diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index f7cfb0ac36d30e5a25eb6f9a08e273e1d7465a92..e7e6e82b262cbaf604b1b13e9ffeaa805a47818c 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
     gn_args['skia_use_x11'] = False        # Never add the X11 dependency (only takes effect on Linux).
     gn_args['skia_use_expat'] = args.target_os == 'android'
     gn_args['skia_use_fontconfig'] = False # Use the custom font manager instead.
-    gn_args['skia_use_wuffs'] = not sys.platform.startswith(('cygwin', 'win'))
     gn_args['is_official_build'] = True    # Disable Skia test utilities.
 
     gn_args['is_debug'] = args.unoptimized