diff --git a/headless/BUILD.gn b/headless/BUILD.gn
index e1b6aff98bade..b205634c665c5 100644
--- a/headless/BUILD.gn
+++ b/headless/BUILD.gn
@@ -898,13 +898,6 @@ static_library("headless_shell_lib") {
     deps += [ "//components/crash/content/browser" ]
   }
 
-  if ((is_linux || is_mac) && is_component_build) {
-    sources += [
-      "app/headless_shell_switches.cc",
-      "app/headless_shell_switches.h",
-    ]
-  }
-
   if (enable_printing) {
     deps += [
       "//components/printing/browser",