diff --git build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index 01d97a3605ff..bf0ef4f3cc30 100644
--- build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -1718,8 +1718,6 @@ config("thin_archive") {
   # archive names to 16 characters, which is not what we want).
   if ((is_posix && !is_nacl && !is_mac && !is_ios) || is_fuchsia) {
     arflags = [ "-T" ]
-  } else if (is_win && use_lld) {
-    arflags = [ "/llvmlibthin" ]
   }
 }