diff --git a/devel/libphonenumber/Makefile b/devel/libphonenumber/Makefile
index 75deef404441..b9558d8eb209 100644
--- a/devel/libphonenumber/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libphonenumber/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	libphonenumber
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	8.13.55
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for parsing, formatting, and validating phone numbers
 WWW=		https://github.com/google/libphonenumber
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>0:devel/googletest
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libabsl_strings.so:devel/abseil \
 		libboost_atomic.so:devel/boost-libs \
 		libicui18n.so:devel/icu \
 		libprotobuf.so:devel/protobuf
 
 USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++17-lang pkgconfig
-# Workaround CMAKE_ARGS+=-DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD:BOOL=ON not being set in the
-# devel/abseil Makefile. As of version 8.13.21, libphonenumber no longer sets
-# the C++ dialect and expects to inherit it from abseil.
-USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 
 CMAKE_ON=	USE_STD_MAP
 CMAKE_OFF=	REGENERATE_METADATA \
 		BUILD_TESTING
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	cpp
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	SHLIB_FULL=${PORTVERSION:R} SHLIB_SHORT=${PORTVERSION:R:R}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>