diff --git a/build_overrides/build.gni b/build_overrides/build.gni
index 23942efa66..8facdeab8d 100644
--- a/build_overrides/build.gni
+++ b/build_overrides/build.gni
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 # Some non-Chromium builds don't support building java targets.
 enable_java_templates = true
 
-# Some non-Chromium builds don't use Chromium's third_party/binutils.
-linux_use_bundled_binutils_override = true
-
 # Don't set this variable to true when building stadalone WebRTC, it is
 # only needed to support both WebRTC standalone and Chromium builds.
 build_with_chromium = false