diff --git a/examples/DEPS b/examples/DEPS
index 1604a6a513..114cda384b 100644
--- a/examples/DEPS
+++ b/examples/DEPS
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@ include_rules = [
   "+sdk/objc",
   "+system_wrappers/include",
   "+third_party/libyuv",
-
-  # Abseil flags are allowed in tests and tools.
-  "+absl/flags",
 ]
diff --git a/rtc_tools/DEPS b/rtc_tools/DEPS
index c5eb175231..0cddb4acbb 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/DEPS
+++ b/rtc_tools/DEPS
@@ -17,8 +17,5 @@ include_rules = [
   "+system_wrappers",
   "+p2p",
   "+third_party/libyuv",
-
-  # Abseil flags are allowed in tests and tools.
-  "+absl/flags",
 ]