diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
index 827ccf3696a..51c0fffc9ee 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/gsubr.go
@@ -234,17 +234,6 @@ func (f *Func) initLSym(hasBody bool) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !needABIAlias && allABIs {
-			// The compiler was asked to produce ABI
-			// wrappers for everything.
-			switch f.lsym.ABI() {
-			case obj.ABI0:
-				needABIAlias, aliasABI = true, obj.ABIInternal
-			case obj.ABIInternal:
-				needABIAlias, aliasABI = true, obj.ABI0
-			}
-		}
-
 		if needABIAlias {
 			// These LSyms have the same name as the
 			// native function, so we create them directly
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
index 37e755306d3..2a1fd8e4fa5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ func Main(archInit func(*Arch)) {
 	flag.StringVar(&goversion, "goversion", "", "required version of the runtime")
 	var symabisPath string
 	flag.StringVar(&symabisPath, "symabis", "", "read symbol ABIs from `file`")
-	flag.BoolVar(&allABIs, "allabis", false, "generate ABI wrappers for all symbols (for bootstrap)")
 	flag.StringVar(&traceprofile, "traceprofile", "", "write an execution trace to `file`")
 	flag.StringVar(&blockprofile, "blockprofile", "", "write block profile to `file`")
 	flag.StringVar(&mutexprofile, "mutexprofile", "", "write mutex profile to `file`")
@@ -849,11 +848,6 @@ func readImportCfg(file string) {
 // name, where the local package prefix is always `"".`
 var symabiDefs, symabiRefs map[string]obj.ABI
 
-// allABIs indicates that all symbol definitions should have ABI
-// wrappers. This is used during toolchain bootstrapping to avoid
-// having to find cross-package references.
-var allABIs bool
-
 // readSymABIs reads a symabis file that specifies definitions and
 // references of text symbols by ABI.
 //
diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/build.go b/src/cmd/dist/build.go
index 3df7f09abc7..9e503117ae6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/build.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/build.go
@@ -866,13 +866,6 @@ func runInstall(dir string, ch chan struct{}) {
 	if symabis != "" {
 		compile = append(compile, "-symabis", symabis)
 	}
-	if dir == "runtime" || dir == "runtime/internal/atomic" {
-		// These packages define symbols referenced by
-		// assembly in other packages. In cmd/go, we work out
-		// the exact details. For bootstrapping, just tell the
-		// compiler to generate ABI wrappers for everything.
-		compile = append(compile, "-allabis")
-	}
 	if goos == "android" {
 		compile = append(compile, "-shared")
 	}