diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_render/video_render.gypi b/webrtc/modules/video_render/video_render.gypi
index cb7affe5b..cb0abadaa 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_render/video_render.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_render/video_render.gypi
@@ -139,21 +139,6 @@
           'include_dirs': [
             '<(directx_sdk_path)/Include',
           ],
-
-          'VCLinkerTool': {
-            'conditions': [
-              ['target_arch=="x86"', {
-                'AdditionalLibraryDirectories': [
-                  '<(directx_sdk_path)/Lib/x86',
-                ],
-              }],
-              ['target_arch=="x64"', {
-                'AdditionalLibraryDirectories': [
-                  '<(directx_sdk_path)/Lib/x64',
-                ],
-              }],
-            ],  # conditions
-          },  # VCLinkerTool
         }],
         ['OS!="win" or include_internal_video_render==0', {
           'sources!': [
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/video_render/windows/video_render_windows_impl.h b/webrtc/modules/video_render/windows/video_render_windows_impl.h
index c04cdcd9f..0d4c15f61 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/video_render/windows/video_render_windows_impl.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/video_render/windows/video_render_windows_impl.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class CriticalSectionWrapper;
 
 #define EXPAND(x)            x, sizeof(x)/sizeof(TCHAR)
 
-#pragma comment(lib, "dxguid.lib")
-
 enum VideoRenderWinMethod {
   kVideoRenderWinD3D9 = 0,
 };