diff --git a/src/net/cert/internal/trust_store_chrome.h b/src/net/cert/internal/trust_store_chrome.h
index 7920c1e6d8..30c589aa7b 100644
--- a/src/net/cert/internal/trust_store_chrome.h
+++ b/src/net/cert/internal/trust_store_chrome.h
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@
 #include "base/version.h"
 #include "crypto/sha2.h"
 #include "net/base/net_export.h"
-#include "net/cert/root_store_proto_lite/root_store.pb.h"
 #include "third_party/boringssl/src/pki/trust_store.h"
 #include "third_party/boringssl/src/pki/trust_store_in_memory.h"
 
+// Forward declares this so root_store.pb.h would not be a public dependency.
+namespace chrome_root_store {
+class RootStore;
+}
+
 namespace net {
 
 // Represents a ConstraintSet for compiled-in version of the root store.