diff --git a/gtests/common/gtest.gypi b/gtests/common/gtest.gypi
index c3bac327b2..4183f2905b 100644
--- a/gtests/common/gtest.gypi
+++ b/gtests/common/gtest.gypi
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 {
-  'includes': [
-    '../../coreconf/config.gypi'
-  ],
   'target_defaults': {
     'conditions': [
       ['OS=="win"', {