diff --git a/deps/nbytes/nbytes.gyp b/deps/nbytes/nbytes.gyp
index 1eb91c20a456f5..0c1b76752e98b5 100644
--- a/deps/nbytes/nbytes.gyp
+++ b/deps/nbytes/nbytes.gyp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   'variables': {
-    'v8_enable_i18n_support%': 1,
     'nbytes_sources': [ 'nbytes.cpp' ],
   },
   'targets': [