diff --git a/.circleci/build_config.yml b/.circleci/build_config.yml
index f53bb9a7d121..73e3edcfa795 100644
--- a/.circleci/build_config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/build_config.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ step-depot-tools-get: &step-depot-tools-get
     name: Get depot tools
     command: |
       git clone --depth=1 https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
+      # remove ninjalog_uploader_wrapper.py from autoninja since we don't use it and it causes problems
+      if [ "`uname`" == "Darwin" ]; then
+        sed -i '' '/ninjalog_uploader_wrapper.py/d' ./depot_tools/autoninja
+      else
+        sed -i '/ninjalog_uploader_wrapper.py/d' ./depot_tools/autoninja
+      fi
 
 step-depot-tools-add-to-path: &step-depot-tools-add-to-path
   run: