diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 3005391fc..df71555e3 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@
     # Once all vsprops settings are migrated into gyp, this can go away.
     'msvs_use_common_release%': 1,
 
-    # TODO(bradnelson): eliminate this when possible.
-    # To allow local gyp files to override additional linker options for msvs.
-    # Yes(1) means set use the common linker options.
-    'msvs_use_common_linker_extras%': 1,
-
     # TODO(sgk): eliminate this if possible.
     # It would be nicer to support this via a setting in 'target_defaults'
     # in chrome/app/locales/locales.gypi overriding the setting in the
@@ -488,6 +483,8 @@
               ['<(DEPTH)/third_party/platformsdk_win2008_6_1/files/Lib'],
           },
           'VCLinkerTool': {
+            'AdditionalOptions':
+              '/safeseh:NO /dynamicbase:NO /ignore:4199 /ignore:4221 /nxcompat',
             'AdditionalDependencies': [
               'wininet.lib',
               'version.lib',
@@ -499,6 +496,11 @@
             ],
             'AdditionalLibraryDirectories':
               ['<(DEPTH)/third_party/platformsdk_win2008_6_1/files/Lib'],
+            'DelayLoadDLLs': [
+              'dbghelp.dll',
+              'dwmapi.dll',
+              'uxtheme.dll',
+            ],
             'GenerateDebugInformation': 'true',
             'MapFileName': '$(OutDir)\\$(TargetName).map',
             'ImportLibrary': '$(OutDir)\\lib\\$(TargetName).lib',
@@ -543,17 +545,6 @@
         ],
       },
     }],
-    ['msvs_use_common_linker_extras', {
-      'VCLinkerTool': {
-        'AdditionalOptions':
-          '/safeseh /dynamicbase /ignore:4199 /ignore:4221 /nxcompat',
-        'DelayLoadDLLs': [
-          'dbghelp.dll',
-          'dwmapi.dll',
-          'uxtheme.dll',
-        ],
-      },
-    }],
   ],
   'scons_settings': {
     'sconsbuild_dir': '<(DEPTH)/sconsbuild',