diff --git a/skia/BUILD.gn b/skia/BUILD.gn
index 4835fb3..6785ff5 100644
--- a/skia/BUILD.gn
+++ b/skia/BUILD.gn
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@
     "SKIA_IMPLEMENTATION=1",
   ]
 
-  # Skia uses C++17 language features in its internal code. Previously Skia was built with
-  # "-std=c++17". See http://crbug.com/1257145 for why this was a bad idea.
-  cflags_cc = [ "-Wno-c++17-extensions" ]
-  cflags_objcc = [ "-Wno-c++17-extensions" ]
-
   if (current_cpu == "arm") {
     if (arm_use_neon) {
       defines += [ "SK_ARM_HAS_NEON" ]
@@ -385,12 +380,9 @@
 
     if (is_win) {
       cflags_cc = [
-        "/std:c++17",
         "/wd5041",  # out-of-line definition for constexpr static data member is
                     # not needed and is deprecated in C++17
       ]
-    } else {
-      cflags_cc = [ "-std=c++17" ]
     }
   }
 }