diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index acf4f0fac03c0b..e942c108a15a3c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -803,13 +803,6 @@ int ProcessGlobalArgs(std::vector<std::string>* args,
     return 12;
   }
 
-  // TODO(mylesborins): remove this when the harmony-top-level-await flag
-  // is removed in V8
-  if (std::find(v8_args.begin(), v8_args.end(),
-                "--no-harmony-top-level-await") == v8_args.end()) {
-    v8_args.push_back("--harmony-top-level-await");
-  }
-
   auto env_opts = per_process::cli_options->per_isolate->per_env;
   if (std::find(v8_args.begin(), v8_args.end(),
                 "--abort-on-uncaught-exception") != v8_args.end() ||
diff --git a/tools/code_cache/mkcodecache.cc b/tools/code_cache/mkcodecache.cc
index 3a1d0ee50e5078..9a0127184372bc 100644
--- a/tools/code_cache/mkcodecache.cc
+++ b/tools/code_cache/mkcodecache.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #endif  // _WIN32
 
   v8::V8::SetFlagsFromString("--random_seed=42");
-  v8::V8::SetFlagsFromString("--harmony-top-level-await");
 
   if (argc < 2) {
     std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <path/to/output.cc>\n";