diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
index 8513e01..37727c0 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-actions.h
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@
   }
 
 GMOCK_DEFINE_DEFAULT_ACTION_FOR_RETURN_TYPE_(void, );  // NOLINT
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-GMOCK_DEFINE_DEFAULT_ACTION_FOR_RETURN_TYPE_(::string, "");
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
 GMOCK_DEFINE_DEFAULT_ACTION_FOR_RETURN_TYPE_(::std::string, "");
 GMOCK_DEFINE_DEFAULT_ACTION_FOR_RETURN_TYPE_(bool, false);
 GMOCK_DEFINE_DEFAULT_ACTION_FOR_RETURN_TYPE_(unsigned char, '\0');
diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index fa24fd2..3e4ee40 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
                        MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     // This should fail to compile if absl::string_view is used with wide
     // strings.
-    const StringType& str = string(s);
+    const StringType& str = std::string(s);
     return MatchAndExplain(str, listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@
                        MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     // This should fail to compile if absl::string_view is used with wide
     // strings.
-    const StringType& str = string(s);
+    const StringType& str = std::string(s);
     return MatchAndExplain(str, listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
                        MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     // This should fail to compile if absl::string_view is used with wide
     // strings.
-    const StringType& str = string(s);
+    const StringType& str = std::string(s);
     return MatchAndExplain(str, listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
                        MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     // This should fail to compile if absl::string_view is used with wide
     // strings.
-    const StringType& str = string(s);
+    const StringType& str = std::string(s);
     return MatchAndExplain(str, listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
@@ -3852,7 +3852,7 @@
   return MakePolymorphicMatcher(internal::EndsWithMatcher<std::string>(suffix));
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING || GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
+#if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 // Wide string matchers.
 
 // Matches a string equal to str.
@@ -3905,7 +3905,7 @@
       internal::EndsWithMatcher<std::wstring>(suffix));
 }
 
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING || GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
+#endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
 // Creates a polymorphic matcher that matches a 2-tuple where the
 // first field == the second field.
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-actions_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
index b3fef67..f761b44 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-actions_test.cc
@@ -172,20 +172,12 @@
 // Tests that BuiltInDefaultValue<T>::Get() returns "" when T is a
 // string type.
 TEST(BuiltInDefaultValueTest, IsEmptyStringForString) {
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  EXPECT_EQ("", BuiltInDefaultValue< ::string>::Get());
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   EXPECT_EQ("", BuiltInDefaultValue< ::std::string>::Get());
 }
 
 // Tests that BuiltInDefaultValue<T>::Exists() returns true when T is a
 // string type.
 TEST(BuiltInDefaultValueTest, ExistsForString) {
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  EXPECT_TRUE(BuiltInDefaultValue< ::string>::Exists());
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   EXPECT_TRUE(BuiltInDefaultValue< ::std::string>::Exists());
 }
 
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index 40ccaf0..8bdad63 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 using testing::internal::PredicateFormatterFromMatcher;
 using testing::internal::RE;
 using testing::internal::StreamMatchResultListener;
-using testing::internal::string;
 using testing::internal::Strings;
 
 // Helper for testing container-valued matchers in mock method context. It is
@@ -348,58 +347,6 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("hello"));
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Tests that a ::string object can be implicitly converted to a
-// Matcher<std::string> or Matcher<const std::string&>.
-TEST(StringMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromGlobalString) {
-  Matcher<std::string> m1 = ::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches("hello"));
-
-  Matcher<const std::string&> m2 = ::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("hello"));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Tests that a C-string literal can be implicitly converted to a
-// Matcher<::string> or Matcher<const ::string&>.
-TEST(GlobalStringMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromCStringLiteral) {
-  Matcher< ::string> m1 = "hi";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches("hello"));
-
-  Matcher<const ::string&> m2 = "hi";
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("hello"));
-}
-
-// Tests that a std::string object can be implicitly converted to a
-// Matcher<::string> or Matcher<const ::string&>.
-TEST(GlobalStringMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromString) {
-  Matcher< ::string> m1 = std::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches("hello"));
-
-  Matcher<const ::string&> m2 = std::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("hello"));
-}
-
-// Tests that a ::string object can be implicitly converted to a
-// Matcher<::string> or Matcher<const ::string&>.
-TEST(GlobalStringMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromGlobalString) {
-  Matcher< ::string> m1 = ::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches("hello"));
-
-  Matcher<const ::string&> m2 = ::string("hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches("hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("hello"));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
 // Tests that a C-string literal can be implicitly converted to a
 // Matcher<absl::string_view> or Matcher<const absl::string_view&>.
@@ -425,20 +372,6 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("dogs"));
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Tests that a ::string object can be implicitly converted to a
-// Matcher<absl::string_view> or Matcher<const absl::string_view&>.
-TEST(StringViewMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromGlobalString) {
-  Matcher<absl::string_view> m1 = ::string("cats");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches("cats"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches("dogs"));
-
-  Matcher<const absl::string_view&> m2 = ::string("cats");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches("cats"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("dogs"));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // Tests that a absl::string_view object can be implicitly converted to a
 // Matcher<absl::string_view> or Matcher<const absl::string_view&>.
 TEST(StringViewMatcherTest, CanBeImplicitlyConstructedFromStringView) {
@@ -1515,12 +1448,12 @@
 
 struct PairWithGet {
   int member_1;
-  string member_2;
+  std::string member_2;
   using first_type = int;
-  using second_type = string;
+  using second_type = std::string;
 
   const int& GetImpl(Tag<0>) const { return member_1; }
-  const string& GetImpl(Tag<1>) const { return member_2; }
+  const std::string& GetImpl(Tag<1>) const { return member_2; }
 };
 template <size_t I>
 auto get(const PairWithGet& value) -> decltype(value.GetImpl(Tag<I>())) {
@@ -1693,7 +1626,8 @@
   EXPECT_THAT(pair, Not(Pair(Lt(7), "ABC")));
 
   std::vector<PairWithGet> v = {{11, "Foo"}, {29, "gMockIsBestMock"}};
-  EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre(Pair(11, string("Foo")), Pair(Ge(10), Not(""))));
+  EXPECT_THAT(v,
+              ElementsAre(Pair(11, std::string("Foo")), Pair(Ge(10), Not(""))));
 }
 
 // Tests StartsWith(s).
@@ -1739,15 +1673,6 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("i"));
   EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches("Hi "));
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  const Matcher<const ::string&> m3 = EndsWith(::string("Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m3.Matches("Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m3.Matches("Wow Hi Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m3.Matches("Super Hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches("i"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches("Hi "));
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
   const Matcher<const absl::string_view&> m4 = EndsWith("");
   EXPECT_TRUE(m4.Matches("Hi"));
@@ -2030,197 +1955,6 @@
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-TEST(GlobalWideStrEqTest, MatchesEqual) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrEq(::wstring(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(L"hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(nullptr));
-
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = StrEq(L"Hello");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"Hi"));
-
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m3 = StrEq(L"\xD3\x576\x8D3\xC74D");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m3.Matches(L"\xD3\x576\x8D3\xC74D"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches(L"\xD3\x576\x8D3\xC74E"));
-
-  ::wstring str(L"01204500800");
-  str[3] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m4 = StrEq(str);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m4.Matches(str));
-  str[0] = str[6] = str[7] = str[9] = str[10] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m5 = StrEq(str);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m5.Matches(str));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrEqTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m = StrEq(L"Hi-\'\"?\\\a\b\f\n\r\t\v");
-  EXPECT_EQ("is equal to L\"Hi-\'\\\"?\\\\\\a\\b\\f\\n\\r\\t\\v\"",
-    Describe(m));
-
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m2 = StrEq(L"\xD3\x576\x8D3\xC74D");
-  EXPECT_EQ("is equal to L\"\\xD3\\x576\\x8D3\\xC74D\"",
-    Describe(m2));
-
-  ::wstring str(L"01204500800");
-  str[3] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m4 = StrEq(str);
-  EXPECT_EQ("is equal to L\"012\\04500800\"", Describe(m4));
-  str[0] = str[6] = str[7] = str[9] = str[10] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m5 = StrEq(str);
-  EXPECT_EQ("is equal to L\"\\012\\045\\0\\08\\0\\0\"", Describe(m5));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrNeTest, MatchesUnequalString) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrNe(L"Hello");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(L""));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(nullptr));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(L"Hello"));
-
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m2 = StrNe(::wstring(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"Hello"));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrNeTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrNe(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_EQ("isn't equal to L\"Hi\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrCaseEqTest, MatchesEqualStringIgnoringCase) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrCaseEq(::wstring(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(L"hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(nullptr));
-
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = StrCaseEq(L"Hello");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"Hi"));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrCaseEqTest, MatchesEqualStringWith0IgnoringCase) {
-  ::wstring str1(L"oabocdooeoo");
-  ::wstring str2(L"OABOCDOOEOO");
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m0 = StrCaseEq(str1);
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m0.Matches(str2 + ::wstring(1, L'\0')));
-
-  str1[3] = str2[3] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m1 = StrCaseEq(str1);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(str2));
-
-  str1[0] = str1[6] = str1[7] = str1[10] = L'\0';
-  str2[0] = str2[6] = str2[7] = str2[10] = L'\0';
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = StrCaseEq(str1);
-  str1[9] = str2[9] = L'\0';
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(str2));
-
-  Matcher<const ::wstring&> m3 = StrCaseEq(str1);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m3.Matches(str2));
-
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches(str2 + L"x"));
-  str2.append(1, L'\0');
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches(str2));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m3.Matches(::wstring(str2, 0, 9)));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrCaseEqTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m = StrCaseEq(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_EQ("is equal to (ignoring case) L\"Hi\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrCaseNeTest, MatchesUnequalStringIgnoringCase) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrCaseNe(L"Hello");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(nullptr));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(L"hello"));
-
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m2 = StrCaseNe(::wstring(L"Hello"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L""));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"Hello"));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStrCaseNeTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher<const wchar_t*> m = StrCaseNe(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_EQ("isn't equal to (ignoring case) L\"Hi\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-// Tests that HasSubstr() works for matching wstring-typed values.
-TEST(GlobalWideHasSubstrTest, WorksForStringClasses) {
-  const Matcher< ::wstring> m1 = HasSubstr(L"foo");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(::wstring(L"I love food.")));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches(::wstring(L"tofo")));
-
-  const Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = HasSubstr(L"foo");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(::wstring(L"I love food.")));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(::wstring(L"tofo")));
-}
-
-// Tests that HasSubstr() works for matching C-wide-string-typed values.
-TEST(GlobalWideHasSubstrTest, WorksForCStrings) {
-  const Matcher<wchar_t*> m1 = HasSubstr(L"foo");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"I love food.")));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches(const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"tofo")));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches(nullptr));
-
-  const Matcher<const wchar_t*> m2 = HasSubstr(L"foo");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"I love food."));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"tofo"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(nullptr));
-}
-
-// Tests that HasSubstr(s) describes itself properly.
-TEST(GlobalWideHasSubstrTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher< ::wstring> m = HasSubstr(L"foo\n\"");
-  EXPECT_EQ("has substring L\"foo\\n\\\"\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-// Tests StartsWith(s).
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStartsWithTest, MatchesStringWithGivenPrefix) {
-  const Matcher<const wchar_t*> m1 = StartsWith(::wstring(L""));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(L""));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches(nullptr));
-
-  const Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = StartsWith(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Hi Hi!"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"High"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"H"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L" Hi"));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideStartsWithTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher<const ::wstring> m = StartsWith(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_EQ("starts with L\"Hi\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-// Tests EndsWith(s).
-
-TEST(GlobalWideEndsWithTest, MatchesStringWithGivenSuffix) {
-  const Matcher<const wchar_t*> m1 = EndsWith(L"");
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m1.Matches(L""));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m1.Matches(nullptr));
-
-  const Matcher<const ::wstring&> m2 = EndsWith(::wstring(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Wow Hi Hi"));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(m2.Matches(L"Super Hi"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"i"));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(m2.Matches(L"Hi "));
-}
-
-TEST(GlobalWideEndsWithTest, CanDescribeSelf) {
-  Matcher<const ::wstring> m = EndsWith(L"Hi");
-  EXPECT_EQ("ends with L\"Hi\"", Describe(m));
-}
-
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 typedef ::std::tuple<long, int> Tuple2;  // NOLINT
 
 // Tests that Eq() matches a 2-tuple where the first field == the
@@ -2759,7 +2493,7 @@
 
 // Tests the variadic version of the UnorderedElementsAreMatcher
 TEST(ElementsAreTest, HugeMatcherStr) {
-  vector<string> test_vector{
+  vector<std::string> test_vector{
       "literal_string", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""};
 
   EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, UnorderedElementsAre("literal_string", _, _, _, _, _,
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
index 846b945..bf500fc 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
@@ -352,12 +352,6 @@
   // str is a std::string object.
   Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
   Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
 };
@@ -377,65 +371,10 @@
   // str is a string object.
   Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
   Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
 };
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// The following two specializations allow the user to write str
-// instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a ::string
-// matcher is expected.
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher<const ::string&>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase<const ::string&> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const ::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase<const ::string&>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-
-template <>
-class GTEST_API_ Matcher< ::string>
-    : public internal::MatcherBase< ::string> {
- public:
-  Matcher() {}
-
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface<const ::string&>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase< ::string>(impl) {}
-  explicit Matcher(const MatcherInterface< ::string>* impl)
-      : internal::MatcherBase< ::string>(impl) {}
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a std::string object.
-  Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-
-  // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
-  Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
-};
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
 // The following two specializations allow the user to write str
 // instead of Eq(str) and "foo" instead of Eq("foo") when a absl::string_view
@@ -453,12 +392,6 @@
   // str is a std::string object.
   Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
   Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
 
@@ -481,12 +414,6 @@
   // str is a std::string object.
   Matcher(const std::string& s);  // NOLINT
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  // Allows the user to write str instead of Eq(str) sometimes, where
-  // str is a ::string object.
-  Matcher(const ::string& s);  // NOLINT
-#endif                         // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   // Allows the user to write "foo" instead of Eq("foo") sometimes.
   Matcher(const char* s);  // NOLINT
 
@@ -687,7 +614,7 @@
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
   bool MatchAndExplain(const absl::string_view& s,
                        MatchResultListener* listener) const {
-    return MatchAndExplain(string(s), listener);
+    return MatchAndExplain(std::string(s), listener);
   }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_ABSL
 
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-message.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-message.h
index cd9319d..4a80e11 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-message.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-message.h
@@ -179,12 +179,6 @@
   Message& operator <<(const ::std::wstring& wstr);
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-  // Converts the given wide string to a narrow string using the UTF-8
-  // encoding, and streams the result to this Message object.
-  Message& operator <<(const ::wstring& wstr);
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
   // Gets the text streamed to this object so far as an std::string.
   // Each '\0' character in the buffer is replaced with "\\0".
   //
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
index ef166b0..97cdb2a 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-printers.h
@@ -357,16 +357,6 @@
 GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(char, ::std::string);
 GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(const char, ::std::string);
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(char, ::string);
-GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(const char, ::string);
-#endif
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(wchar_t, ::wstring);
-GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(const wchar_t, ::wstring);
-#endif
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(wchar_t, ::std::wstring);
 GTEST_IMPL_FORMAT_C_STRING_AS_STRING_(const wchar_t, ::std::wstring);
@@ -598,27 +588,13 @@
   }
 }
 
-// Overloads for ::string and ::std::string.
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-GTEST_API_ void PrintStringTo(const ::string&s, ::std::ostream* os);
-inline void PrintTo(const ::string& s, ::std::ostream* os) {
-  PrintStringTo(s, os);
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
+// Overloads for ::std::string.
 GTEST_API_ void PrintStringTo(const ::std::string&s, ::std::ostream* os);
 inline void PrintTo(const ::std::string& s, ::std::ostream* os) {
   PrintStringTo(s, os);
 }
 
