diff --git a/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.cc b/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.cc
index 04186a7c58..cdc30f9c36 100644
--- a/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.cc
+++ b/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.cc
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ RtcEventLogHelperThread::RtcEventLogHelperThread(
     SwapQueue<std::unique_ptr<rtclog::Event>>* event_queue)
     : message_queue_(message_queue),
       event_queue_(event_queue),
-      history_(kEventsInHistory),
-      config_history_(),
       file_(FileWrapper::Create()),
       thread_(&ThreadOutputFunction, this, "RtcEventLog thread"),
       max_size_bytes_(std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()),
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ RtcEventLogHelperThread::RtcEventLogHelperThread(
       start_time_(0),
       stop_time_(std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()),
       has_recent_event_(false),
-      most_recent_event_(),
-      output_string_(),
       wake_periodically_(false, false),
       wake_from_hibernation_(false, false),
       file_finished_(false, false) {
@@ -120,6 +116,8 @@ bool RtcEventLogHelperThread::LogToMemory() {
       config_history_.push_back(std::move(most_recent_event_));
     } else {
       history_.push_back(std::move(most_recent_event_));
+      if (history_.size() > kEventsInHistory)
+        history_.pop_front();
     }
     has_recent_event_ = event_queue_->Remove(&most_recent_event_);
     message_received = true;
diff --git a/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.h b/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.h
index 16faad3a14..93233d8268 100644
--- a/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.h
+++ b/webrtc/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_helper_thread.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef WEBRTC_LOGGING_RTC_EVENT_LOG_RTC_EVENT_LOG_HELPER_THREAD_H_
 #define WEBRTC_LOGGING_RTC_EVENT_LOG_RTC_EVENT_LOG_HELPER_THREAD_H_
 
+#include <deque>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class RtcEventLogHelperThread final {
   SwapQueue<std::unique_ptr<rtclog::Event>>* event_queue_;
 
   // History containing the most recent events (~ 10 s).
-  RingBuffer<std::unique_ptr<rtclog::Event>> history_;
+  std::deque<std::unique_ptr<rtclog::Event>> history_;
 
   // History containing all past configuration events.
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<rtclog::Event>> config_history_;