diff --git a/src/controller/BUILD.gn b/src/controller/BUILD.gn
index a064e85ced37c1..547f9f3e27d397 100644
--- a/src/controller/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/controller/BUILD.gn
@@ -33,6 +33,5 @@ static_library("controller") {
     "${chip_root}/src/transport",
   ]
 
-  allow_circular_includes_from = [ "${chip_root}/src/transport" ]
   configs += [ ":controller_wno_deprecate" ]
 }
diff --git a/src/transport/BLE.cpp b/src/transport/BLE.cpp
index f3e84fe0a3f3ab..71dd38a02a20f8 100644
--- a/src/transport/BLE.cpp
+++ b/src/transport/BLE.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <transport/BLE.h>
 
-#include <controller/CHIPDeviceController.h>
 #include <support/CodeUtils.h>
 #include <support/logging/CHIPLogging.h>
 #include <transport/MessageHeader.h>