diff --git a/api/BUILD.gn b/api/BUILD.gn
index 3587367cce..bdee8c03c1 100644
--- a/api/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/BUILD.gn
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ rtc_library("rtp_packet_info") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "units:time_delta",
     "units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_track_source_constraints") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "video_track_source_constraints.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("media_stream_interface") {
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ rtc_library("media_stream_interface") {
     "audio:audio_processing_statistics",
     "video:recordable_encoded_frame",
     "video:video_frame",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -193,10 +191,8 @@ rtc_library("candidate") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -234,8 +230,8 @@ rtc_library("dtls_transport_interface") {
     ":scoped_refptr",
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("dtmf_sender_interface") {
@@ -268,8 +264,8 @@ rtc_library("rtp_sender_interface") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "crypto:frame_encryptor_interface",
     "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("libjingle_peerconnection_api") {
@@ -371,6 +367,12 @@ rtc_library("libjingle_peerconnection_api") {
     "video:video_frame",
     "video:video_rtp_headers",
     "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
 
     # Basically, don't add stuff here. You might break sensitive downstream
     # targets like pnacl. API should not depend on anything outside of this
@@ -382,14 +384,6 @@ rtc_library("libjingle_peerconnection_api") {
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("frame_transformer_interface") {
@@ -418,9 +412,7 @@ rtc_library("rtc_error") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -443,8 +435,8 @@ rtc_source_set("async_dns_resolver") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("ref_count") {
@@ -479,9 +471,7 @@ rtc_source_set("video_quality_analyzer_api") {
     "video:video_frame",
     "video:video_rtp_headers",
     "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -489,7 +479,7 @@ rtc_source_set("video_quality_analyzer_api") {
 rtc_source_set("track_id_stream_info_map") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "test/track_id_stream_info_map.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("rtp_transceiver_direction") {
@@ -520,10 +510,8 @@ rtc_library("rtp_parameters") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "video:resolution",
     "video_codecs:scalability_mode",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -550,9 +538,10 @@ rtc_source_set("stats_observer_interface") {
   testonly = true
   sources = [ "test/stats_observer_interface.h" ]
 
-  deps = [ ":rtc_stats_api" ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":rtc_stats_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("peer_network_dependencies") {
@@ -606,11 +595,9 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection_quality_test_fixture_api") {
     "units:time_delta",
     "video:video_frame",
     "video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -625,8 +612,8 @@ rtc_source_set("frame_generator_api") {
   deps = [
     ":scoped_refptr",
     "video:video_frame",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -731,8 +718,6 @@ rtc_library("create_frame_generator") {
     "../test:frame_generator_impl",
     "environment",
     "environment:environment_factory",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -752,14 +737,14 @@ rtc_library("create_peer_connection_quality_test_frame_generator") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../test:fileutils",
     "test/pclf:media_configuration",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("libjingle_logging_api") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "rtc_event_log_output.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_log_output_file") {
@@ -798,9 +783,6 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_api") {
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "units:timestamp",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -817,8 +799,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_options_api") {
     ":array_view",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("transport_api") {
@@ -851,8 +833,6 @@ rtc_source_set("simulated_network_api") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:random",
     "units:data_rate",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -1016,11 +996,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../modules/audio_coding:neteq_test_factory",
         "../rtc_base:checks",
         "neteq:neteq_api",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }
@@ -1058,8 +1036,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../api/units:frequency",
       "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "video:video_frame_type",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("videocodec_test_fixture_api") {
@@ -1107,8 +1085,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       "../api:media_stream_interface",
       "../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_source_set("mock_data_channel") {
@@ -1435,8 +1413,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test/time_controller",
       "environment",
       "environment:environment_factory",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("rtc_api_unittests") {
@@ -1500,9 +1478,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "video:frame_buffer_unittest",
       "video:rtp_video_frame_assembler_unittests",
       "video:video_frame_metadata_unittest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -1556,18 +1532,19 @@ rtc_source_set("field_trials_registry") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("field_trials_view") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "field_trials_view.h" ]
-  deps = [ "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("webrtc_key_value_config") {
@@ -1587,8 +1564,8 @@ rtc_library("field_trials") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frame_transformer_factory") {
diff --git a/api/audio/BUILD.gn b/api/audio/BUILD.gn
index 749a0d9261..ac399d9784 100644
--- a/api/audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_device") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../task_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_frame_api") {
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_processing") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../task_queue",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -93,8 +91,10 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_processing_statistics") {
     "audio_processing_statistics.cc",
     "audio_processing_statistics.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("aec3_config") {
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
index fc02b2d834..c57f537232 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/BUILD.gn
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ rtc_library("audio_codecs_api") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:data_rate",
     "../units:time_delta",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
index 41e9eb42d8..9d67f8df67 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/L16/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_L16") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_L16") {
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:pcm16b",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
index b2ff324f12..6e3c2324e2 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/g711/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_g711") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_g711") {
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g711",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
index af13ac3de3..a3a06b5246 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/g722/BUILD.gn
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_g722") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -54,8 +52,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_g722") {
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:g722",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
index 22cf48220f..f2cb397730 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/ilbc/BUILD.gn
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_ilbc") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_ilbc") {
     "..:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:ilbc",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
diff --git a/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn b/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
index eb90a0b9ac..cde56e1f23 100644
--- a/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/audio_codecs/opus/BUILD.gn
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_opus_config") {
     "audio_encoder_opus_config.cc",
     "audio_encoder_opus_config.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
   defines = []
   if (rtc_opus_variable_complexity) {
     defines += [ "WEBRTC_OPUS_VARIABLE_COMPLEXITY=1" ]
@@ -47,9 +49,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_opus") {
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_opus",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_opus") {
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_opus",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -84,8 +81,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_multiopus") {
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_multiopus",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../opus:audio_encoder_opus_config",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_decoder_multiopus") {
@@ -101,8 +98,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_multiopus") {
     "../../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../../modules/audio_coding:webrtc_multiopus",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
diff --git a/api/environment/BUILD.gn b/api/environment/BUILD.gn
index c2b73b327e..70ffdecbdf 100644
--- a/api/environment/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/environment/BUILD.gn
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ rtc_source_set("environment") {
     "..:refcountedbase",
     "..:scoped_refptr",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("environment_factory") {
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ rtc_library("environment_factory") {
     "../rtc_event_log",
     "../task_queue:default_task_queue_factory",
     "../transport:field_trial_based_config",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_event_log",
       "../task_queue",
       "../units:timestamp",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
diff --git a/api/metronome/BUILD.gn b/api/metronome/BUILD.gn
index f879d5f2fb..7e77b70a82 100644
--- a/api/metronome/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/metronome/BUILD.gn
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ rtc_source_set("metronome") {
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:time_delta",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
diff --git a/api/metronome/test/BUILD.gn b/api/metronome/test/BUILD.gn
index 94ecf9f727..1b87fe8625 100644
--- a/api/metronome/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/metronome/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ rtc_library("fake_metronome") {
     "..:metronome",
     "../../task_queue",
     "../../units:time_delta",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
diff --git a/api/neteq/BUILD.gn b/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
index 504fa059bb..f73085affd 100644
--- a/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/neteq/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ rtc_source_set("neteq_api") {
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
     "../audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("custom_neteq_factory") {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ rtc_source_set("neteq_controller_api") {
     ":neteq_api",
     ":tick_timer",
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("default_neteq_controller_factory") {
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ rtc_source_set("tick_timer") {
     "tick_timer.cc",
     "tick_timer.h",
   ]
-  deps = [
-    "../../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
+  deps = [ "../../rtc_base:checks" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("tick_timer_unittest") {
diff --git a/api/numerics/BUILD.gn b/api/numerics/BUILD.gn
index 408dc5b9f1..4cc5489d5a 100644
--- a/api/numerics/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/numerics/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ rtc_library("numerics") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":numerics",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/rtc_event_log/BUILD.gn b/api/rtc_event_log/BUILD.gn
index 073c91a5e8..7f241de343 100644
--- a/api/rtc_event_log/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/rtc_event_log/BUILD.gn
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log") {
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../environment",
     "../task_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_log_factory") {
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_factory") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../environment",
     "../task_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
 
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
-
   if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
     defines = [ "WEBRTC_ENABLE_RTC_EVENT_LOG" ]
     deps += [ "../../logging:rtc_event_log_impl" ]
diff --git a/api/task_queue/BUILD.gn b/api/task_queue/BUILD.gn
index d2e96de4d0..bb30cf6908 100644
--- a/api/task_queue/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/task_queue/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ rtc_library("task_queue") {
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:time_delta",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:config",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -56,8 +54,6 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_test") {
     deps = [
       "../../../webrtc_overrides:webrtc_component",
       "../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     ]
@@ -72,8 +68,6 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_test") {
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     ]
@@ -134,8 +128,6 @@ rtc_library("pending_task_safety_flag") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
diff --git a/api/task_queue/test/BUILD.gn b/api/task_queue/test/BUILD.gn
index 25f7ed0c7f..de3c7ab417 100644
--- a/api/task_queue/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/task_queue/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ rtc_library("mock_task_queue_base") {
     "../../../api/task_queue:task_queue",
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
diff --git a/api/test/metrics/BUILD.gn b/api/test/metrics/BUILD.gn
index 309b699329..31be56f2f7 100644
--- a/api/test/metrics/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/test/metrics/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ rtc_library("metric") {
     "metric.cc",
     "metric.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
-  deps = [ "../../../api/units:timestamp" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../../api/units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("metrics_logger") {
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ rtc_library("metrics_logger") {
     "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
     "../../numerics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("metrics_accumulator") {
@@ -82,8 +84,8 @@ rtc_library("metrics_accumulator") {
     "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../numerics",
     "../../units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("metrics_exporter") {
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ rtc_library("stdout_metrics_exporter") {
     ":metrics_exporter",
     "../..:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("chrome_perf_dashboard_metrics_exporter") {
@@ -123,10 +125,8 @@ rtc_library("chrome_perf_dashboard_metrics_exporter") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../test:fileutils",
     "../../../test:perf_test",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../system_wrappers",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../../numerics",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("metrics_accumulator_test") {
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../../units:timestamp",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("stdout_metrics_exporter_test") {
@@ -246,8 +245,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":metrics_logger",
       "../../../system_wrappers",
       "../../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
diff --git a/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn b/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
index d009d39a21..f28fd35c6b 100644
--- a/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/test/network_emulation/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ rtc_library("network_emulation") {
     "../../units:data_size",
     "../../units:time_delta",
     "../../units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("create_cross_traffic") {
diff --git a/api/test/pclf/BUILD.gn b/api/test/pclf/BUILD.gn
index 0dc8f570f3..6a42f95cf1 100644
--- a/api/test/pclf/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/test/pclf/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ rtc_source_set("media_configuration") {
     "../../units:time_delta",
     "../../video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../video:video_frame_writer",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -114,9 +112,7 @@ rtc_library("peer_configurer") {
     "../../../rtc_base:rtc_certificate_generator",
     "../../../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../../audio:audio_processing",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
diff --git a/api/test/video/BUILD.gn b/api/test/video/BUILD.gn
index cf6dd599c9..ab9da974a5 100644
--- a/api/test/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/test/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ rtc_library("test_video_track_source") {
     "../../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../../video:recordable_encoded_frame",
     "../../video:video_frame",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
diff --git a/api/transport/BUILD.gn b/api/transport/BUILD.gn
index bde164c564..57f0ed492c 100644
--- a/api/transport/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/transport/BUILD.gn
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_settings") {
     "bitrate_settings.cc",
     "bitrate_settings.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("bandwidth_estimation_settings") {
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ rtc_library("network_control") {
     "../units:data_size",
     "../units:time_delta",
     "../units:timestamp",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ rtc_library("field_trial_based_config") {
     "../../api:field_trials_registry",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("datagram_transport_interface") {
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ rtc_source_set("datagram_transport_interface") {
     "..:array_view",
     "..:rtc_error",
     "../../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("goog_cc") {
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ rtc_source_set("stun_types") {
     "../../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/api/transport/rtp/BUILD.gn b/api/transport/rtp/BUILD.gn
index 6f2a15e0e9..3bcee822ad 100644
--- a/api/transport/rtp/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/transport/rtp/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ rtc_source_set("rtp_source") {
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("dependency_descriptor") {
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ rtc_source_set("dependency_descriptor") {
   deps = [
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../video:render_resolution",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/api/video/BUILD.gn b/api/video/BUILD.gn
index 16e27af994..1fb8d6b95d 100644
--- a/api/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ rtc_library("video_rtp_headers") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:data_rate",
     "../units:time_delta",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -76,9 +73,9 @@ rtc_library("video_frame") {
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/memory:aligned_malloc",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (is_android) {
@@ -127,8 +124,10 @@ rtc_source_set("recordable_encoded_frame") {
 rtc_source_set("video_frame_type") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "video_frame_type.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
-  deps = [ "../../rtc_base:checks" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("render_resolution") {
@@ -160,8 +159,8 @@ rtc_library("encoded_image") {
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("encoded_frame") {
@@ -177,8 +176,8 @@ rtc_library("encoded_frame") {
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
     "../../modules/video_coding:video_codec_interface",
     "../units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtp_video_frame_assembler") {
@@ -196,9 +195,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_video_frame_assembler") {
     "../../modules/video_coding:video_coding",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -236,15 +232,17 @@ rtc_library("video_bitrate_allocation") {
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_layers_allocation") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "video_layers_allocation.h" ]
-  deps = [ "../units:data_rate" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../units:data_rate",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_bitrate_allocator") {
@@ -303,7 +301,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_stream_encoder") {
     "../units:data_rate",
     "../video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_frame_metadata") {
@@ -320,8 +317,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_frame_metadata") {
     "../../modules/video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../transport/rtp:dependency_descriptor",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
@@ -344,8 +339,8 @@ rtc_library("builtin_video_bitrate_allocator_factory") {
     "../../modules/video_coding:video_coding_utility",
     "../../modules/video_coding/svc:svc_rate_allocator",
     "../video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frame_buffer") {
@@ -361,8 +356,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_buffer") {
     "../../modules/video_coding:video_coding_utility",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
diff --git a/api/video/test/BUILD.gn b/api/video/test/BUILD.gn
index 60ec4b852f..deb882af16 100644
--- a/api/video/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_api_video_unittests") {
     "..:video_rtp_headers",
     "../../../test:frame_utils",
     "../../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("mock_recordable_encoded_frame") {
diff --git a/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn b/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
index b780a9c329..f71fa08503 100644
--- a/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video_codecs/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ rtc_source_set("scalability_mode") {
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("scalability_mode_helper") {
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ rtc_source_set("scalability_mode_helper") {
   deps = [
     ":scalability_mode",
     "../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_mode_util",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -101,11 +99,10 @@ rtc_library("video_codecs_api") {
     "../video:video_codec_constants",
     "../video:video_frame",
     "../video:video_rtp_headers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -113,8 +110,10 @@ rtc_library("video_codecs_api") {
 rtc_source_set("bitstream_parser_api") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "bitstream_parser.h" ]
-  deps = [ "..:array_view" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "..:array_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("builtin_video_decoder_factory") {
@@ -150,9 +149,6 @@ rtc_library("builtin_video_encoder_factory") {
     "../../media:rtc_simulcast_encoder_adapter",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../environment",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -167,9 +163,8 @@ rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_template") {
     "..:array_view",
     "../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_mode_util",
     "../environment",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_template_libvpx_vp8_adapter") {
@@ -182,9 +177,8 @@ rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_template_libvpx_vp8_adapter") {
     "../../modules/video_coding:webrtc_vp8",
     "../../modules/video_coding:webrtc_vp8_scalability",
     "../environment",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_template_libvpx_vp9_adapter") {
@@ -222,8 +216,8 @@ rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_template_libaom_av1_adapter") {
     "../../modules/video_coding/codecs/av1:libaom_av1_encoder",
     "../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_mode_util",
     "../environment",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_decoder_factory_template") {
@@ -235,9 +229,8 @@ rtc_source_set("video_decoder_factory_template") {
     ":video_codecs_api",
     "..:array_view",
     "../environment",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("video_decoder_factory_template_libvpx_vp8_adapter") {
@@ -297,9 +290,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_encoder_interface") {
     "../../api/video:video_frame",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
@@ -315,9 +305,6 @@ rtc_source_set("video_encoder_factory_interface") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../api/video:resolution",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -338,9 +325,6 @@ rtc_library("simple_encoder_wrapper") {
     "../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor:generic_frame_descriptor",
     "../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_structures",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
@@ -376,12 +360,9 @@ rtc_library("libaom_av1_encoder_factory") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-    "//third_party/libaom",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
+    "//third_party/libaom",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -401,9 +382,8 @@ rtc_library("libaom_av1_encoder_factory_test") {
     "../../test:fileutils",
     "../../test:test_support",
     "../../test:video_test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("vp8_temporal_layers_factory") {
@@ -452,9 +432,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_software_fallback_wrappers") {
     "../video:video_bitrate_allocation",
     "../video:video_frame",
     "../video:video_rtp_headers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
diff --git a/api/video_codecs/test/BUILD.gn b/api/video_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
index 2fd9bc1460..0bc86f54ce 100644
--- a/api/video_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/video_codecs/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../video:video_frame",
       "../../video:video_rtp_headers",
       "//testing/gtest",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("video_encoder_factory_template_tests") {
diff --git a/api/voip/BUILD.gn b/api/voip/BUILD.gn
index 7cf9a7abf1..6ed1ea8a90 100644
--- a/api/voip/BUILD.gn
+++ b/api/voip/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ rtc_source_set("voip_api") {
     "..:array_view",
     "../audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../neteq:neteq_api",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -57,8 +55,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":voip_api",
       "..:array_view",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("voip_engine_factory_unittests") {
diff --git a/audio/BUILD.gn b/audio/BUILD.gn
index f48b0bcaf2..b4a97031bf 100644
--- a/audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ rtc_library("audio") {
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "utility:audio_frame_operations",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -221,10 +219,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test/time_controller:time_controller",
       "utility:utility_tests",
       "//testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -248,10 +243,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test:mock_transport",
       "../test:test_support",
       "../test/time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/audio/utility/BUILD.gn b/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
index c84302a60f..e360a95dcc 100644
--- a/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/utility/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_frame_operations") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/audio/voip/BUILD.gn b/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
index a9a9a675a4..8042ec99fa 100644
--- a/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/voip/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("voip_core") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_channel") {
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_ingress") {
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../utility:audio_frame_operations",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_egress") {
diff --git a/audio/voip/test/BUILD.gn b/audio/voip/test/BUILD.gn
index 00e9bee622..088a7a5607 100644
--- a/audio/voip/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/voip/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../../test:mock_transport",
       "../../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("audio_ingress_unittests") {
diff --git a/call/BUILD.gn b/call/BUILD.gn
index 112980fc64..684b076d27 100644
--- a/call/BUILD.gn
+++ b/call/BUILD.gn
@@ -76,11 +76,8 @@ rtc_library("call_interfaces") {
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -126,10 +123,8 @@ rtc_library("rtp_interfaces") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -157,10 +152,7 @@ rtc_library("rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -223,11 +215,10 @@ rtc_library("rtp_sender") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -240,6 +231,7 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_configurator") {
   ]
   deps = [
     ":rtp_interfaces",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
 
     # For api/bitrate_constraints.h
     "../api:libjingle_peerconnection_api",
@@ -247,7 +239,6 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_configurator") {
     "../api/units:data_rate",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("bitrate_allocator") {
@@ -268,8 +259,8 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_allocator") {
     "../system_wrappers",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("call") {
@@ -341,10 +332,8 @@ rtc_library("call") {
     "../video:decode_synchronizer",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
     "adaptation:resource_adaptation",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -392,9 +381,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_api") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -523,11 +509,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "adaptation:resource_adaptation_test_utilities",
         "//testing/gmock",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
       ]
@@ -597,10 +581,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../video",
         "../video/config:encoder_config",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
     }
   }
@@ -626,8 +608,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:rate_limiter",
       "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
       "../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
   rtc_source_set("mock_bitrate_allocator") {
     testonly = true
@@ -665,6 +647,5 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test/network:simulated_network",
       "//testing/gtest",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn b/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
index dd44d1c5cc..5dde21d8c9 100644
--- a/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/call/adaptation/BUILD.gn
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ rtc_library("resource_adaptation") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../../video:video_stream_encoder_interface",
     "../../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -97,8 +95,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../video/config:encoder_config",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_source_set("resource_adaptation_test_utilities") {
@@ -126,9 +124,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../video:video_stream_encoder_interface",
       "../../video/config:encoder_config",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/common_audio/BUILD.gn b/common_audio/BUILD.gn
index 2ae6d32710..9b7b55eeaf 100644
--- a/common_audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/common_audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ rtc_library("common_audio") {
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../system_wrappers",
     "third_party/ooura:fft_size_256",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
   defines = []
 
diff --git a/common_video/BUILD.gn b/common_video/BUILD.gn
index 635e206a24..910d789ec1 100644
--- a/common_video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/common_video/BUILD.gn
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ rtc_library("common_video") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
   if (rtc_use_h265) {
@@ -93,10 +95,6 @@ rtc_library("common_video") {
       "../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("frame_counts") {
@@ -166,8 +164,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "//third_party/libyuv",
     ]
 
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
-
     data = common_video_resources
     if (is_android) {
       deps += [ "//testing/android/native_test:native_test_support" ]
diff --git a/common_video/generic_frame_descriptor/BUILD.gn b/common_video/generic_frame_descriptor/BUILD.gn
index ab97e887f2..fb25d5f1a1 100644
--- a/common_video/generic_frame_descriptor/BUILD.gn
+++ b/common_video/generic_frame_descriptor/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ rtc_library("generic_frame_descriptor") {
     "../../api/transport/rtp:dependency_descriptor",
     "../../api/video:video_codec_constants",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/BUILD.gn b/examples/BUILD.gn
index 3b5b782089..9bcbba29a1 100644
--- a/examples/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/BUILD.gn
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ rtc_library("read_auth_file") {
   deps = [
     "../api:array_view",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/logging/BUILD.gn b/logging/BUILD.gn
index 117d5c4a3c..23d563cf75 100644
--- a/logging/BUILD.gn
+++ b/logging/BUILD.gn
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_event_log_api") {
 
 rtc_source_set("rtc_event_log_parse_status") {
   sources = [ "rtc_event_log/events/rtc_event_log_parse_status.h" ]
-  deps = [ "../rtc_base:checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_field") {
@@ -61,9 +63,7 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_field") {
     "../rtc_base:bitstream_reader",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_stream_config") {
   deps = [
     "../api:rtp_headers",
     "../api:rtp_parameters",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_pacing") {
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_pacing") {
     ":rtc_event_field",
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +119,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_audio") {
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "../modules/audio_coding:audio_network_adaptor_config",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -140,8 +136,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_begin_end") {
     "../api:array_view",
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_bwe") {
@@ -168,10 +164,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_bwe") {
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:data_rate",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -188,11 +182,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_frame_events") {
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -211,10 +202,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_generic_packet_events") {
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -242,10 +231,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_rtp_rtcp") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -264,10 +251,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_video") {
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -288,11 +273,7 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_number_encodings") {
     "../rtc_base:bitstream_reader",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -305,8 +286,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_blob_encoding") {
     ":rtc_event_number_encodings",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_event_log_optional_blob_encoding") {
@@ -319,9 +300,7 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_optional_blob_encoding") {
     "../rtc_base:bitstream_reader",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -338,10 +317,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_delta_encoding") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -363,10 +340,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event_log_impl_encoder") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -420,9 +393,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../rtc_base:bitstream_reader",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -471,10 +441,7 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
       "../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 }
@@ -493,8 +460,8 @@ rtc_library("fake_rtc_event_log") {
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
@@ -558,11 +525,9 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
       "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -637,10 +602,8 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
         "../test/logging:log_writer",
         "../test/time_controller",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }
@@ -693,10 +656,8 @@ rtc_library("ice_log") {
     "../api:libjingle_logging_api",
     "../api/rtc_event_log",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/media/BUILD.gn b/media/BUILD.gn
index f7c52ece8f..6244b6b4f0 100644
--- a/media/BUILD.gn
+++ b/media/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_sdp_video_format_utils") {
     "../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -128,12 +126,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_media_base") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -155,14 +147,13 @@ rtc_library("adapted_video_track_source") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("audio_source") {
   sources = [ "base/audio_source.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
-  deps = []
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_adapter") {
@@ -182,8 +173,8 @@ rtc_library("video_adapter") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_source_base") {
@@ -196,8 +187,8 @@ rtc_library("video_source_base") {
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_broadcaster") {
@@ -217,8 +208,8 @@ rtc_library("video_broadcaster") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_common") {
@@ -257,8 +248,8 @@ rtc_library("media_engine") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("media_channel_impl") {
@@ -304,10 +295,8 @@ rtc_library("media_channel_impl") {
     "../rtc_base:network_route",
     "../rtc_base:socket",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -356,10 +345,6 @@ rtc_source_set("media_channel") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -378,11 +363,10 @@ rtc_library("codec") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -401,8 +385,8 @@ rtc_library("rtp_utils") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:digest",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("stream_params") {
@@ -415,8 +399,8 @@ rtc_library("stream_params") {
     "../api:array_view",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:unique_id_generator",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("media_constants") {
@@ -480,8 +464,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_simulcast_encoder_adapter") {
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -519,6 +501,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_internal_video_codecs") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../test:fake_video_codecs",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
   if (enable_libaom) {
@@ -531,10 +515,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_internal_video_codecs") {
   if (rtc_include_dav1d_in_internal_decoder_factory) {
     deps += [ "../modules/video_coding/codecs/av1:dav1d_decoder" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
   sources = [
     "engine/fake_video_codec_factory.cc",
     "engine/fake_video_codec_factory.h",
@@ -656,14 +636,13 @@ rtc_library("rtc_audio_video") {
     "../system_wrappers",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -742,8 +721,6 @@ if (rtc_build_dcsctp) {
       "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
       "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot:sigslot",
       "../system_wrappers",
-    ]
-    absl_deps += [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
@@ -844,11 +821,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test:test_support",
       "../video/config:streams_config",
       "//testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     sources = [
@@ -990,18 +966,17 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test:video_test_common",
         "../test/time_controller",
         "../video/config:streams_config",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
 
       if (enable_libaom) {
         defines += [ "RTC_USE_LIBAOM_AV1_ENCODER" ]
       }
 
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-      ]
       sources = [
         "base/codec_unittest.cc",
         "base/media_engine_unittest.cc",
diff --git a/modules/BUILD.gn b/modules/BUILD.gn
index 4870cb3499..3c43876ea6 100644
--- a/modules/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ group("modules") {
 
 rtc_source_set("module_api_public") {
   sources = [ "include/module_common_types_public.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("module_api") {
diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
index d0a1b6947b..0ae4e34afb 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/BUILD.gn
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_coding") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ rtc_library("legacy_encoded_audio_frame") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("webrtc_cng") {
@@ -108,8 +107,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_encoder_cng") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("red") {
@@ -129,9 +128,7 @@ rtc_library("red") {
     "../../rtc_base:byte_order",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -153,8 +150,8 @@ rtc_library("g711") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   public_deps += [ ":g711_c" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
 }
 
@@ -186,8 +183,8 @@ rtc_library("g722") {
     "../../rtc_base:buffer",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   public_deps += [ ":g722_c" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
 }
 
@@ -221,8 +218,8 @@ rtc_library("ilbc") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   public_deps += [ ":ilbc_c" ]  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
 }
 
@@ -377,8 +374,8 @@ rtc_library("ilbc_c") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("isac_vad") {
@@ -452,9 +449,7 @@ rtc_library("audio_coding_opus_common") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -487,9 +482,8 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_opus") {
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   public_deps +=  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
@@ -520,8 +514,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_multiopus") {
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -577,7 +569,7 @@ rtc_library("audio_network_adaptor_config") {
     "audio_network_adaptor/audio_network_adaptor_config.cc",
     "audio_network_adaptor/include/audio_network_adaptor_config.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_network_adaptor") {
@@ -625,10 +617,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_network_adaptor") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -740,9 +730,8 @@ rtc_library("neteq") {
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -802,8 +791,8 @@ rtc_library("neteq_tools_minimal") {
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   defines = audio_codec_defines
 }
 
@@ -842,9 +831,7 @@ rtc_library("neteq_test_tools") {
     "../../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../../test:rtp_test_utils",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -877,9 +864,7 @@ rtc_library("neteq_tools") {
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtp_rtcp",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -906,8 +891,8 @@ rtc_library("neteq_input_audio_tools") {
   deps = [
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
@@ -960,9 +945,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_coding_modules_tests_shared") {
     "../../test:fileutils",
     "../../test:test_support",
     "//testing/gtest",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   defines = audio_coding_defines
@@ -1093,10 +1077,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:fileutils",
       "../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
     defines = audio_coding_defines
   }
@@ -1121,8 +1103,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:fileutils",
       "../../test:test_flags",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("acm_receive_test") {
@@ -1146,7 +1128,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     ]
 
     deps += audio_coding_deps
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("acm_send_test") {
@@ -1171,9 +1152,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
     deps += audio_coding_deps
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   if (!build_with_chromium) {
@@ -1238,9 +1220,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../rtc_base:checks",
         "../../rtc_base:refcount",
         "../../test:fileutils",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
       sources = [
@@ -1382,10 +1362,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../test:fileutils",
         "../../test:test_support",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -1738,11 +1716,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "codecs/opus/test",
         "codecs/opus/test:test_unittest",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
index d15071cdd6..d4eee0b6f4 100644
--- a/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_device/BUILD.gn
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_device_generic") {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_name") {
     "audio_device_name.cc",
     "audio_device_name.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("windows_core_audio_utility") {
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ rtc_source_set("windows_core_audio_utility") {
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread_types",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base/win:windows_version",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
 
     libs = [ "oleaut32.lib" ]
   }
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ rtc_source_set("audio_device_module_from_input_and_output") {
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../rtc_base/win:scoped_com_initializer",
       "../../rtc_base/win:windows_version",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
@@ -205,9 +203,7 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -249,8 +245,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
       "../../system_wrappers",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -292,11 +288,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_device_impl") {
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../utility",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (rtc_include_internal_audio_device && is_ios) {
     deps += [ "../../sdk:audio_device" ]
@@ -444,8 +437,8 @@ rtc_source_set("mock_audio_device") {
     "../../api:make_ref_counted",
     "../../api/audio:audio_device",
     "../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
@@ -486,9 +479,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../test:fileutils",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../test/time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     if (is_linux || is_chromeos || is_mac || is_win) {
diff --git a/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
index d97d180c75..bb6d080c99 100644
--- a/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_mixer/BUILD.gn
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "audio_mixer_impl_unittest.cc",
       "frame_combiner_unittest.cc",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     deps = [
       ":audio_frame_manipulator",
       ":audio_mixer_impl",
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
index 0bfee01562..9764917417 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/BUILD.gn
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ rtc_source_set("aec_dump_interface") {
   deps = [
     ":audio_frame_view",
     "../../api/audio:audio_processing",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -193,10 +191,9 @@ rtc_library("audio_processing") {
     "ns",
     "transient:transient_suppressor_api",
     "vad",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -236,8 +233,8 @@ rtc_library("residual_echo_detector") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("optionally_built_submodule_creators") {
@@ -260,8 +257,8 @@ rtc_source_set("rms_level") {
   deps = [
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("audio_processing_statistics") {
@@ -294,9 +291,7 @@ rtc_library("apm_logging") {
     "../../common_audio",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   defines = []
@@ -314,10 +309,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/audio:audio_processing_statistics",
       "../../api/task_queue",
       "../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -420,9 +413,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "utility:pffft_wrapper_unittest",
         "vad:vad_unittests",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
 
@@ -450,8 +441,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
           "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
           "aec_dump",
           "aec_dump:aec_dump_unittests",
+          "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         ]
-        absl_deps += [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
         sources += [
           "audio_processing_impl_locking_unittest.cc",
           "audio_processing_impl_unittest.cc",
@@ -497,8 +488,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../system_wrappers",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("analog_mic_simulation") {
@@ -515,8 +506,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
       "agc2:gain_map",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   if (rtc_enable_protobuf && !build_with_chromium) {
@@ -564,11 +555,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "aec_dump",
         "aec_dump:aec_dump_impl",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }  # audioproc_f_impl
@@ -646,9 +635,7 @@ rtc_library("audioproc_test_utils") {
     "../../test:test_support",
     "../audio_coding:neteq_input_audio_tools",
     "//testing/gtest",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -667,6 +654,6 @@ rtc_library("aec3_config_json") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_json",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
index f5eb5d5951..0f84e246fd 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec3/BUILD.gn
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ rtc_library("aec3") {
     "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../utility:cascaded_biquad_filter",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -210,8 +208,8 @@ rtc_source_set("adaptive_fir_filter") {
     "..:apm_logging",
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("adaptive_fir_filter_erl") {
@@ -230,8 +228,8 @@ rtc_source_set("matched_filter") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:gtest_prod",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:arch",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("vector_math") {
@@ -328,8 +326,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:field_trial",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../utility:cascaded_biquad_filter",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
     defines = []
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
index 2757a288e9..a2794d2a7a 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/aec_dump/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ rtc_source_set("aec_dump") {
     "../../../api/task_queue",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -77,10 +75,8 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
       "../../../system_wrappers",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
 
     deps += [ "../:audioproc_debug_proto" ]
@@ -113,9 +109,7 @@ rtc_library("null_aec_dump_factory") {
     ":aec_dump",
     "..:aec_dump_interface",
     "../../../api/task_queue",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
index 28312826a1..1616f54581 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc/BUILD.gn
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ rtc_library("agc") {
     "../agc2:gain_map",
     "../agc2:input_volume_stats_reporter",
     "../vad",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("level_estimation") {
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:fileutils",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
index 5cc3db0e40..0635120c37 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/BUILD.gn
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ rtc_library("saturation_protector") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_compare",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("biquad_filter") {
@@ -118,9 +117,8 @@ rtc_library("clipping_predictor") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("common") {
@@ -157,8 +155,8 @@ rtc_library("fixed_digital") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("gain_applier") {
@@ -221,9 +219,8 @@ rtc_library("input_volume_controller") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("noise_level_estimator") {
@@ -425,8 +422,6 @@ rtc_library("input_volume_controller_unittests") {
     "../../../test:test_support",
     "//testing/gtest",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("noise_estimator_unittests") {
@@ -490,9 +485,7 @@ rtc_library("input_volume_stats_reporter") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -505,6 +498,6 @@ rtc_library("input_volume_stats_reporter_unittests") {
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
index 9093a68cf3..a0dd3942ee 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/agc2/rnn_vad/BUILD.gn
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ rtc_source_set("rnn_vad_layers") {
     "../../../../api:function_view",
     "../../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/rnnoise:rnn_vad",
   ]
   if (current_cpu == "x86" || current_cpu == "x64") {
     deps += [ ":vector_math_avx2" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("vector_math") {
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../../rtc_base:safe_compare",
       "../../../../test:fileutils",
       "../../../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   unittest_resources = [
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     if (current_cpu == "x86" || current_cpu == "x64") {
       deps += [ ":vector_math_avx2" ]
     }
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
     data = unittest_resources
     if (is_ios) {
       deps += [ ":unittests_bundle_data" ]
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
index d818e23f3c..31ad61156d 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/ns/BUILD.gn
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ rtc_static_library("ns") {
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../utility:cascaded_biquad_filter",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../utility:cascaded_biquad_filter",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
     defines = []
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
index 2c3678092e..9d387d2469 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/test/conversational_speech/BUILD.gn
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ rtc_library("lib") {
     "../../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../../test:fileutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   visibility = [ ":*" ]  # Only targets in this file can depend on this.
 }
 
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ rtc_library("unittest") {
     "../../../../test:fileutils",
     "../../../../test:test_support",
     "//testing/gtest",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn b/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
index 41aeab0abe..ac1b13db57 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/transient/BUILD.gn
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:fileutils",
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/BUILD.gn
index a3ff002c55..05494707ea 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/BUILD.gn
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ rtc_library("congestion_controller") {
     "../pacing",
     "../remote_bitrate_estimator",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
index dd7d2db244..03af2e7b1e 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/goog_cc/BUILD.gn
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ rtc_library("goog_cc") {
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:rate_control_settings",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
     "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ rtc_library("link_capacity_estimator") {
   deps = [
     "../../../api/units:data_rate",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("pushback_controller") {
@@ -79,9 +78,6 @@ rtc_library("pushback_controller") {
     "../../../api/units:data_size",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:rate_control_settings",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -102,8 +98,8 @@ rtc_library("alr_detector") {
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:alr_experiment",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../pacing:interval_budget",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 rtc_library("estimators") {
   configs += [ ":bwe_test_logging" ]
@@ -141,8 +137,6 @@ rtc_library("estimators") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -164,8 +158,6 @@ rtc_library("loss_based_bwe_v2") {
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -185,8 +177,9 @@ rtc_library("loss_based_bwe_v1") {
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("send_side_bwe") {
@@ -211,8 +204,6 @@ rtc_library("send_side_bwe") {
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -246,9 +237,6 @@ rtc_library("delay_based_bwe") {
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../../pacing",
     "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -275,8 +263,6 @@ rtc_library("probe_controller") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -302,9 +288,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../../test/logging:log_writer",
       "../../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -367,9 +351,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../../test/scenario:column_printer",
         "../../pacing",
         "//testing/gmock",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
index 51e3b4fab1..1ae7523512 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/pcc/BUILD.gn
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ rtc_library("pcc_controller") {
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:random",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("monitor_interval") {
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_controller") {
     ":utility_function",
     "../../../api/transport:network_control",
     "../../../api/units:data_rate",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn b/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
index 8ec755e1aa..e900322255 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/rtp/BUILD.gn
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ rtc_library("control_handler") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../../pacing",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 rtc_library("transport_feedback") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ rtc_library("transport_feedback") {
     "../../../system_wrappers",
     "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
index d0c636a2bc..dcde2c6b52 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../system_wrappers",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 
     if (is_posix || is_fuchsia) {
       sources += [
@@ -277,7 +277,12 @@ if ((is_linux || is_chromeos) && rtc_use_pipewire) {
 rtc_library("desktop_capture") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   defines = []
-  deps = []
+  deps = [
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
   public_configs = [ ":x11_config" ]
   sources = [
     "blank_detector_desktop_capturer_wrapper.cc",
@@ -528,12 +533,6 @@ rtc_library("desktop_capture") {
     ]
   }
 
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
-
   if (rtc_use_x11_extensions) {
     deps += [ "../../rtc_base:sanitizer" ]
   }
diff --git a/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn b/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
index e8e19b1ad2..2d78fd8ed6 100644
--- a/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/pacing/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ rtc_library("pacing") {
     "../rtp_rtcp",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../utility:utility",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -116,6 +113,5 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtp_rtcp:mock_rtp_rtcp",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/portal/BUILD.gn b/modules/portal/BUILD.gn
index d0756f269b..e2b2717c89 100644
--- a/modules/portal/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/portal/BUILD.gn
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ if ((is_linux || is_chromeos) && rtc_use_pipewire) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:sanitizer",
       "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 
     if (!rtc_link_pipewire) {
       defines = [ "WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE" ]
diff --git a/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn b/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
index 4d0728020d..6b05f894a8 100644
--- a/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/BUILD.gn
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ rtc_library("remote_bitrate_estimator") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
     deps = [
       "../../test:rtp_test_utils",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
     ]
@@ -136,7 +132,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../pacing",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn b/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
index 3f69b02145..14cd3fcc97 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/BUILD.gn
@@ -138,11 +138,9 @@ rtc_library("rtp_rtcp_format") {
     "../../rtc_base/network:ecn_marking",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -353,12 +351,12 @@ rtc_library("rtp_rtcp") {
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "../remote_bitrate_estimator",
     "../video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -391,10 +389,9 @@ rtc_source_set("rtp_rtcp_legacy") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../system_wrappers",
     "../remote_bitrate_estimator",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -430,8 +427,6 @@ rtc_library("rtcp_transceiver") {
     "../../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
     "../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
@@ -454,8 +449,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_video_header") {
     "../../api/video:video_frame_type",
     "../../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
     "../../modules/video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
@@ -505,9 +498,7 @@ rtc_library("mock_rtp_rtcp") {
     "../../api/video:video_bitrate_allocation",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../test:test_support",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -720,12 +711,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../test/time_controller:time_controller",
       "../video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -744,7 +733,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../video",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
index b8345841fa..59df8fe4f3 100644
--- a/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ rtc_library("video_capture_module") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 if (!build_with_chromium || is_linux || is_chromeos) {
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
index c8b3a86483..fa93a07447 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("encoded_frame") {
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:alr_experiment",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
 }
@@ -43,8 +40,6 @@ rtc_library("chain_diff_calculator") {
   deps = [
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -61,8 +56,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_dependencies_calculator") {
     "../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -116,8 +109,6 @@ rtc_library("packet_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
@@ -144,8 +135,6 @@ rtc_library("h26x_packet_buffer") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -159,8 +148,8 @@ rtc_library("frame_helpers") {
   deps = [
     "../../api/video:encoded_frame",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("h264_sprop_parameter_sets") {
@@ -280,10 +269,7 @@ rtc_library("video_coding") {
     "timing:jitter_estimator",
     "timing:rtt_filter",
     "timing:timing_module",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
@@ -310,8 +296,8 @@ rtc_library("video_codec_interface") {
     "../../common_video",
     "../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor",
     "../../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_coding_legacy") {
@@ -364,11 +350,7 @@ rtc_library("video_coding_legacy") {
     "timing:inter_frame_delay_variation_calculator",
     "timing:jitter_estimator",
     "timing:timing_module",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -455,10 +437,8 @@ rtc_library("video_coding_utility") {
     "../../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
     "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "svc:scalability_mode_util",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -500,13 +480,11 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_h264") {
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "svc:scalability_structures",
     "svc:scalable_video_controller",
-    "//third_party/libyuv",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
 
   if (rtc_use_h264) {
@@ -585,13 +563,11 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp8") {
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:rate_control_settings",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     "svc:scalability_mode_util",
-    "//third_party/libyuv",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
   if (rtc_build_libvpx) {
     deps += [ rtc_libvpx_dir ]
@@ -631,8 +607,8 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp8_temporal_layers") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 # This target includes VP9 files that may be used for any VP9 codec, internal SW or external HW.
@@ -658,7 +634,6 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp9_helpers") {
     "svc:scalability_structures",
     "svc:scalable_video_controller",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("webrtc_vp9") {
@@ -707,15 +682,13 @@ rtc_library("webrtc_vp9") {
     "svc:scalability_structures",
     "svc:scalable_video_controller",
     "svc:svc_rate_allocator",
-    "//third_party/libyuv",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
   if (rtc_build_libvpx) {
     deps += [ rtc_libvpx_dir ]
@@ -859,9 +832,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:video_test_common",
       "../../test:video_test_support",
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       "//third_party/libyuv",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   video_coding_modules_tests_resources = []
@@ -947,9 +920,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:video_test_support",
       "../../video/config:encoder_config",
       "../../video/config:streams_config",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -998,6 +970,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:test_main",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../test:video_codec_tester",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     ]
 
     if (is_android) {
@@ -1011,11 +985,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       shard_timeout = 900
     }
 
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    ]
-
     data = [ "../../resources/FourPeople_1280x720_30.yuv" ]
   }
 
@@ -1087,11 +1056,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
       "codecs/av1:dav1d_decoder",
       "svc:scalability_mode_util",
-      "//third_party/libyuv",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/libyuv",
     ]
 
     data = video_coding_modules_tests_resources
@@ -1272,9 +1239,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "svc:svc_rate_allocator_tests",
       "timing:jitter_estimator",
       "timing:timing_module",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
     ]
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
index f620f02dc7..7d93de7a3a 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ rtc_library("av1_svc_config") {
     "../../svc:scalability_mode_util",
     "../../svc:scalability_structures",
     "../../svc:scalable_video_controller",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("dav1d_decoder") {
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ rtc_library("dav1d_decoder") {
     "//third_party/dav1d",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("libaom_av1_encoder") {
@@ -68,14 +66,12 @@ rtc_library("libaom_av1_encoder") {
     "../../../../rtc_base/experiments:encoder_info_settings",
     "../../svc:scalability_structures",
     "../../svc:scalable_video_controller",
-    "//third_party/libaom",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/libaom",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -112,8 +108,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../../svc:scalability_mode_util",
         "../../svc:scalability_structures",
         "../../svc:scalable_video_controller",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/deprecated/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/deprecated/BUILD.gn
index 7812092136..047541be4c 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/deprecated/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/deprecated/BUILD.gn
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ rtc_library("deprecated_jitter_buffer") {
     "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("deprecated_frame_buffer") {
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ rtc_library("deprecated_packet") {
     "../../../api/video:video_frame_type",
     "../../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_video_header",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("deprecated_receiver") {
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ rtc_library("deprecated_receiver") {
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("deprecated_session_info") {
@@ -135,12 +134,12 @@ rtc_library("deprecated_session_info") {
     "../../../modules:module_api_public",
     "../../../modules/video_coding:codec_globals_headers",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
   sources = [
     "session_info.cc",
     "session_info.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("deprecated_stream_generator") {
@@ -181,6 +180,6 @@ rtc_library("deprecated_unittests") {
     "../../../system_wrappers",
     "../../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
     "../../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/svc/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/svc/BUILD.gn
index 89a8dda365..b80a5e4378 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/svc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/svc/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ rtc_source_set("scalability_mode_util") {
     "../../../api/video_codecs:scalability_mode",
     "../../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -36,10 +34,7 @@ rtc_source_set("scalable_video_controller") {
     "../../../api/video:video_bitrate_allocation",
     "../../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -64,10 +59,8 @@ rtc_source_set("scalability_structures") {
     "../../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -85,8 +78,8 @@ rtc_source_set("svc_rate_allocator") {
     "../../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:stable_target_rate_experiment",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -115,9 +108,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../common_video/generic_frame_descriptor",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/timing/BUILD.gn b/modules/video_coding/timing/BUILD.gn
index 9802b05a46..2cace299e5 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/timing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/video_coding/timing/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ rtc_library("inter_frame_delay_variation_calculator") {
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frame_delay_variation_kalman_filter") {
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ rtc_library("jitter_estimator") {
     "../../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -78,8 +76,8 @@ rtc_library("rtt_filter") {
     "rtt_filter.cc",
     "rtt_filter.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "../../../api/units:time_delta" ]
-  absl_deps = [
+  deps = [
+    "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
   ]
@@ -94,8 +92,8 @@ rtc_library("timestamp_extrapolator") {
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../modules:module_api_public",
     "../../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("timing_module") {
@@ -116,8 +114,8 @@ rtc_library("timing_module") {
     "../../../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("timing_unittests") {
@@ -148,6 +146,6 @@ rtc_library("timing_unittests") {
     "../../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
     "../../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
     "../../../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
index a0c9d8d4df..942f039658 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/packet/BUILD.gn
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ rtc_library("tlv_trait") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
@@ -73,6 +70,10 @@ rtc_library("parameter") {
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:math",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "parameter/add_incoming_streams_request_parameter.cc",
@@ -100,12 +101,6 @@ rtc_library("parameter") {
     "parameter/zero_checksum_acceptable_chunk_parameter.cc",
     "parameter/zero_checksum_acceptable_chunk_parameter.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("error_cause") {
@@ -121,6 +116,9 @@ rtc_library("error_cause") {
     "../common:math",
     "../packet:bounded_io",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "error_cause/cookie_received_while_shutting_down_cause.cc",
@@ -152,11 +150,6 @@ rtc_library("error_cause") {
     "error_cause/user_initiated_abort_cause.cc",
     "error_cause/user_initiated_abort_cause.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("chunk") {
@@ -171,6 +164,9 @@ rtc_library("chunk") {
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../common:math",
     "../packet:bounded_io",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "chunk/abort_chunk.cc",
@@ -212,11 +208,6 @@ rtc_library("chunk") {
     "chunk/shutdown_complete_chunk.cc",
     "chunk/shutdown_complete_chunk.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("chunk_validators") {
@@ -243,15 +234,13 @@ rtc_library("sctp_packet") {
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../common:math",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "sctp_packet.cc",
     "sctp_packet.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory:memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -276,6 +265,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../common:math",
       "../public:types",
       "../testing:testing_macros",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     sources = [
       "bounded_byte_reader_test.cc",
@@ -326,6 +316,5 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "sctp_packet_test.cc",
       "tlv_trait_test.cc",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
index 8af0fd88c4..316af7b574 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/public/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ rtc_source_set("types") {
     "../../../api:array_view",
     "../../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "dcsctp_message.h",
     "dcsctp_options.h",
     "types.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("socket") {
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ rtc_source_set("socket") {
     "../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:strong_alias",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "dcsctp_handover_state.cc",
@@ -38,10 +40,6 @@ rtc_source_set("socket") {
     "packet_observer.h",
     "timeout.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("factory") {
@@ -49,12 +47,12 @@ rtc_source_set("factory") {
     ":socket",
     ":types",
     "../socket:dcsctp_socket",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   sources = [
     "dcsctp_socket_factory.cc",
     "dcsctp_socket_factory.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("mocks") {
@@ -78,12 +76,12 @@ rtc_source_set("utils") {
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../socket:dcsctp_socket",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   sources = [
     "text_pcap_packet_observer.cc",
     "text_pcap_packet_observer.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
index 15b9f60f3d..a39441fd3b 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/rx/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@ rtc_library("data_tracker") {
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:socket",
     "../timer",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "data_tracker.cc",
     "data_tracker.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("reassembly_streams") {
@@ -39,9 +37,9 @@ rtc_source_set("reassembly_streams") {
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   sources = [ "reassembly_streams.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("interleaved_reassembly_streams") {
@@ -54,16 +52,13 @@ rtc_library("interleaved_reassembly_streams") {
     "../packet:chunk",
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   sources = [
     "interleaved_reassembly_streams.cc",
     "interleaved_reassembly_streams.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 rtc_library("traditional_reassembly_streams") {
   deps = [
@@ -75,16 +70,14 @@ rtc_library("traditional_reassembly_streams") {
     "../packet:chunk",
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "traditional_reassembly_streams.cc",
     "traditional_reassembly_streams.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("reassembly_queue") {
@@ -104,16 +97,14 @@ rtc_library("reassembly_queue") {
     "../packet:parameter",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "reassembly_queue.cc",
     "reassembly_queue.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -138,8 +129,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../public:types",
       "../testing:data_generator",
       "../timer",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     sources = [
       "data_tracker_test.cc",
       "interleaved_reassembly_streams_test.cc",
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
index f002df151b..7810419c5b 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/socket/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ rtc_source_set("context") {
     "../packet:sctp_packet",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("heartbeat_handler") {
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@ rtc_library("heartbeat_handler") {
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
     "../timer",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "heartbeat_handler.cc",
     "heartbeat_handler.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("stream_reset_handler") {
@@ -66,16 +64,14 @@ rtc_library("stream_reset_handler") {
     "../rx:reassembly_queue",
     "../timer",
     "../tx:retransmission_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "stream_reset_handler.cc",
     "stream_reset_handler.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("packet_sender") {
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ rtc_library("packet_sender") {
     "packet_sender.cc",
     "packet_sender.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = []
 }
 
 rtc_library("transmission_control_block") {
@@ -116,17 +111,15 @@ rtc_library("transmission_control_block") {
     "../tx:retransmission_queue",
     "../tx:retransmission_timeout",
     "../tx:send_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "capabilities.h",
     "transmission_control_block.cc",
     "transmission_control_block.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("dcsctp_socket") {
@@ -163,6 +156,11 @@ rtc_library("dcsctp_socket") {
     "../tx:retransmission_timeout",
     "../tx:rr_send_queue",
     "../tx:send_queue",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
   sources = [
     "callback_deferrer.cc",
@@ -172,13 +170,6 @@ rtc_library("dcsctp_socket") {
     "state_cookie.cc",
     "state_cookie.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
-  ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -194,9 +185,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../public:socket",
       "../public:types",
       "../timer",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -212,9 +201,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../packet:sctp_packet",
       "../public:socket",
       "../public:types",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -265,11 +252,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../timer:task_queue_timeout",
       "../tx:mock_send_queue",
       "../tx:retransmission_queue",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     sources = [
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
index 7e005a1f0c..573f32af30 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/testing/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ rtc_library("data_generator") {
     "../common:internal_types",
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "data_generator.cc",
     "data_generator.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
index 9dbe11b3ba..d123f64b20 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/timer/BUILD.gn
@@ -20,17 +20,15 @@ rtc_library("timer") {
     "../../../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "fake_timeout.h",
     "timer.cc",
     "timer.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("task_queue_timeout") {
@@ -68,11 +66,11 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../test:test_support",
       "../../../test/time_controller:time_controller",
       "../public:socket",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     sources = [
       "task_queue_timeout_test.cc",
       "timer_test.cc",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn b/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
index d1fd8ab3d5..b28aa0ef7a 100644
--- a/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
+++ b/net/dcsctp/tx/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ rtc_source_set("send_queue") {
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [ "send_queue.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rr_send_queue") {
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ rtc_library("rr_send_queue") {
     "../packet:data",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "rr_send_queue.cc",
     "rr_send_queue.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("stream_scheduler") {
@@ -62,17 +59,15 @@ rtc_library("stream_scheduler") {
     "../packet:sctp_packet",
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "stream_scheduler.cc",
     "stream_scheduler.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("retransmission_error_counter") {
@@ -80,12 +75,12 @@ rtc_library("retransmission_error_counter") {
     "../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../public:types",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   sources = [
     "retransmission_error_counter.cc",
     "retransmission_error_counter.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("retransmission_timeout") {
@@ -119,16 +114,12 @@ rtc_library("outstanding_data") {
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
     "../timer",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "outstanding_data.cc",
     "outstanding_data.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("retransmission_queue") {
@@ -147,16 +138,14 @@ rtc_library("retransmission_queue") {
     "../public:socket",
     "../public:types",
     "../timer",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   sources = [
     "retransmission_queue.cc",
     "retransmission_queue.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -167,8 +156,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../api:array_view",
       "../../../api/units:timestamp",
       "../../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     sources = [ "mock_send_queue.h" ]
   }
 
@@ -203,8 +192,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../testing:data_generator",
       "../testing:testing_macros",
       "../timer",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     sources = [
       "outstanding_data_test.cc",
       "retransmission_error_counter_test.cc",
diff --git a/p2p/BUILD.gn b/p2p/BUILD.gn
index 7211d8e2f3..9f216a5cb5 100644
--- a/p2p/BUILD.gn
+++ b/p2p/BUILD.gn
@@ -154,13 +154,11 @@ rtc_library("rtc_p2p") {
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -182,8 +180,8 @@ rtc_source_set("active_ice_controller_interface") {
     ":ice_transport_internal",
     ":transport_description",
     "../api:array_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("basic_async_resolver_factory") {
@@ -195,8 +193,8 @@ rtc_library("basic_async_resolver_factory") {
     "../api:async_dns_resolver",
     "../rtc_base:async_dns_resolver",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("async_stun_tcp_socket") {
@@ -253,8 +251,8 @@ rtc_library("basic_packet_socket_factory") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("basic_port_allocator") {
@@ -292,8 +290,6 @@ rtc_library("basic_port_allocator") {
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
@@ -361,13 +357,8 @@ rtc_library("connection") {
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -381,8 +372,8 @@ rtc_library("connection_info") {
   deps = [
     "../api:candidate",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("default_ice_transport_factory") {
@@ -429,8 +420,6 @@ rtc_library("dtls_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
@@ -458,8 +447,6 @@ rtc_library("dtls_transport_internal") {
     "../rtc_base:callback_list",
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
@@ -485,8 +472,8 @@ rtc_library("ice_controller_interface") {
     ":ice_transport_internal",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("ice_controller_factory_interface") {
@@ -536,8 +523,6 @@ rtc_library("ice_transport_internal") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -608,8 +593,6 @@ rtc_library("p2p_transport_channel") {
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
@@ -621,7 +604,7 @@ rtc_library("p2p_transport_channel") {
 
 rtc_source_set("p2p_transport_channel_ice_field_trials") {
   sources = [ "base/p2p_transport_channel_ice_field_trials.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("packet_transport_internal") {
@@ -640,8 +623,6 @@ rtc_library("packet_transport_internal") {
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -694,8 +675,6 @@ rtc_library("port") {
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
@@ -725,8 +704,6 @@ rtc_library("port_allocator") {
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -746,8 +723,6 @@ rtc_library("port_interface") {
     "../rtc_base:async_packet_socket",
     "../rtc_base:callback_list",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -820,8 +795,6 @@ rtc_library("stun_port") {
     "../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
@@ -842,8 +815,8 @@ rtc_library("stun_request") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("tcp_port") {
@@ -866,8 +839,6 @@ rtc_library("tcp_port") {
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_map",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
@@ -887,8 +858,6 @@ rtc_library("transport_description") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
@@ -952,8 +921,6 @@ rtc_library("turn_port") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
@@ -1007,8 +974,8 @@ rtc_library("wrapping_active_ice_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -1026,10 +993,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
       "../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -1048,8 +1013,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base:task_queue_for_test",
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../rtc_base/memory:always_valid_pointer",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("p2p_test_utils") {
@@ -1105,11 +1070,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
       "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
       "../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -1219,11 +1180,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -1261,11 +1220,9 @@ rtc_library("p2p_server_utils") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/pc/BUILD.gn b/pc/BUILD.gn
index 546b83a00c..d1b6b297da 100644
--- a/pc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/pc/BUILD.gn
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ rtc_source_set("channel") {
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -115,8 +113,8 @@ rtc_source_set("channel_interface") {
     "../api:libjingle_peerconnection_api",
     "../api:rtp_parameters",
     "../media:media_channel",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("dtls_srtp_transport") {
@@ -137,8 +135,8 @@ rtc_source_set("dtls_srtp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("dtls_transport") {
@@ -164,8 +162,8 @@ rtc_source_set("dtls_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("external_hmac") {
@@ -241,8 +239,8 @@ rtc_source_set("jsep_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("jsep_transport_collection") {
@@ -263,7 +261,6 @@ rtc_source_set("jsep_transport_collection") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
   ]
-  absl_deps = []
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("jsep_transport_controller") {
@@ -327,8 +324,6 @@ rtc_source_set("jsep_transport_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -383,10 +378,9 @@ rtc_source_set("media_session") {
     "../rtc_base:unique_id_generator",
     "../rtc_base/memory:always_valid_pointer",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -498,9 +492,7 @@ rtc_source_set("rtp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:socket",
     "../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
     "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -543,8 +535,8 @@ rtc_source_set("sctp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("sctp_utils") {
@@ -567,8 +559,8 @@ rtc_source_set("sctp_utils") {
     "../rtc_base:copy_on_write_buffer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 rtc_source_set("srtp_session") {
   visibility = [ ":*" ]
@@ -592,10 +584,8 @@ rtc_source_set("srtp_session") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (rtc_build_libsrtp) {
     deps += [ "//third_party/libsrtp" ]
@@ -628,8 +618,6 @@ rtc_source_set("srtp_transport") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base:zero_memory",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/base64",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -679,8 +667,8 @@ rtc_source_set("video_track_source_proxy") {
     "../api/video:recordable_encoded_frame",
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("session_description") {
@@ -709,11 +697,9 @@ rtc_source_set("session_description") {
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory:memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -726,8 +712,8 @@ rtc_source_set("simulcast_description") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:socket_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("rtc_pc") {
@@ -744,7 +730,7 @@ rtc_library("media_protocol_names") {
     "media_protocol_names.cc",
     "media_protocol_names.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("sctp_data_channel") {
@@ -776,8 +762,8 @@ rtc_library("sctp_data_channel") {
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:unused",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("data_channel_utils") {
@@ -853,8 +839,6 @@ rtc_source_set("data_channel_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -873,9 +857,8 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection_internal") {
     "../api/audio:audio_device",
     "../call:call_interfaces",
     "../modules/audio_device",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_collector") {
@@ -944,10 +927,8 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_collector") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -962,8 +943,8 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_stats_traversal") {
     "../api:rtc_stats_api",
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("sdp_offer_answer") {
@@ -1043,11 +1024,10 @@ rtc_source_set("sdp_offer_answer") {
     "../rtc_base:unique_id_generator",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory:memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1165,10 +1145,9 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection") {
     "../rtc_base:unique_id_generator",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1187,10 +1166,8 @@ rtc_source_set("simulcast_sdp_serializer") {
     "../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1256,9 +1233,7 @@ rtc_source_set("legacy_stats_collector") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1285,8 +1260,8 @@ rtc_source_set("track_media_info_map") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 rtc_source_set("webrtc_sdp") {
   # TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/13661): Reduce visibility if possible
@@ -1334,10 +1309,9 @@ rtc_source_set("webrtc_sdp") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1368,8 +1342,6 @@ rtc_source_set("webrtc_session_description_factory") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:unique_id_generator",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -1410,8 +1382,8 @@ rtc_library("media_stream_observer") {
   deps = [
     "../api:media_stream_interface",
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 rtc_source_set("peer_connection_factory") {
   # TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/13661): Reduce visibility if possible
@@ -1474,8 +1446,9 @@ rtc_source_set("peer_connection_factory") {
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/experiments:field_trial_parser",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("peer_connection_message_handler") {
@@ -1555,11 +1528,9 @@ rtc_library("rtp_transceiver") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1598,10 +1569,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_transmission_manager") {
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:weak_ptr",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1623,8 +1590,8 @@ rtc_library("transceiver_list") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtp_receiver") {
@@ -1649,10 +1616,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1685,10 +1648,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1723,10 +1682,6 @@ rtc_library("video_rtp_receiver") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1782,8 +1737,8 @@ rtc_library("video_track") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("sdp_state_provider") {
@@ -1805,8 +1760,8 @@ rtc_library("jitter_buffer_delay") {
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("remote_audio_source") {
@@ -1829,10 +1784,7 @@ rtc_library("remote_audio_source") {
     "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1870,10 +1822,7 @@ rtc_library("rtp_sender") {
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1897,10 +1846,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_parameters_conversion") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1926,11 +1871,6 @@ rtc_library("dtmf_sender") {
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base/third_party/sigslot",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("media_stream") {
@@ -1945,11 +1885,6 @@ rtc_library("media_stream") {
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_track_source") {
@@ -1967,8 +1902,8 @@ rtc_library("video_track_source") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("legacy_stats_collector_interface") {
@@ -2119,12 +2054,11 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
 
@@ -2192,8 +2126,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:threading",
       "../system_wrappers",
       "../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("peerconnection_wrapper") {
@@ -2217,8 +2151,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:gunit_helpers",
       "../rtc_base:logging",
       "../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_test("slow_peer_connection_unittests") {
@@ -2678,11 +2612,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../test:test_support",
       "../test/pc/sctp:fake_sctp_transport",
       "../test/time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -2701,8 +2633,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../call:call_interfaces",
       "../media:rtc_media_tests_utils",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("pc_test_utils") {
@@ -2818,8 +2750,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../test:frame_generator_capturer",
       "../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
diff --git a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
index f6b6439bea..3b8926d7a3 100644
--- a/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/BUILD.gn
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ rtc_source_set("bitstream_reader") {
     ":checks",
     ":safe_conversions",
     "../api:array_view",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@ rtc_source_set("buffer") {
     ":type_traits",
     ":zero_memory",
     "../api:array_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("byte_order") {
@@ -101,8 +99,10 @@ rtc_source_set("mod_ops") {
 rtc_source_set("moving_max_counter") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "numerics/moving_max_counter.h" ]
-  deps = [ ":checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("one_time_event") {
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ rtc_source_set("strong_alias") {
 rtc_source_set("swap_queue") {
   visibility = [ "*" ]
   sources = [ "swap_queue.h" ]
-  deps = [ ":checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("macromagic") {
@@ -140,10 +142,8 @@ rtc_library("bit_buffer") {
   deps = [
     ":checks",
     "../api/units:data_size",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -157,10 +157,8 @@ rtc_library("byte_buffer") {
     ":buffer",
     ":byte_order",
     "../api:array_view",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -191,8 +189,8 @@ rtc_library("copy_on_write_buffer") {
     ":type_traits",
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("event_tracer") {
@@ -214,8 +212,8 @@ rtc_library("event_tracer") {
     "../api:sequence_checker",
     "synchronization:mutex",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   if (rtc_use_perfetto) {
     sources += [
       "trace_categories.cc",
@@ -230,8 +228,10 @@ rtc_library("histogram_percentile_counter") {
     "numerics/histogram_percentile_counter.cc",
     "numerics/histogram_percentile_counter.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ ":checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("race_checker") {
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ rtc_library("bitrate_tracker") {
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frequency_tracker") {
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ rtc_library("frequency_tracker") {
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rate_statistics") {
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ rtc_library("rate_statistics") {
     ":logging",
     ":safe_conversions",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rate_tracker") {
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ rtc_library("sample_counter") {
   deps = [
     ":checks",
     ":safe_conversions",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("timestamp_aligner") {
@@ -411,10 +411,7 @@ rtc_library("platform_thread") {
     ":rtc_event",
     ":timeutils",
     "../api:sequence_checker",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -442,8 +439,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_event") {
       "../api/units:time_delta",
       "synchronization:yield_policy",
       "system:warn_current_thread_is_deadlocked",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -462,11 +459,9 @@ rtc_library("logging") {
     ":timeutils",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
     "synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta:type_traits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -514,15 +509,13 @@ rtc_library("checks") {
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "system:inline",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta:type_traits",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (build_with_chromium) {
     sources += [ "../../webrtc_overrides/rtc_base/checks_overrides.cc" ]
     deps += [ "//base" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta:type_traits",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-  ]
   if (is_android) {
     libs += [ "log" ]
   }
@@ -538,13 +531,13 @@ rtc_library("rate_limiter") {
     ":rate_statistics",
     "../system_wrappers",
     "synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("sanitizer") {
   sources = [ "sanitizer.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta:type_traits" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta:type_traits" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("bounded_inline_vector") {
@@ -628,9 +621,7 @@ rtc_library("stringutils") {
     ":macromagic",
     ":safe_minmax",
     "../api:array_view",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -665,8 +656,8 @@ rtc_source_set("rtc_operations_chain") {
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../api:sequence_checker",
     "system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_enable_libevent) {
@@ -687,11 +678,9 @@ if (rtc_enable_libevent) {
       "../api/task_queue",
       "../api/units:time_delta",
       "synchronization:mutex",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
     if (rtc_build_libevent) {
       deps += [ "//third_party/libevent" ]
@@ -714,10 +703,8 @@ if (is_mac || is_ios) {
       "../api/units:time_delta",
       "synchronization:mutex",
       "system:gcd_helpers",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 }
@@ -741,10 +728,8 @@ if (is_win) {
       "../api/units:time_delta",
       "../api/units:timestamp",
       "synchronization:mutex",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -767,10 +752,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_task_queue_stdlib") {
     "../api/task_queue",
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -823,8 +806,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_numerics") {
   deps = [
     ":checks",
     ":mod_ops",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_stats_counters") {
@@ -840,7 +823,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_stats_counters") {
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
   ]
-  absl_deps = []
 }
 
 config("rtc_json_suppressions") {
@@ -861,14 +843,16 @@ rtc_library("rtc_json") {
     "strings/json.cc",
     "strings/json.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ ":stringutils" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
   all_dependent_configs = [ "//third_party/jsoncpp:jsoncpp_config" ]
   if (rtc_build_json) {
     deps += [ "//third_party/jsoncpp" ]
   } else {
     include_dirs = [ "$rtc_jsoncpp_root" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("net_helpers") {
@@ -877,7 +861,10 @@ rtc_library("net_helpers") {
     "net_helpers.cc",
     "net_helpers.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "system:rtc_export" ]
+  deps = [
+    "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
   if (is_android) {
     deps += [ ":ifaddrs_android" ]
   }
@@ -887,7 +874,6 @@ rtc_library("net_helpers") {
       "win:windows_version",
     ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("net_test_helpers") {
@@ -950,11 +936,11 @@ rtc_library("ip_address") {
     ":net_helpers",
     ":stringutils",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (is_win) {
     deps += [ ":win32" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("socket_address") {
@@ -972,11 +958,11 @@ rtc_library("socket_address") {
     ":safe_conversions",
     ":stringutils",
     "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (is_win) {
     deps += [ ":win32" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("null_socket_server") {
@@ -1019,14 +1005,6 @@ rtc_library("threading") {
     "thread.cc",
     "thread.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-  ]
   deps = [
     ":async_dns_resolver",
     ":byte_order",
@@ -1061,6 +1039,11 @@ rtc_library("threading") {
     "system:no_unique_address",
     "system:rtc_export",
     "third_party/sigslot",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (is_android) {
     deps += [ ":ifaddrs_android" ]
@@ -1088,8 +1071,8 @@ rtc_library("async_socket") {
     ":socket",
     ":socket_address",
     "third_party/sigslot",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("socket") {
@@ -1106,11 +1089,11 @@ rtc_library("socket") {
     "./network:ecn_marking",
     "system:rtc_export",
     "third_party/sigslot",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   if (is_win) {
     deps += [ ":win32" ]
   }
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("network_constants") {
@@ -1132,7 +1115,7 @@ if (is_android) {
       "log",
       "GLESv2",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup" ]
+    deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -1210,8 +1193,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       ":checks",
       ":file_rotating_stream",
       ":logging",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -1242,12 +1225,11 @@ rtc_library("network") {
     "memory:always_valid_pointer",
     "system:rtc_export",
     "third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 
   if (is_win) {
@@ -1269,8 +1251,10 @@ rtc_library("net_helper") {
     "net_helper.cc",
     "net_helper.h",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
-  deps = [ "system:rtc_export" ]
+  deps = [
+    "system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("socket_adapters") {
@@ -1288,8 +1272,9 @@ rtc_library("socket_adapters") {
     ":stringutils",
     ":zero_memory",
     "../api:array_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("network_route") {
@@ -1344,8 +1329,8 @@ rtc_library("async_udp_socket") {
     "network:received_packet",
     "network:sent_packet",
     "system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("async_packet_socket") {
@@ -1387,8 +1372,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
 
 rtc_library("mdns_responder_interface") {
   sources = [ "mdns_responder_interface.h" ]
-  deps = [ ":ip_address" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":ip_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("dscp") {
@@ -1405,10 +1392,9 @@ rtc_library("file_rotating_stream") {
     ":logging",
     ":stringutils",
     "system:file_wrapper",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1433,8 +1419,8 @@ rtc_library("unique_id_generator") {
     "../api:sequence_checker",
     "synchronization:mutex",
     "system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("crc32") {
@@ -1442,8 +1428,10 @@ rtc_library("crc32") {
     "crc32.cc",
     "crc32.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ ":macromagic" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
+  deps = [
+    ":macromagic",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("stream") {
@@ -1462,9 +1450,8 @@ rtc_library("stream") {
     "system:no_unique_address",
     "system:rtc_export",
     "third_party/sigslot",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_certificate_generator") {
@@ -1479,8 +1466,6 @@ rtc_library("rtc_certificate_generator") {
     ":threading",
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -1507,6 +1492,7 @@ rtc_source_set("digest") {
     ":checks",
     ":ssl_header",
     ":stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 
   # If we are building the SSL library ourselves, we know it's BoringSSL.
@@ -1515,8 +1501,6 @@ rtc_source_set("digest") {
   } else {
     configs += [ ":external_ssl_library" ]
   }
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("ssl") {
@@ -1575,14 +1559,11 @@ rtc_library("ssl") {
     "task_utils:repeating_task",
     "third_party/base64",
     "third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 
@@ -1636,8 +1617,8 @@ rtc_library("gunit_helpers") {
     ":stringutils",
     ":threading",
     "../test:test_support",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("testclient") {
@@ -1748,11 +1729,9 @@ rtc_library("rtc_base_tests_utils") {
     "network:received_packet",
     "synchronization:mutex",
     "third_party/sigslot",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   if (is_fuchsia) {
@@ -1773,10 +1752,8 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_for_test") {
     "../api:function_view",
     "../api/task_queue",
     "../api/task_queue:default_task_queue_factory",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -1858,10 +1835,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test:test_support",
         "third_party/sigslot",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -1986,12 +1961,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "task_utils:repeating_task",
         "third_party/base64",
         "third_party/sigslot",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric:bits",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
 
@@ -2013,8 +1986,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../api/units:time_delta",
         "../test:test_main",
         "../test:test_support",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("weak_ptr_unittests") {
@@ -2050,8 +2023,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":timeutils",
         "../test:test_main",
         "../test:test_support",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("rtc_json_unittests") {
@@ -2147,6 +2120,12 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "network:received_packet",
         "synchronization:mutex",
         "third_party/sigslot",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
       if (rtc_enable_google_benchmarks) {
         deps += [ "synchronization:synchronization_unittests" ]
@@ -2166,13 +2145,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ]
         deps += [ ":callback_list" ]
       }
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-      ]
 
       if (build_with_chromium) {
         include_dirs = [ "../../boringssl/src/include" ]
diff --git a/rtc_base/containers/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/containers/BUILD.gn
index 621b6122a3..a2a21157b7 100644
--- a/rtc_base/containers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/containers/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ rtc_library("flat_containers_internal") {
   deps = [
     "..:checks",
     "../system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
   visibility = [ ":*" ]
 }
 
@@ -52,5 +52,4 @@ rtc_library("unittests") {
     "//testing/gmock:gmock",
     "//testing/gtest:gtest",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
diff --git a/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
index 603449d485..dc6f8b2be7 100644
--- a/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/experiments/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ rtc_library("alr_experiment") {
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -42,10 +40,8 @@ rtc_library("field_trial_parser") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -59,8 +55,8 @@ rtc_library("quality_scaler_settings") {
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "..:logging",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("quality_scaling_experiment") {
@@ -73,9 +69,7 @@ rtc_library("quality_scaling_experiment") {
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -88,8 +82,8 @@ rtc_library("normalize_simulcast_size_experiment") {
   deps = [
     "..:logging",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("balanced_degradation_settings") {
@@ -103,8 +97,8 @@ rtc_library("balanced_degradation_settings") {
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("encoder_info_settings") {
@@ -117,9 +111,7 @@ rtc_library("encoder_info_settings") {
     "..:logging",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -137,8 +129,6 @@ rtc_library("rate_control_settings") {
     "../../api/units:data_size",
     "../../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -152,8 +142,8 @@ rtc_library("keyframe_interval_settings_experiment") {
   deps = [
     ":field_trial_parser",
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("stable_target_rate_experiment") {
@@ -166,7 +156,6 @@ rtc_library("stable_target_rate_experiment") {
     "../../api:field_trials_view",
     "../../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("min_video_bitrate_experiment") {
@@ -181,8 +170,8 @@ rtc_library("min_video_bitrate_experiment") {
     "../../api/video:video_frame",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
@@ -227,9 +216,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../../test:test_main",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../video/config:encoder_config",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/rtc_base/network/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/network/BUILD.gn
index e2c6fc3c16..c1e52cd782 100644
--- a/rtc_base/network/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/network/BUILD.gn
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ rtc_library("sent_packet") {
     "sent_packet.cc",
     "sent_packet.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "../system:rtc_export" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_source_set("ecn_marking") {
@@ -34,9 +36,6 @@ rtc_library("received_packet") {
     "../../api:array_view",
     "../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../system:rtc_export",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/rtc_base/synchronization/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/synchronization/BUILD.gn
index 5cab524540..cc30b1bc25 100644
--- a/rtc_base/synchronization/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/synchronization/BUILD.gn
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ rtc_source_set("mutex") {
     "..:macromagic",
     "..:platform_thread_types",
     "../system:no_unique_address",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
   if (rtc_use_absl_mutex) {
-    absl_deps += [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/synchronization" ]
+    deps += [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/synchronization" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ rtc_library("yield_policy") {
     "yield_policy.cc",
     "yield_policy.h",
   ]
-  deps = [ "..:checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [
+  deps = [
+    "..:checks",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:config",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
   ]
diff --git a/rtc_base/system/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/system/BUILD.gn
index 4360317d3b..eef2754883 100644
--- a/rtc_base/system/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/system/BUILD.gn
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ rtc_library("file_wrapper") {
     "..:checks",
     "..:criticalsection",
     "..:safe_conversions",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
index a2a3e6572f..073d5453e8 100644
--- a/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/task_utils/BUILD.gn
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ rtc_library("repeating_task") {
     "../../api/units:time_delta",
     "../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/units:timestamp",
       "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
       "../../test:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
diff --git a/rtc_base/third_party/base64/BUILD.gn b/rtc_base/third_party/base64/BUILD.gn
index d28338c6a0..a9c3c4643f 100644
--- a/rtc_base/third_party/base64/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_base/third_party/base64/BUILD.gn
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ rtc_library("base64") {
   deps = [
     "../..:checks",
     "../../system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
diff --git a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
index 521412a317..646c9dad2d 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_tools/BUILD.gn
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ rtc_library("video_file_reader") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -80,10 +78,7 @@ rtc_library("video_file_writer") {
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -114,9 +109,9 @@ rtc_library("video_quality_analysis") {
     "../common_video",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 # TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/11474): Enable this on win if needed. For now it
@@ -427,12 +422,10 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../rtc_base/network:sent_packet",
         "../system_wrappers",
         "../test:explicit_key_value_config",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }
@@ -451,8 +444,9 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "//logging:rtc_event_log_parser",
         "//rtc_base:protobuf_utils",
         "//rtc_base:safe_conversions",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("event_log_visualizer_bindings_unittest") {
diff --git a/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn b/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
index b620385160..ab622ccac6 100644
--- a/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
+++ b/rtc_tools/network_tester/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
       "../../rtc_base/network:received_packet",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index 342dbe9821..dd6247a1e2 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ rtc_library("media_constraints") {
   deps = [
     "../api:audio_options_api",
     "../api:libjingle_peerconnection_api",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("sdk_tests") {
@@ -149,10 +149,9 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
     deps = [
       ":base_objc",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
 
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
-
     frameworks = [
       "AVFoundation.framework",
       "CoreMedia.framework",
@@ -190,14 +189,13 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../rtc_base:checks",
         "../rtc_base:log_sinks",
         "../rtc_base:logging",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
 
       configs += [
         "..:common_objc",
         ":used_from_extension",
       ]
-
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("file_logger_objc") {
@@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
           "../system_wrappers:metrics",
         ]
-        absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
 
         frameworks = [ "AudioToolbox.framework" ]
         if (is_mac) {
@@ -379,9 +376,8 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           ":helpers_objc",
           "../rtc_base:checks",
           "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+          "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
         ]
-
-        absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
       }
 
       rtc_source_set("network_monitor_observer") {
@@ -393,9 +389,8 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../rtc_base:network_constants",
           "../rtc_base:stringutils",
           "../rtc_base:threading",
+          "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         ]
-
-        absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
       }
 
       rtc_library("network_monitor_objc") {
@@ -458,8 +453,8 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../media:rtc_media_base",
           "../rtc_base:checks",
           "../rtc_base:logging",
+          "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
         ]
-        absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
         configs += [
           "..:common_objc",
@@ -1605,11 +1600,11 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../rtc_base:ssl",
         "../rtc_base:ssl_adapter",
         "../rtc_base:threading",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       ]
       if (is_ios) {
         deps += [ ":native_network_monitor" ]
       }
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
     }
 
     if (is_ios) {
@@ -1631,9 +1626,8 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
           "../rtc_base:macromagic",
           "../rtc_base:stringutils",
           "../rtc_base:threading",
+          "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         ]
-
-        absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
index 572289ed37..bfaebad8d8 100644
--- a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -585,9 +585,7 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -688,11 +686,9 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:timestamp_aligner",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-      "//third_party/libyuv",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+      "//third_party/libyuv",
     ]
   }
 
@@ -808,8 +804,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:threading",
       "../../stats:rtc_stats",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
@@ -956,9 +950,9 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../api:sequence_checker",
       "//api:array_view",
       "//rtc_base:checks",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       "//third_party/jni_zero",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("native_api_base") {
@@ -1067,8 +1061,8 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers" ]
   }
 
   # API for creating C++ wrapper implementations of api/mediastreaminterface.h
@@ -1157,9 +1151,8 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       ":generated_logging_jni",
       ":native_api_jni",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("audio_device_module_base") {
@@ -1184,8 +1177,8 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("java_audio_device_module") {
@@ -1211,8 +1204,8 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   if (rtc_enable_android_aaudio) {
@@ -1243,7 +1236,6 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
         "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "../../system_wrappers",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     }
   }
 
@@ -1272,8 +1264,8 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
       "../../rtc_base:platform_thread",
       "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   #########################
@@ -1683,10 +1675,8 @@ if (is_android) {
       "../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../testing/gtest",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/stats/BUILD.gn b/stats/BUILD.gn
index 1ca584d6a2..3024f39b07 100644
--- a/stats/BUILD.gn
+++ b/stats/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_stats") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("rtc_stats_test_utils") {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ rtc_library("rtc_stats_test_utils") {
     "../api:rtc_stats_api",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../rtc_base:rtc_json",
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
 
     if (is_android) {
@@ -75,7 +76,5 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
         "//testing/android/native_test:native_test_support",
       ]
     }
-
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
index 6fd7f48614..43bae7f519 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ rtc_library("system_wrappers") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:arch",
     "../rtc_base/system:rtc_export",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
   if (is_android) {
     if (build_with_mozilla) {
@@ -91,10 +91,8 @@ rtc_library("field_trial") {
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/containers:flat_set",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -110,8 +108,8 @@ rtc_library("metrics") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("denormal_disabler") {
@@ -152,10 +150,9 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
       "//testing/gtest",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
 
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
-
     if (is_android) {
       deps += [ "//testing/android/native_test:native_test_support" ]
 
diff --git a/test/BUILD.gn b/test/BUILD.gn
index 53eaa71e21..84bc7bedbd 100644
--- a/test/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/BUILD.gn
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_generator_impl") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -95,9 +93,7 @@ rtc_library("y4m_frame_generator") {
     "../api:scoped_refptr",
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -147,8 +143,6 @@ rtc_library("create_frame_generator_capturer") {
     "../api/units:time_delta",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -174,9 +168,6 @@ rtc_library("frame_generator_capturer") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -222,10 +213,7 @@ rtc_library("video_test_common") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -239,8 +227,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_test_common") {
   deps = [
     "../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 if (!build_with_chromium) {
@@ -277,8 +265,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
     deps = [
       ":test_video_capturer",
       ":video_test_common",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
     if (is_mac || is_ios) {
       deps += [ ":video_test_mac" ]
     } else {
@@ -319,9 +307,7 @@ rtc_library("rtp_test_utils") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/system:arch",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -334,10 +320,10 @@ rtc_library("field_trial") {
     "field_trial.h",
   ]
 
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   deps = [
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -350,8 +336,8 @@ rtc_library("explicit_key_value_config") {
   deps = [
     "../api:field_trials_registry",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("scoped_key_value_config") {
@@ -367,8 +353,8 @@ rtc_library("scoped_key_value_config") {
     "../api:field_trials_registry",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("perf_test") {
@@ -390,10 +376,7 @@ rtc_library("perf_test") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../test:fileutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
   if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
     sources += [ "testsupport/perf_test_histogram_writer.cc" ]
@@ -429,8 +412,8 @@ if (is_ios) {
       "../api/test/metrics:print_result_proxy_metrics_exporter",
       "../api/test/metrics:stdout_metrics_exporter",
       "../sdk:helpers_objc",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     configs += [ ":test_support_objc_config" ]
   }
 
@@ -513,8 +496,8 @@ rtc_library("fixed_fps_video_frame_writer_adapter") {
     "../api/video:video_frame",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_test_support") {
@@ -557,8 +540,8 @@ rtc_library("video_test_support") {
     "../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 
   if (!is_ios) {
     deps += [ "//third_party:jpeg" ]
@@ -586,7 +569,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "testsupport/resources_dir_flag.cc",
         "testsupport/resources_dir_flag.h",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
+      deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("test_main_lib") {
@@ -616,13 +599,12 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../rtc_base:threading",
         "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
         "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-        "//third_party/perfetto/include/perfetto/tracing",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+        "//third_party/perfetto/include/perfetto/tracing",
       ]
 
       if (is_win) {
@@ -641,9 +623,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       deps = [
         ":test_main_lib",
         ":test_support",
-      ]
-
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/debugging:failure_signal_handler",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/debugging:symbolize",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
@@ -660,8 +639,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         ":fileutils",
         "../rtc_base:logging",
         "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
       ]
@@ -698,7 +675,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
         "time_controller",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     }
 
     rtc_test("test_support_unittests") {
@@ -772,12 +748,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "scenario:scenario_unittests",
         "time_controller:time_controller",
         "time_controller:time_controller_unittests",
-        "//third_party/libyuv",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+        "//third_party/libyuv",
       ]
       sources = [
         "call_config_utils_unittest.cc",
@@ -837,8 +811,8 @@ if (is_ios) {
     deps = [
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../sdk:helpers_objc",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
   }
 }
 
@@ -869,10 +843,8 @@ rtc_library("fileutils") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   if (is_ios) {
@@ -891,7 +863,7 @@ rtc_library("fileutils") {
 rtc_source_set("fileutils_override_api") {
   testonly = true
   sources = [ "testsupport/file_utils_override.h" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings" ]
+  deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("fileutils_override_impl") {
@@ -903,9 +875,7 @@ rtc_library("fileutils_override_impl") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
   if (is_ios) {
@@ -958,9 +928,7 @@ rtc_library("fileutils_unittests") {
     ":test_support",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:ssl",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -988,7 +956,6 @@ rtc_library("direct_transport") {
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
   public_deps +=  # no-presubmit-check TODO(webrtc:8603)
       [ "../call:fake_network" ]
 }
@@ -1029,9 +996,7 @@ rtc_library("fake_video_codecs") {
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -1078,8 +1043,8 @@ rtc_library("run_loop") {
     "../api/task_queue",
     "../rtc_base:threading",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_test_constants") {
@@ -1217,8 +1182,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../common_audio",
       "../modules/audio_device:test_audio_device_module",
       "../rtc_base:buffer",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("copy_to_file_audio_capturer_unittest") {
@@ -1238,7 +1203,7 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "test_flags.cc",
       "test_flags.h",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
+    deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("test_common") {
@@ -1309,8 +1274,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../system_wrappers",
       "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
       "../video/config:encoder_config",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
@@ -1364,7 +1327,6 @@ rtc_library("fake_encoded_frame") {
     "../api/video:video_frame_type",
     "../api/video:video_rtp_headers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_codec_tester") {
@@ -1409,11 +1371,8 @@ rtc_library("video_codec_tester") {
     "../test:fileutils",
     "../test:video_test_support",
     "../video/config:streams_config",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     "//third_party/libyuv",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-  ]
 }
diff --git a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
index 8fe6459133..d932d86b64 100644
--- a/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/fuzzers/BUILD.gn
@@ -229,8 +229,10 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("rtcp_receiver_fuzzer") {
 
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("rtp_packet_fuzzer") {
   sources = [ "rtp_packet_fuzzer.cc" ]
-  deps = [ "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
   seed_corpus = "corpora/rtp-corpus"
 }
 
@@ -298,8 +300,8 @@ rtc_library("audio_decoder_fuzzer") {
     "../../api/audio_codecs:audio_codecs_api",
     "../../modules/rtp_rtcp:rtp_rtcp_format",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("audio_decoder_g722_fuzzer") {
@@ -448,8 +450,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../pc:integration_test_helpers",
       "../../pc:libjingle_peerconnection",
       "../../test:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
     seed_corpus = "corpora/sdp-corpus"
   }
 }
@@ -497,7 +499,6 @@ rtc_library("audio_processing_fuzzer_helper") {
     "../../modules/audio_processing:audio_frame_proxies",
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("audio_processing_fuzzer") {
@@ -519,8 +520,6 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("audio_processing_fuzzer") {
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:safe_minmax",
     "../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
@@ -580,8 +579,8 @@ webrtc_fuzzer_test("aec3_fuzzer") {
     "../../api/audio:audio_processing",
     "../../modules/audio_processing:audio_buffer",
     "../../modules/audio_processing/aec3",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 webrtc_fuzzer_test("comfort_noise_decoder_fuzzer") {
@@ -716,12 +715,10 @@ if (rtc_build_libvpx) {
       "../../modules/video_coding:webrtc_libvpx_interface",
       "../../modules/video_coding:webrtc_vp9",
       "../../rtc_base:safe_compare",
-      rtc_libvpx_dir,
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
+      rtc_libvpx_dir,
     ]
     seed_corpus = "corpora/vp9-encoder-references-corpus"
     defines = [ "RTC_ENABLE_VP9" ]
diff --git a/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn b/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
index 895e76e939..d0901831f1 100644
--- a/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/fuzzers/utils/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ rtc_library("rtp_replayer") {
     "../../../test:test_support",
     "../../../test:test_video_capturer",
     "../../../test:video_test_common",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory:memory" ]
 }
diff --git a/test/jitter/BUILD.gn b/test/jitter/BUILD.gn
index ad9c58ac42..393ef28685 100644
--- a/test/jitter/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/jitter/BUILD.gn
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ rtc_library("delay_variation_calculator") {
     "../../api/video:video_frame_type",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("logging_delay_variation_calculator") {
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ rtc_library("logging_delay_variation_calculator") {
     "../../api/units:data_size",
     "../../api/video:video_frame_type",
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/test/logging/BUILD.gn b/test/logging/BUILD.gn
index 301c0e59c0..7e8f827d9a 100644
--- a/test/logging/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/logging/BUILD.gn
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ rtc_library("log_writer") {
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../test:fileutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/test/network/BUILD.gn b/test/network/BUILD.gn
index aa22c4758b..10c0c4e165 100644
--- a/test/network/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/network/BUILD.gn
@@ -85,12 +85,10 @@ rtc_library("emulated_network") {
     "../../test:scoped_key_value_config",
     "../scenario:column_printer",
     "../time_controller",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:nullability",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -139,8 +137,6 @@ rtc_library("cross_traffic_unittest") {
     "../../rtc_base:network_constants",
     "../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
     "../time_controller",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -180,8 +176,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/transport:test_feedback_generator_interface",
       "../../rtc_base:checks",
       "../time_controller",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("feedback_generator_unittest") {
@@ -224,8 +220,8 @@ rtc_library("simulated_network") {
     "../../rtc_base:race_checker",
     "../../rtc_base:random",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../api/units:time_delta",
       "../../api/units:timestamp",
       "//testing/gtest",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn b/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
index c285514716..10a96068dd 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/BUILD.gn
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../rtc_base:logging",
         "../../../rtc_base:refcount",
         "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -114,10 +111,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../rtc_base:threading",
         "analyzer/video:quality_analyzing_video_encoder",
         "analyzer/video:video_quality_analyzer_injection_helper",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -129,8 +124,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../api:sequence_checker",
         "../../../api/test/video:test_video_track_source",
         "../../../api/video:video_frame",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("media_helper") {
@@ -156,8 +151,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../pc:session_description",
         "../../../pc:video_track_source",
         "analyzer/video:video_quality_analyzer_injection_helper",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("peer_params_preprocessor") {
@@ -176,8 +171,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_mode_util",
         "../../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_structures",
         "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
     }
 
     rtc_library("test_activities_executor") {
@@ -197,8 +192,6 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
         "../../../rtc_base/task_utils:repeating_task",
         "../../../system_wrappers",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
@@ -260,10 +253,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "analyzer/video:video_frame_tracking_id_injector",
         "analyzer/video:video_quality_analyzer_injection_helper",
         "analyzer/video:video_quality_metrics_reporter",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
     }
 
@@ -370,9 +361,7 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
         "../../../api/test/pclf:media_quality_test_params",
         "../../../api/test/pclf:peer_configurer",
         "../../../api/units:time_delta",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
       ]
     }
@@ -441,9 +430,7 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../api:sequence_checker",
       "../../../api:track_id_stream_info_map",
       "../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -472,8 +459,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../rtc_base:logging",
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
       "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("network_quality_metrics_reporter") {
@@ -496,8 +483,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_event",
       "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("stats_based_network_quality_metrics_reporter") {
@@ -529,8 +516,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../../rtc_base/system:no_unique_address",
       "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("cross_media_metrics_reporter") {
@@ -556,9 +543,7 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
       "../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
       "../../../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -582,10 +567,8 @@ if (!build_with_chromium) {
       "../../../pc:session_description",
       "../../../pc:simulcast_description",
       "../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/BUILD.gn b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/BUILD.gn
index 570e944936..b4de081071 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -68,16 +68,18 @@ rtc_library("video_dumping") {
     "../../../../../api/video:video_frame",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../../../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("encoded_image_data_injector_api") {
   testonly = true
   sources = [ "encoded_image_data_injector.h" ]
 
-  deps = [ "../../../../../api/video:encoded_image" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../../../../api/video:encoded_image",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("single_process_encoded_image_data_injector") {
@@ -92,8 +94,8 @@ rtc_library("single_process_encoded_image_data_injector") {
     "../../../../../api/video:encoded_image",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_frame_tracking_id_injector") {
@@ -107,8 +109,8 @@ rtc_library("video_frame_tracking_id_injector") {
     ":encoded_image_data_injector_api",
     "../../../../../api/video:encoded_image",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("simulcast_dummy_buffer_helper") {
@@ -137,9 +139,7 @@ rtc_library("quality_analyzing_video_decoder") {
     "../../../../../modules/video_coding:video_codec_interface",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ rtc_library("quality_analyzing_video_encoder") {
     "../../../../../modules/video_coding/svc:scalability_mode_util",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("analyzing_video_sinks_helper") {
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ rtc_library("analyzing_video_sinks_helper") {
     "../../../../../api/test/video:video_frame_writer",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -250,9 +248,7 @@ rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_internal") {
     "../../../../../rtc_tools:video_quality_analysis",
     "../../../../../system_wrappers",
     "dvqa:pausable_state",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -260,8 +256,10 @@ rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_internal") {
 rtc_library("multi_reader_queue") {
   testonly = true
   sources = [ "multi_reader_queue.h" ]
-  deps = [ "../../../../../rtc_base:checks" ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
+  deps = [
+    "../../../../../rtc_base:checks",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
+  ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_quality_metrics_reporter") {
@@ -284,8 +282,8 @@ rtc_library("video_quality_metrics_reporter") {
     "../../../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer") {
@@ -317,7 +315,6 @@ rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer") {
     "../../../../../system_wrappers",
     "dvqa:frames_storage",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_shared") {
@@ -333,8 +330,8 @@ rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_shared") {
     "../../../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("analyzing_video_sink") {
@@ -363,10 +360,8 @@ rtc_library("analyzing_video_sink") {
     "../../../../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory:memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -401,10 +396,8 @@ rtc_library("video_quality_analyzer_injection_helper") {
     "../../../../../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../../../../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../../../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -440,9 +433,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../../../rtc_base:timeutils",
       "../../../../../system_wrappers",
       "../../../../time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -454,8 +445,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       ":analyzing_video_sinks_helper",
       "../../../..:test_support",
       "../../../../../api/test/pclf:media_configuration",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_frames_comparator_test") {
@@ -478,9 +469,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":default_video_quality_analyzer_internal",
       "../../../..:test_support",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
   }
@@ -491,8 +479,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
     deps = [
       ":multi_reader_queue",
       "../../../..:test_support",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_stream_state_test") {
@@ -504,7 +492,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../../../api/units:timestamp",
       "../../../../../system_wrappers",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("default_video_quality_analyzer_test") {
@@ -560,8 +547,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../../../../api:scoped_refptr",
       "../../../../../api/video:video_frame",
       "../../../../../rtc_base:random",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
   }
 
   rtc_library("single_process_encoded_image_data_injector_unittest") {
diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/dvqa/BUILD.gn b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/dvqa/BUILD.gn
index 5f525ae062..aae18526a6 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/dvqa/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/dvqa/BUILD.gn
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ rtc_library("frames_storage") {
     "../../../../../../api/units:timestamp",
     "../../../../../../api/video:video_frame",
     "../../../../../../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 if (rtc_include_tests) {
diff --git a/test/peer_scenario/BUILD.gn b/test/peer_scenario/BUILD.gn
index 5b429ba089..dda6345653 100644
--- a/test/peer_scenario/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/peer_scenario/BUILD.gn
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../network:emulated_network",
       "../scenario",
       "../time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     ]
diff --git a/test/scenario/BUILD.gn b/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
index b8d4a919d1..672cd91ea5 100644
--- a/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/scenario/BUILD.gn
@@ -150,14 +150,13 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       "../logging:log_writer",
       "../network:emulated_network",
       "../time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
     if (is_android) {
diff --git a/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn b/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
index 6686528345..e9bd8acdd2 100644
--- a/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/time_controller/BUILD.gn
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ rtc_library("time_controller") {
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
     "../../rtc_base/synchronization:yield_policy",
     "../../system_wrappers",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/video/BUILD.gn b/video/BUILD.gn
index 0e2abe7693..e8449b580a 100644
--- a/video/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_encoder_interface") {
     "../api/video_codecs:video_codecs_api",
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video") {
@@ -168,8 +167,6 @@ rtc_library("video") {
     "../video/config:encoder_config",
     "adaptation:video_adaptation",
     "render:incoming_video_stream",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
@@ -221,9 +218,8 @@ rtc_library("frame_dumping_encoder") {
     "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../rtc_base/system:file_wrapper",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frame_cadence_adapter") {
@@ -256,11 +252,9 @@ rtc_library("frame_cadence_adapter") {
     "../system_wrappers",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
     "../system_wrappers:metrics",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup:cleanup",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
   ]
 }
 
@@ -296,8 +290,6 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_buffer_controller") {
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../system_wrappers",
     "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -309,8 +301,6 @@ rtc_source_set("frame_decode_scheduler") {
   deps = [
     ":frame_decode_timing",
     "../api/units:timestamp",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -331,7 +321,6 @@ rtc_library("task_queue_frame_decode_scheduler") {
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../system_wrappers",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("frame_decode_timing") {
@@ -346,8 +335,8 @@ rtc_library("frame_decode_timing") {
     "../modules/video_coding/timing:timing_module",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../system_wrappers",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_receive_stream_timeout_tracker") {
@@ -382,8 +371,8 @@ rtc_library("decode_synchronizer") {
     "../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../rtc_base:logging",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_stream_encoder_impl") {
@@ -468,10 +457,7 @@ rtc_library("video_stream_encoder_impl") {
     "adaptation:video_adaptation",
     "config:encoder_config",
     "config:streams_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/cleanup",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container:inlined_vector",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -573,12 +559,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test:video_test_constants",
         "../test:video_test_support",
         "config:streams_config",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
-        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings:string_view",
       ]
 
       if (is_mac || is_ios) {
@@ -610,8 +594,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test:test_support",
         "../video/config:encoder_config",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -672,8 +654,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test:test_renderer",
         "../test:test_support",
         "//testing/gtest",
-      ]
-      absl_deps = [
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:parse",
         "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -966,11 +946,8 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "config:encoder_config",
       "config:streams_config",
       "config:video_config_tests",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
diff --git a/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn b/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
index 6931665e26..1aa280a983 100644
--- a/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/adaptation/BUILD.gn
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ rtc_library("video_adaptation") {
     "../../system_wrappers:system_wrappers",
     "../../video:video_stream_encoder_interface",
     "../../video/config:encoder_config",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base:core_headers",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
@@ -113,8 +111,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:rtc_expect_death",
       "../../test:test_support",
       "../../test/time_controller:time_controller",
-    ]
-    absl_deps = [
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
       "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
     ]
diff --git a/video/config/BUILD.gn b/video/config/BUILD.gn
index 09a7637f2f..aef6c7453c 100644
--- a/video/config/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/config/BUILD.gn
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ rtc_library("streams_config") {
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:min_video_bitrate_experiment",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:normalize_simulcast_size_experiment",
     "../../rtc_base/experiments:rate_control_settings",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
@@ -57,11 +54,6 @@ rtc_library("encoder_config") {
     "../../rtc_base:checks",
     "../../rtc_base:refcount",
     "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
-  ]
-  absl_deps = [
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -82,15 +74,6 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
       "../../test:explicit_key_value_config",
       "../../test:test_support",
     ]
-    absl_deps = [
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm:container",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:any_invocable",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/functional:bind_front",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
-      "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:variant",
-    ]
     if (!build_with_mozilla) {
       deps += [ "../../media:rtc_media_base" ]
     }
diff --git a/video/render/BUILD.gn b/video/render/BUILD.gn
index a948a0e2fa..79401879c8 100644
--- a/video/render/BUILD.gn
+++ b/video/render/BUILD.gn
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ rtc_library("incoming_video_stream") {
     "../../rtc_base:event_tracer",
     "../../rtc_base:macromagic",
     "../../rtc_base:race_checker",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("video_render_frames") {
@@ -45,6 +44,6 @@ rtc_library("video_render_frames") {
     "../../rtc_base:logging",
     "../../rtc_base:timeutils",
     "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
-  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional" ]
 }