diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 1645390b899f45..7c1813750c9e42 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@
         'DisableSpecificWarnings': ['4267'],
         'WarnAsError': 'false',
       },
-      'VCLibrarianTool': {
-      },
       'VCLinkerTool': {
         'conditions': [
           ['target_arch=="ia32"', {