diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 574a4ddb2a3e32..7f87a8cc1fea13 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
     'openssl_fips%': '',
     'openssl_no_asm%': 0,
 
-    # Some STL containers (e.g. std::vector) do not preserve ABI compatibility
-    # between debug and non-debug mode.
-    'disable_glibcxx_debug': 1,
-
     # Don't use ICU data file (icudtl.dat) from V8, we use our own.
     'icu_use_data_file_flag%': 0,
 
diff --git a/tools/v8_gypfiles/toolchain.gypi b/tools/v8_gypfiles/toolchain.gypi
index 264b3e478ef1ba..10709fab1fbc0c 100644
--- a/tools/v8_gypfiles/toolchain.gypi
+++ b/tools/v8_gypfiles/toolchain.gypi
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
     # Print to stdout on Android.
     'v8_android_log_stdout%': 0,
 
-    # Force disable libstdc++ debug mode.
-    'disable_glibcxx_debug%': 0,
-
     'v8_enable_backtrace%': 0,
 
     # Enable profiling support. Only required on Windows.
@@ -1167,11 +1164,6 @@
             # Support for backtrace_symbols.
             'ldflags': [ '-rdynamic' ],
           }],
-          ['OS=="linux" and disable_glibcxx_debug==0', {
-            # Enable libstdc++ debugging facilities to help catch problems
-            # early, see http://crbug.com/65151 .
-            'defines': ['_GLIBCXX_DEBUG=1',],
-          }],
           ['OS=="aix"', {
             'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-bbigtoc' ],
             'conditions': [