diff --git a/api/DEPS b/api/DEPS
index f0caea5b55..cdd17e9909 100644
--- a/api/DEPS
+++ b/api/DEPS
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ specific_include_rules = {
   "stats_types\.h": [
     "+rtc_base/constructor_magic.h",
     "+rtc_base/ref_count.h",
-    "+rtc_base/string_encode.h",
     "+rtc_base/thread_checker.h",
   ],
 
diff --git a/api/stats_types.cc b/api/stats_types.cc
index 7dcbd134a1..6fdc7e85a5 100644
--- a/api/stats_types.cc
+++ b/api/stats_types.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "absl/algorithm/container.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/ref_counted_object.h"
+#include "rtc_base/string_encode.h"
 
 // TODO(tommi): Could we have a static map of value name -> expected type
 // and use this to RTC_DCHECK on correct usage (somewhat strongly typed values)?
diff --git a/api/stats_types.h b/api/stats_types.h
index f910b4a164..d032462da6 100644
--- a/api/stats_types.h
+++ b/api/stats_types.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "api/sequence_checker.h"
 #include "rtc_base/constructor_magic.h"
 #include "rtc_base/ref_count.h"
-#include "rtc_base/string_encode.h"
 #include "rtc_base/system/rtc_export.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
diff --git a/api/test/DEPS b/api/test/DEPS
index 2784fcbcd4..329076830c 100644
--- a/api/test/DEPS
+++ b/api/test/DEPS
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ specific_include_rules = {
   "dummy_peer_connection\.h": [
     "+rtc_base/ref_counted_object.h",
   ],
-  "fake_constraints\.h": [
-    "+rtc_base/string_encode.h",
-  ],
   "neteq_factory_with_codecs\.h": [
     "+system_wrappers/include/clock.h",
   ],
diff --git a/call/audio_send_stream.cc b/call/audio_send_stream.cc
index 9d25b77ba6..916336b929 100644
--- a/call/audio_send_stream.cc
+++ b/call/audio_send_stream.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-#include "rtc_base/string_encode.h"
 #include "rtc_base/strings/audio_format_to_string.h"
 #include "rtc_base/strings/string_builder.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
index 8553307b5a..78d0f888bc 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/neteq/neteq_unittest.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "rtc_base/ignore_wundef.h"
 #include "rtc_base/message_digest.h"
 #include "rtc_base/numerics/safe_conversions.h"
-#include "rtc_base/string_encode.h"
 #include "rtc_base/strings/string_builder.h"
 #include "rtc_base/system/arch.h"
 #include "test/field_trial.h"
diff --git a/pc/data_channel_controller.cc b/pc/data_channel_controller.cc
index 7e9724d8bc..7a6fd3c168 100644
--- a/pc/data_channel_controller.cc
+++ b/pc/data_channel_controller.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "pc/sctp_utils.h"
 #include "rtc_base/location.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
-#include "rtc_base/string_encode.h"
 #include "rtc_base/task_utils/to_queued_task.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {