diff --git a/logging/BUILD.gn b/logging/BUILD.gn
index 5b91a39357..415c52789c 100644
--- a/logging/BUILD.gn
+++ b/logging/BUILD.gn
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
         ":rtc_event_video",
         ":rtc_stream_config",
         "../api:array_view",
+        "../api:field_trials_view",
         "../api:network_state_predictor_api",
         "../api:rtc_event_log_output_file",
         "../api:rtp_headers",
@@ -617,7 +618,6 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
         "../api/environment:environment_factory",
         "../api/rtc_event_log",
         "../api/rtc_event_log:rtc_event_log_factory",
-        "../api/transport:field_trial_based_config",
         "../api/units:time_delta",
         "../api/units:timestamp",
         "../call",
@@ -631,9 +631,7 @@ if (rtc_enable_protobuf) {
         "../rtc_base:rtc_base_tests_utils",
         "../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "../system_wrappers",
-        "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
         "../test:explicit_key_value_config",
-        "../test:field_trial",
         "../test:fileutils",
         "../test:test_support",
         "../test/logging:log_writer",
diff --git a/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_unittest.cc b/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_unittest.cc
index 73ff67e8b9..72611db8ce 100644
--- a/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_unittest.cc
+++ b/logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_unittest.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 
-#include "api/transport/field_trial_based_config.h"
+#include "api/field_trials_view.h"
 #include "logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_legacy.h"
 #include "logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_new_format.h"
 #include "logging/rtc_event_log/encoder/rtc_event_log_encoder_v3.h"
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "rtc_base/fake_clock.h"
 #include "rtc_base/random.h"
 #include "test/explicit_key_value_config.h"
-#include "test/field_trial.h"
 #include "test/gtest.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
@@ -63,15 +62,15 @@ class RtcEventLogEncoderTest
         verifier_(encoding_type_) {}
   ~RtcEventLogEncoderTest() override = default;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> CreateEncoder() {
+  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> CreateEncoder(
+      const FieldTrialsView& field_trials = ExplicitKeyValueConfig("")) {
     std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder;
     switch (encoding_type_) {
       case RtcEventLog::EncodingType::Legacy:
         encoder = std::make_unique<RtcEventLogEncoderLegacy>();
         break;
       case RtcEventLog::EncodingType::NewFormat:
-        encoder = std::make_unique<RtcEventLogEncoderNewFormat>(
-            FieldTrialBasedConfig());
+        encoder = std::make_unique<RtcEventLogEncoderNewFormat>(field_trials);
         break;
       case RtcEventLog::EncodingType::ProtoFree:
         encoder = std::make_unique<RtcEventLogEncoderV3>();
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class RtcEventLogEncoderTest
       uint32_t ssrc);
 
   template <typename EventType, typename ParsedType>
-  void TestRtpPackets();
+  void TestRtpPackets(RtcEventLogEncoder& encoder);
 
   std::deque<std::unique_ptr<RtcEvent>> history_;
   ParsedRtcEventLog parsed_log_;
@@ -174,14 +173,13 @@ RtcEventLogEncoderTest::GetRtpPacketsBySsrc(const ParsedRtcEventLog* parsed_log,
 }
 
 template <typename EventType, typename ParsedType>
-void RtcEventLogEncoderTest::TestRtpPackets() {
+void RtcEventLogEncoderTest::TestRtpPackets(RtcEventLogEncoder& encoder) {
   // SSRCs will be randomly assigned out of this small pool, significant only
   // in that it also covers such edge cases as SSRC = 0 and SSRC = 0xffffffff.
   // The pool is intentionally small, so as to produce collisions.
   const std::vector<uint32_t> kSsrcPool = {0x00000000, 0x12345678, 0xabcdef01,
                                            0xffffffff, 0x20171024, 0x19840730,
                                            0x19831230};
-  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder = CreateEncoder();
 
   // TODO(terelius): Test extensions for legacy encoding, too.
   RtpHeaderExtensionMap extension_map;
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ void RtcEventLogEncoderTest::TestRtpPackets() {
   }
 
   // Encode and parse.
-  encoded_ += encoder->EncodeBatch(history_.begin(), history_.end());
+  encoded_ += encoder.EncodeBatch(history_.begin(), history_.end());
   ASSERT_TRUE(parsed_log_.ParseString(encoded_).ok());
 
   // For each SSRC, make sure the RTP packets associated with it to have been
@@ -1339,25 +1337,31 @@ TEST_P(RtcEventLogEncoderTest, RtcEventRtcpLossNotification) {
 }
 
 TEST_P(RtcEventLogEncoderTest, RtcEventRtpPacketIncoming) {
-  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketIncoming, LoggedRtpPacketIncoming>();
+  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder = CreateEncoder();
+  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketIncoming, LoggedRtpPacketIncoming>(*encoder);
 }
 
 TEST_P(RtcEventLogEncoderTest, RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoing) {
-  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoing, LoggedRtpPacketOutgoing>();
+  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder = CreateEncoder();
+  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoing, LoggedRtpPacketOutgoing>(*encoder);
 }
 
 TEST_P(RtcEventLogEncoderTest,
        RtcEventRtpPacketIncomingNoDependencyDescriptor) {
-  test::ScopedFieldTrials no_dd(
+  ExplicitKeyValueConfig no_dd(
       "WebRTC-RtcEventLogEncodeDependencyDescriptor/Disabled/");
-  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketIncoming, LoggedRtpPacketIncoming>();
+  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder = CreateEncoder(no_dd);
+  verifier_.ExpectDependencyDescriptorExtensionIsSet(false);
+  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketIncoming, LoggedRtpPacketIncoming>(*encoder);
 }
 
 TEST_P(RtcEventLogEncoderTest,
        RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoingNoDependencyDescriptor) {
-  test::ScopedFieldTrials no_dd(
+  ExplicitKeyValueConfig no_dd(
       "WebRTC-RtcEventLogEncodeDependencyDescriptor/Disabled/");
-  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoing, LoggedRtpPacketOutgoing>();
+  std::unique_ptr<RtcEventLogEncoder> encoder = CreateEncoder(no_dd);
+  verifier_.ExpectDependencyDescriptorExtensionIsSet(false);
+  TestRtpPackets<RtcEventRtpPacketOutgoing, LoggedRtpPacketOutgoing>(*encoder);
 }
 
 // TODO(eladalon/terelius): Test with multiple events in the batch.
diff --git a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.cc b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.cc
index df3586a3b6..be771e3cbb 100644
--- a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.cc
+++ b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 #include "rtc_base/buffer.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/time_utils.h"
-#include "system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h"
 #include "system_wrappers/include/ntp_time.h"
+#include "test/gmock.h"
 #include "test/gtest.h"
 
 namespace webrtc {
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ namespace test {
 
 namespace {
 
+using ::testing::ElementsAreArray;
+using ::testing::IsEmpty;
+
 struct ExtensionPair {
   RTPExtensionType type;
   const char* name;
@@ -1047,23 +1050,15 @@ void VerifyLoggedRtpHeader(const Event& original_header,
 }
 
 template <typename Event>
-void VerifyLoggedDependencyDescriptor(const Event& packet,
-                                      const std::vector<uint8_t>& logged_dd) {
-  if (webrtc::field_trial::IsDisabled(
-          "WebRTC-RtcEventLogEncodeDependencyDescriptor")) {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(logged_dd.empty());
-  } else {
+void EventVerifier::VerifyLoggedDependencyDescriptor(
+    const Event& packet,
+    const std::vector<uint8_t>& logged_dd) const {
+  if (expect_dependency_descriptor_rtp_header_extension_is_set_) {
     rtc::ArrayView<const uint8_t> original =
         packet.template GetRawExtension<RtpDependencyDescriptorExtension>();
-    EXPECT_EQ(logged_dd.size(), original.size());
-    bool dd_is_same = true;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < logged_dd.size(); ++i) {
-      dd_is_same = logged_dd[i] == original[i];
-      if (!dd_is_same) {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    EXPECT_TRUE(dd_is_same);
+    EXPECT_THAT(logged_dd, ElementsAreArray(original));
+  } else {
+    EXPECT_THAT(logged_dd, IsEmpty());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.h b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.h
index 950a622f8b..e0fd3b741b 100644
--- a/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.h
+++ b/logging/rtc_event_log/rtc_event_log_unittest_helper.h
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ class EventVerifier {
   explicit EventVerifier(RtcEventLog::EncodingType encoding_type)
       : encoding_type_(encoding_type) {}
 
+  void ExpectDependencyDescriptorExtensionIsSet(bool value) {
+    expect_dependency_descriptor_rtp_header_extension_is_set_ = value;
+  }
+
   void VerifyLoggedAlrStateEvent(const RtcEventAlrState& original_event,
                                  const LoggedAlrStateEvent& logged_event) const;
 
@@ -331,7 +335,13 @@ class EventVerifier {
   void VerifyReportBlock(const rtcp::ReportBlock& original_report_block,
                          const rtcp::ReportBlock& logged_report_block);
 
+  template <typename Event>
+  void VerifyLoggedDependencyDescriptor(
+      const Event& packet,
+      const std::vector<uint8_t>& logged_dd) const;
+
   RtcEventLog::EncodingType encoding_type_;
+  bool expect_dependency_descriptor_rtp_header_extension_is_set_ = true;
 };
 
 }  // namespace test