diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index bfa63857a..22b570b5e 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -671,9 +671,6 @@
     # Use system yasm instead of bundled one.
     'use_system_yasm%': 0,
 
-    # Use compositor implementation in cc/ instead of in WebKit.
-    'use_libcc_for_compositor%': 1,
-
     # Default to enabled PIE; this is important for ASLR but we may need to be
     # able to turn it off for various reasons.
     'linux_disable_pie%': 0,