diff --git a/build/config/linux/atspi2/BUILD.gn b/build/config/linux/atspi2/BUILD.gn
index d1629205c8..886f978b33 100644
--- a/build/config/linux/atspi2/BUILD.gn
+++ b/build/config/linux/atspi2/BUILD.gn
@@ -11,25 +11,5 @@ assert(current_toolchain == default_toolchain)
 if (use_atk) {
   pkg_config("atspi2") {
     packages = [ "atspi-2" ]
-    atspi_version = exec_script(pkg_config_script,
-                                common_pkg_config_args + pkg_config_args + [
-                                      "atspi-2",
-                                      "--version-as-components",
-                                    ],
-                                "value")
-    major = atspi_version[0]
-    minor = atspi_version[1]
-    micro = atspi_version[2]
-
-    # ATSPI 2.49.90 now defines these for us and it's an error for us to
-    # redefine them on the compiler command line.
-    # See ATSPI 927344a34cd5bf81fc64da4968241735ecb4f03b
-    if (minor < 49 || (minor == 49 && micro < 90)) {
-      defines = [
-        "ATSPI_MAJOR_VERSION=$major",
-        "ATSPI_MINOR_VERSION=$minor",
-        "ATSPI_MICRO_VERSION=$micro",
-      ]
-    }
   }
 }