp:metrics',
          '<(webrtc_root)/common_video/common_video.gyp:common_video',
       ],
-      'include_dirs': [
-         '../../../interface',
-         '../../codecs/vp8/include',
-         '../../../../system_wrappers/interface',
-          '../../../../common_video/interface',
-         '../source',
-      ],
       'sources': [
         # headers
         '../test/codec_database_test.h',