diff --git a/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h b/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
index b667bfc68a..5d22e37ca1 100644
--- a/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
+++ b/modules/utility/source/process_thread_impl.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "api/task_queue/queued_task.h"
 #include "modules/include/module.h"
 #include "modules/utility/include/process_thread.h"
-#include "rtc_base/deprecated/recursive_critical_section.h"
 #include "rtc_base/event.h"
 #include "rtc_base/location.h"
 #include "rtc_base/platform_thread.h"
diff --git a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
index 501ca01541..c780e29669 100644
--- a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_base_approved") {
 
   public_deps += [  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
     ":atomicops",
-    ":criticalsection",
     ":logging",
     ":macromagic",
     ":platform_thread",
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@ rtc_library("logging") {
   libs = []
   deps = [
     ":checks",
-    ":criticalsection",
     ":macromagic",
     ":platform_thread_types",
     ":stringutils",
@@ -505,7 +503,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_libevent) {
     ]
     deps = [
       ":checks",
-      ":criticalsection",
       ":logging",
       ":macromagic",
       ":platform_thread",
@@ -552,7 +549,6 @@ if (is_win) {
     ]
     deps = [
       ":checks",
-      ":criticalsection",
       ":logging",
       ":macromagic",
       ":platform_thread",
@@ -576,7 +572,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_task_queue_stdlib") {
   ]
   deps = [
     ":checks",
-    ":criticalsection",
     ":logging",
     ":macromagic",
     ":platform_thread",
@@ -1147,7 +1142,6 @@ rtc_library("testclient") {
     "test_client.h",
   ]
   deps = [
-    ":criticalsection",
     ":gunit_helpers",
     ":rtc_base",
     ":rtc_base_tests_utils",
@@ -1381,6 +1375,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":async_socket",
         ":bounded_inline_vector",
         ":checks",
+        ":criticalsection",
         ":divide_round",
         ":gunit_helpers",
         ":ip_address",