diff --git a/webrtc/build/common.gypi b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
index b9ef9b208..779f1e15d 100644
--- a/webrtc/build/common.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
         'include_internal_audio_device%': 1,
         'include_internal_video_capture%': 1,
         'include_internal_video_render%': 1,
-        'include_video_engine_file_api%': 1,
         'enable_protobuf%': 1,
         'enable_tracing%': 1,
         'include_tests%': 1,
diff --git a/webrtc/video_engine/video_engine_core.gypi b/webrtc/video_engine/video_engine_core.gypi
index d8e298690..4296607e1 100644
--- a/webrtc/video_engine/video_engine_core.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/video_engine/video_engine_core.gypi
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 # be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
 
 {
-  'target_defaults': {
-    'conditions': [
-      ['include_video_engine_file_api==1', {
-        'defines': [ 'WEBRTC_VIDEO_ENGINE_FILE_API', ],
-      }],
-    ],
-  },
   'targets': [
     {
       'target_name': 'video_engine_core',