diff --git a/atom.gyp b/atom.gyp
index 760937c87f2e..b1f473bd1544 100644
--- a/atom.gyp
+++ b/atom.gyp
@@ -114,15 +114,6 @@
           ],
         }],  # OS!="mac"
         ['OS=="win"', {
-          'msvs_settings': {
-            'VCLinkerTool': {
-              'AdditionalOptions': [
-                # Force linking even though we have duplicate symbols between
-                # BoringSSL and OpenSSL.
-                '/FORCE:MULTIPLE',
-              ],
-            },
-          },
           'copies': [
             {
               'variables': {