diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42aa7474163..273193e78d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12673,14 +12673,14 @@ else
 
 
 
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/h2_full+trace_test: $(H2_FULL+TRACE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_certs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/h2_full+trace_test: $(H2_FULL+TRACE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(H2_FULL+TRACE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_certs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/h2_full+trace_test
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(H2_FULL+TRACE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/h2_full+trace_test
 
 endif
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_certs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
 deps_h2_full+trace_test: $(H2_FULL+TRACE_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index b34b56b2748..392358088b2 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -3311,7 +3311,6 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
-      "end2end_certs", 
       "end2end_tests", 
       "gpr", 
       "gpr_test_util", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
index 425681ce138..3a31672201c 100644
--- a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
@@ -1142,7 +1142,6 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "h2_full+trace_test", "vcxpr
 	EndProjectSection
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{1F1F9084-2A93-B80E-364F-5754894AFAB4} = {1F1F9084-2A93-B80E-364F-5754894AFAB4}
-		{80EA2691-C037-6DD3-D3AB-21510BF0E64B} = {80EA2691-C037-6DD3-D3AB-21510BF0E64B}
 		{17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B} = {17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B}
 		{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9} = {29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}
 		{EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037} = {EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037}
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace_test/h2_full+trace_test.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace_test/h2_full+trace_test.vcxproj
index 26c862af264..6ca9dfa46de 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace_test/h2_full+trace_test.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace_test/h2_full+trace_test.vcxproj
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\test/end2end/tests\end2end_tests\end2end_tests.vcxproj">
       <Project>{1F1F9084-2A93-B80E-364F-5754894AFAB4}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\test/end2end\end2end_certs\end2end_certs.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{80EA2691-C037-6DD3-D3AB-21510BF0E64B}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc_test_util\grpc_test_util.vcxproj">
       <Project>{17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>