diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 1f0a915..2fb6993 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -179,18 +179,3 @@
     }
   }
 }
-
-config("absl_exceptions_cflags_cc") {
-  # Enable exception handling.
-  if (is_win) {
-    cflags_cc = [
-      "/U_HAS_EXCEPTIONS",
-      "/D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=1",
-      "/EHsc"
-    ]
-  } else {
-    cflags_cc = [
-      "-fexceptions",
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/absl/base/BUILD.gn b/absl/base/BUILD.gn
index d740765..c67297c 100644
--- a/absl/base/BUILD.gn
+++ b/absl/base/BUILD.gn
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
 source_set("throw_delegate") {
   configs += [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_default_cflags_cc",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_exceptions_cflags_cc",
   ]
   public_configs = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_include_config" ]
   sources = [
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@
   testonly = true
   configs += [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_test_cflags_cc",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_exceptions_cflags_cc",
   ]
 
   public_configs = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_include_config" ]
diff --git a/absl/types/BUILD.gn b/absl/types/BUILD.gn
index d3c05e6..3fa2c8d 100644
--- a/absl/types/BUILD.gn
+++ b/absl/types/BUILD.gn
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 source_set("any") {
   configs += [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_default_cflags_cc",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_exceptions_cflags_cc",
   ]
   public_configs = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_include_config" ]
   public = [
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
 source_set("bad_any_cast") {
   configs += [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_default_cflags_cc",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_exceptions_cflags_cc",
   ]
   public_configs = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_include_config" ]
   sources = [
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@
 source_set("bad_optional_access") {
   configs += [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_default_cflags_cc",
-    "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_exceptions_cflags_cc",
   ]
   public_configs = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp:absl_include_config" ]
   sources = [