-// Overloads for ::wstring and ::std::wstring.
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-GTEST_API_ void PrintWideStringTo(const ::wstring&s, ::std::ostream* os);
-inline void PrintTo(const ::wstring& s, ::std::ostream* os) {
-  PrintWideStringTo(s, os);
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
+// Overloads for ::std::wstring.
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 GTEST_API_ void PrintWideStringTo(const ::std::wstring&s, ::std::ostream* os);
 inline void PrintTo(const ::std::wstring& s, ::std::ostream* os) {
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
index 5211a20..cedef93 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
@@ -73,21 +73,6 @@
 GTEST_DISABLE_MSC_WARNINGS_PUSH_(4251 \
 /* class A needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class B */)
 
-// Depending on the platform, different string classes are available.
-// On Linux, in addition to ::std::string, Google also makes use of
-// class ::string, which has the same interface as ::std::string, but
-// has a different implementation.
-//
-// You can define GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING to 1 to indicate that
-// ::string is available AND is a distinct type to ::std::string, or
-// define it to 0 to indicate otherwise.
-//
-// If ::std::string and ::string are the same class on your platform
-// due to aliasing, you should define GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING to 0.
-//
-// If you do not define GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING, it is defined
-// heuristically.
-
 namespace testing {
 
 // Silence C4100 (unreferenced formal parameter) and 4805
@@ -2219,12 +2204,6 @@
     PushTrace(file, line, message ? message : "(null)");
   }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-  ScopedTrace(const char* file, int line, const ::string& message) {
-    PushTrace(file, line, message);
-  }
-#endif
-
   ScopedTrace(const char* file, int line, const std::string& message) {
     PushTrace(file, line, message);
   }
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
index 0bf1fcf..68bd353 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
@@ -176,12 +176,6 @@
     const ::std::string& regex) {
   return ContainsRegex(regex);
 }
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-inline Matcher<const ::std::string&> MakeDeathTestMatcher(
-    const ::string& regex) {
-  return ContainsRegex(regex);
-}
-#endif
 
 // If a Matcher<const ::std::string&> is passed to EXPECT_DEATH (etc.), it's
 // used directly.
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index 8be36f9..8133824 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 //                              is/isn't available.
 //   GTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS     - Define it to 1/0 to indicate that exceptions
 //                              are enabled.
-//   GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING  - Define it to 1/0 to indicate that ::string
-//                              is/isn't available
-//   GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING - Define it to 1/0 to indicate that ::wstring
-//                              is/isn't available
 //   GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE       - Define it to 1/0 to indicate that POSIX regular
 //                              expressions are/aren't available.
 //   GTEST_HAS_PTHREAD        - Define it to 1/0 to indicate that <pthread.h>
@@ -269,12 +265,10 @@
 # include <TargetConditionals.h>
 #endif
 
-// Brings in the definition of HAS_GLOBAL_STRING.  This must be done
-// BEFORE we test HAS_GLOBAL_STRING.
-#include <string>     // NOLINT
 #include <algorithm>  // NOLINT
 #include <iostream>   // NOLINT
 #include <sstream>    // NOLINT
+#include <string>     // NOLINT
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>  // NOLINT
@@ -458,10 +452,6 @@
 # error "::std::string isn't available."
 #endif  // !defined(GTEST_HAS_STD_STRING)
 
-#ifndef GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-# define GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING 0
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 #ifndef GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 // The user didn't tell us whether ::std::wstring is available, so we need
 // to figure it out.
@@ -473,13 +463,6 @@
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
-#ifndef GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-// The user didn't tell us whether ::wstring is available, so we need
-// to figure it out.
-# define GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING \
-    (GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING && GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING)
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 // Determines whether RTTI is available.
 #ifndef GTEST_HAS_RTTI
 // The user didn't tell us whether RTTI is enabled, so we need to
@@ -885,18 +868,6 @@
 // Evaluates to the number of elements in 'array'.
 #define GTEST_ARRAY_SIZE_(array) (sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]))
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-typedef ::string string;
-#else
-typedef ::std::string string;
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-typedef ::wstring wstring;
-#elif GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
-typedef ::std::wstring wstring;
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 // A helper for suppressing warnings on constant condition.  It just
 // returns 'condition'.
 GTEST_API_ bool IsTrue(bool condition);
@@ -918,12 +889,6 @@
   // Constructs an RE from a string.
   RE(const ::std::string& regex) { Init(regex.c_str()); }  // NOLINT
 
-# if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  RE(const ::string& regex) { Init(regex.c_str()); }  // NOLINT
-
-# endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   RE(const char* regex) { Init(regex); }  // NOLINT
   ~RE();
 
@@ -941,17 +906,6 @@
     return PartialMatch(str.c_str(), re);
   }
 
-# if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  static bool FullMatch(const ::string& str, const RE& re) {
-    return FullMatch(str.c_str(), re);
-  }
-  static bool PartialMatch(const ::string& str, const RE& re) {
-    return PartialMatch(str.c_str(), re);
-  }
-
-# endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
   static bool FullMatch(const char* str, const RE& re);
   static bool PartialMatch(const char* str, const RE& re);
 
@@ -1207,9 +1161,6 @@
 // Deprecated: pass the args vector by value instead.
 void SetInjectableArgvs(const std::vector<std::string>* new_argvs);
 void SetInjectableArgvs(const std::vector<std::string>& new_argvs);
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-void SetInjectableArgvs(const std::vector< ::string>& new_argvs);
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
 void ClearInjectableArgvs();
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-matchers.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-matchers.cc
index de275d3..7d2fb68 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-matchers.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-matchers.cc
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@
 // equal to s.
 Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const std::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<std::string>(s));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // Constructs a matcher that matches a const std::string& whose value is
 // equal to s.
 Matcher<const std::string&>::Matcher(const char* s) {
@@ -62,45 +54,10 @@
 // s.
 Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a std::string whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const ::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<std::string>(s));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // Constructs a matcher that matches a std::string whose value is equal to
 // s.
 Matcher<std::string>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(std::string(s)); }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const std::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<::string>(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const ::string& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const ::string&>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(::string(s)); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a ::string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const std::string& s) {
-  *this = Eq(static_cast<::string>(s));
-}
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a ::string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a string whose value is equal to s.
-Matcher<::string>::Matcher(const char* s) { *this = Eq(::string(s)); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
 // Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
 // equal to s.
@@ -108,12 +65,6 @@
   *this = Eq(s);
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
-// equal to s.
-Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // Constructs a matcher that matches a const absl::string_view& whose value is
 // equal to s.
 Matcher<const absl::string_view&>::Matcher(const char* s) {
@@ -130,12 +81,6 @@
 // s.
 Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const std::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
-// s.
-Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const ::string& s) { *this = Eq(s); }
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // Constructs a matcher that matches a absl::string_view whose value is equal to
 // s.
 Matcher<absl::string_view>::Matcher(const char* s) {
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc
index 587ca0a..8f7cd1c 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-port.cc
@@ -1247,13 +1247,6 @@
       new std::vector<std::string>(new_argvs.begin(), new_argvs.end()));
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-void SetInjectableArgvs(const std::vector< ::string>& new_argvs) {
-  SetInjectableArgvs(
-      new std::vector<std::string>(new_argvs.begin(), new_argvs.end()));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 void ClearInjectableArgvs() {
   delete g_injected_test_argvs;
   g_injected_test_argvs = nullptr;
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
index f0e8e57..5325ef2 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
@@ -419,17 +419,6 @@
 
 }  // anonymous namespace
 
-// Prints a ::string object.
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-void PrintStringTo(const ::string& s, ostream* os) {
-  if (PrintCharsAsStringTo(s.data(), s.size(), os) == kHexEscape) {
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8)) {
-      ConditionalPrintAsText(s.data(), s.size(), os);
-    }
-  }
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 void PrintStringTo(const ::std::string& s, ostream* os) {
   if (PrintCharsAsStringTo(s.data(), s.size(), os) == kHexEscape) {
     if (GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8)) {
@@ -438,13 +427,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-// Prints a ::wstring object.
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-void PrintWideStringTo(const ::wstring& s, ostream* os) {
-  PrintCharsAsStringTo(s.data(), s.size(), os);
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 void PrintWideStringTo(const ::std::wstring& s, ostream* os) {
   PrintCharsAsStringTo(s.data(), s.size(), os);
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index 0a04860..37cedfb 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
   return strcmp(lhs, rhs) == 0;
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING || GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
+#if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
 // Converts an array of wide chars to a narrow string using the UTF-8
 // encoding, and streams the result to the given Message object.
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING || GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
+#endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
 void SplitString(const ::std::string& str, char delimiter,
                  ::std::vector< ::std::string>* dest) {
@@ -990,15 +990,6 @@
 }
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-// Converts the given wide string to a narrow string using the UTF-8
-// encoding, and streams the result to this Message object.
-Message& Message::operator <<(const ::wstring& wstr) {
-  internal::StreamWideCharsToMessage(wstr.c_str(), wstr.length(), this);
-  return *this;
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 // Gets the text streamed to this object so far as an std::string.
 // Each '\0' character in the buffer is replaced with "\\0".
 std::string Message::GetString() const {
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
index 01837ea..b864541 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
@@ -493,17 +493,6 @@
   const testing::internal::RE regex(regex_c_str);
   EXPECT_DEATH(GlobalFunction(), regex);
 
-# if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-  const ::string regex_str(regex_c_str);
-  EXPECT_DEATH(GlobalFunction(), regex_str);
-
-  // This one is tricky; a temporary pointer into another temporary.  Reference
-  // lifetime extension of the pointer is not sufficient.
-  EXPECT_DEATH(GlobalFunction(), ::string(regex_c_str).c_str());
-
-# endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 # if !GTEST_USES_PCRE
 
   const ::std::string regex_std_str(regex_c_str);
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
index 39b643b..6cb791e 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-port-test.cc
@@ -388,12 +388,7 @@
 
 // Defines StringTypes as the list of all string types that class RE
 // supports.
-typedef testing::Types<
-    ::std::string,
-#  if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-    ::string,
-#  endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-    const char*> StringTypes;
+typedef testing::Types< ::std::string, const char*> StringTypes;
 
 TYPED_TEST_SUITE(RETest, StringTypes);
 
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
index 5ce2a77..d896c24 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-printers-test.cc
@@ -656,16 +656,6 @@
 
 // Tests printing ::string and ::std::string.
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// ::string.
-TEST(PrintStringTest, StringInGlobalNamespace) {
-  const char s[] = "'\"?\\\a\b\f\n\0\r\t\v\x7F\xFF a";
-  const ::string str(s, sizeof(s));
-  EXPECT_EQ("\"'\\\"?\\\\\\a\\b\\f\\n\\0\\r\\t\\v\\x7F\\xFF a\\0\"",
-            Print(str));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
 // ::std::string.
 TEST(PrintStringTest, StringInStdNamespace) {
   const char s[] = "'\"?\\\a\b\f\n\0\r\t\v\x7F\xFF a";
@@ -688,19 +678,7 @@
   EXPECT_EQ("\"!\\x5-!\"", Print(::std::string("!\x5-!")));
 }
 
