diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index a3f885c0fd0d8f..ac6b3d4788cd1b 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1123,10 +1123,6 @@ def configure_v8(o):
   o['variables']['node_use_bundled_v8'] = b(not options.without_bundled_v8)
   o['variables']['force_dynamic_crt'] = 1 if options.shared else 0
   o['variables']['node_enable_d8'] = b(options.enable_d8)
-  # Unconditionally force typed arrays to allocate outside the v8 heap. This
-  # is to prevent memory pointers from being moved around that are returned by
-  # Buffer::Data().
-  o['variables']['v8_typed_array_max_size_in_heap'] = 0
   if options.enable_d8:
     o['variables']['test_isolation_mode'] = 'noop'  # Needed by d8.gyp.
   if options.without_bundled_v8 and options.enable_d8: