diff --git a/recipes/gtest/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/gtest/all/conanfile.py
index 41d338cbe9c9b..1f103068e87ba 100644
--- a/recipes/gtest/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/gtest/all/conanfile.py
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ def config_options(self):
     def configure(self):
         if self.options.shared:
             del self.options.fPIC
-        try:
-           del self.settings.compiler.libcxx
-        except Exception:
-           pass
-        try:
-           del self.settings.compiler.cppstd
-        except Exception:
-           pass
 
     def package_id(self):
         del self.info.options.no_main