diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index d4b6e229c89f2e313badd8aadf5f82ac909ce60e..c2d8cfd51c28030222dc770903a774266879396d 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -297,8 +297,6 @@ if (defined(ohos_lite)) {
   ohos_source_set("curl") {
     configs = [ ":curl_config" ]
 
-    external_deps = [ "openssl:libssl_shared" ]
-
     public_configs = [ ":curl_config_public" ]
 
     sources = curl_source
@@ -456,8 +454,6 @@ if (defined(ohos_lite)) {
     if (netstack_feature_http3) {
       configs += [ "//vendor/open_source/quiche/quiche:quiche_config" ]
       configs += [ "//vendor/open_source/boringssl:boringssl_config" ]
-    } else {
-      external_deps = [ "openssl:libssl_shared" ]
     }
 
     sources = curl_source