diff --git a/gclient.py b/gclient.py
index a8e8770ad..89fbc27aa 100755
--- a/gclient.py
+++ b/gclient.py
@@ -1768,6 +1768,10 @@ class Flattener(object):
 
     deps_files = set()
     def add_deps_file(dep):
+      # Only include DEPS files referenced by recursedeps.
+      if not (dep.parent is None or
+              (dep.name in (dep.parent.recursedeps or {}))):
+        return
       deps_path = os.path.join(self._client.root_dir, dep.name, dep.deps_file)
       if not os.path.exists(deps_path):
         return
diff --git a/tests/gclient_smoketest.py b/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
index f1ffefce8..ffcbd19fe 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_smoketest.py
@@ -719,8 +719,6 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
         '',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_2@%s, DEPS' % (
                  self.githash('repo_2', 1)[:7]),
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_5, DEPS',
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_6, DEPS',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_8, DEPS'
     ], deps_contents.splitlines())
 
@@ -876,10 +874,6 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
         '',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_2@%s, DEPS' % (
             self.githash('repo_2', 1)),
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_5@%s, DEPS' % (
-            self.githash('repo_5', 3)),
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_6@%s, DEPS' % (
-            self.githash('repo_6', 1)),
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_8@%s, DEPS' % (
             self.githash('repo_8', 1)),
     ], deps_contents.splitlines())
@@ -977,11 +971,7 @@ class GClientSmokeGIT(GClientSmokeBase):
         '',
         '}',
         '',
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_10, DEPS',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_11, DEPS',
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_5, DEPS',
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_6, DEPS',
-        '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_7, DEPS',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_8, DEPS',
         '# git://127.0.0.1:20000/git/repo_9, DEPS',
     ], deps_contents.splitlines())