diff --git a/tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index b07fd0a..e830454 100755
--- a/tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@
       'base/location.cc',
       'base/logging.cc',
       'base/md5.cc',
-      'base/memory/ref_counted.cc',
       'base/memory/ref_counted_memory.cc',
       'base/memory/singleton.cc',
       'base/memory/weak_ptr.cc',