diff --git a/core/host_test_internal.mk b/core/host_test_internal.mk
index 7f6aff0cef..e4fa4c56ff 100644
--- a/core/host_test_internal.mk
+++ b/core/host_test_internal.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS_darwin += -DGTEST_OS_LINUX
 LOCAL_LDLIBS_darwin += -lpthread
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGTEST_HAS_STD_STRING -O0 -g
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES +=  external/gtest/include
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libgtest_main_host libgtest_host
diff --git a/core/target_test_internal.mk b/core/target_test_internal.mk
index 4715fe8d59..030ca40c3e 100644
--- a/core/target_test_internal.mk
+++ b/core/target_test_internal.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID -DGTEST_HAS_STD_STRING
 
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/gtest/include
-
 ifndef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libgtest_main libgtest
 else