diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 4bee0f1..5d46831 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -231,7 +231,5 @@
 ]
 
 recursedeps = [
-  # buildtools provides clang_format, libc++, and libc++abi
-  'buildtools',
   'third_party/vulkan-deps',
 ]