diff --git a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
index 840d221b8b..8a04b14138 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ rtc_static_library("video_quality_analysis") {
     "frame_analyzer/video_quality_analysis.h",
   ]
   deps = [
-    # TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/6828): api:optional should be a dependency
-    # of rtc_base:rtc_base_approved_generic but that causes a circular
-    # dependency. In order to fix the chromium build on MSVC64 (dbg)
-    # this dependency has to be added here so the linker can find the
-    # symbols it needs.
-    "../api:optional",
     "../common_video",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]