-// Tests printing ::wstring and ::std::wstring.
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-// ::wstring.
-TEST(PrintWideStringTest, StringInGlobalNamespace) {
-  const wchar_t s[] = L"'\"?\\\a\b\f\n\0\r\t\v\xD3\x576\x8D3\xC74D a";
-  const ::wstring str(s, sizeof(s)/sizeof(wchar_t));
-  EXPECT_EQ("L\"'\\\"?\\\\\\a\\b\\f\\n\\0\\r\\t\\v"
-            "\\xD3\\x576\\x8D3\\xC74D a\\0\"",
-            Print(str));
-}
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
+// Tests printing ::std::wstring.
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 // ::std::wstring.
 TEST(PrintWideStringTest, StringInStdNamespace) {
@@ -1243,21 +1221,6 @@
 // Tests formatting a char pointer when it's compared to a string object.
 // In this case we want to print the char pointer as a C string.
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// char pointer vs ::string
-TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForCharPointerVsString) {
-  const char* s = "hello \"world";
-  EXPECT_STREQ("\"hello \\\"world\"",  // The string content should be escaped.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(s, ::string()).c_str());
-
-  // char*
-  char str[] = "hi\1";
-  char* p = str;
-  EXPECT_STREQ("\"hi\\x1\"",  // The string content should be escaped.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(p, ::string()).c_str());
-}
-#endif
-
 // char pointer vs std::string
 TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForCharPointerVsStdString) {
   const char* s = "hello \"world";
@@ -1271,21 +1234,6 @@
                FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(p, ::std::string()).c_str());
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-// wchar_t pointer vs ::wstring
-TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForWCharPointerVsWString) {
-  const wchar_t* s = L"hi \"world";
-  EXPECT_STREQ("L\"hi \\\"world\"",  // The string content should be escaped.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(s, ::wstring()).c_str());
-
-  // wchar_t*
-  wchar_t str[] = L"hi\1";
-  wchar_t* p = str;
-  EXPECT_STREQ("L\"hi\\x1\"",  // The string content should be escaped.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(p, ::wstring()).c_str());
-}
-#endif
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 // wchar_t pointer vs std::wstring
 TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForWCharPointerVsStdWString) {
@@ -1338,16 +1286,6 @@
 // Tests formatting a char array when it's compared with a string object.
 // In this case we want to print the array as a C string.
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// char array vs string
-TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForCharArrayVsString) {
-  const char str[] = "hi \"w\0rld\"";
-  EXPECT_STREQ("\"hi \\\"w\"",  // The content should be escaped.
-                                // Embedded NUL terminates the string.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(str, ::string()).c_str());
-}
-#endif
-
 // char array vs std::string
 TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForCharArrayVsStdString) {
   const char str[] = "hi \"world\"";
@@ -1355,15 +1293,6 @@
                FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(str, ::std::string()).c_str());
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-// wchar_t array vs wstring
-TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForWCharArrayVsWString) {
-  const wchar_t str[] = L"hi \"world\"";
-  EXPECT_STREQ("L\"hi \\\"world\\\"\"",  // The content should be escaped.
-               FormatForComparisonFailureMessage(str, ::wstring()).c_str());
-}
-#endif
-
 #if GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 // wchar_t array vs std::wstring
 TEST(FormatForComparisonFailureMessageTest, WorksForWCharArrayVsStdWString) {
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 4e67120..9c1827d 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -1243,12 +1243,6 @@
   EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(AddFatalFailure(), "Expected fatal failure.");
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-TEST_F(ExpectFatalFailureTest, AcceptsStringObject) {
-  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(AddFatalFailure(), ::string("Expected fatal failure."));
-}
-#endif
-
 TEST_F(ExpectFatalFailureTest, AcceptsStdStringObject) {
   EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(AddFatalFailure(),
                        ::std::string("Expected fatal failure."));
@@ -1331,13 +1325,6 @@
                           "Expected non-fatal failure.");
 }
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-TEST_F(ExpectNonfatalFailureTest, AcceptsStringObject) {
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(AddNonfatalFailure(),
-                          ::string("Expected non-fatal failure."));
-}
-#endif
-
 TEST_F(ExpectNonfatalFailureTest, AcceptsStdStringObject) {
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(AddNonfatalFailure(),
                           ::std::string("Expected non-fatal failure."));
@@ -4852,72 +4839,6 @@
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_STD_WSTRING
 
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-// Tests using ::string values in {EXPECT|ASSERT}_EQ.
-TEST(EqAssertionTest, GlobalString) {
-  // Compares a const char* to a ::string that has identical content.
-  EXPECT_EQ("Test", ::string("Test"));
-
-  // Compares two identical ::strings.
-  const ::string str1("A * in the middle");
-  const ::string str2(str1);
-  ASSERT_EQ(str1, str2);
-
-  // Compares a ::string to a const char* that has different content.
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_EQ(::string("Test"), "test"),
-                          "test");
-
-  // Compares two ::strings that have different contents, one of which
-  // having a NUL character in the middle.
-  ::string str3(str1);
-  str3.at(2) = '\0';
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_EQ(str1, str3),
-                          "str3");
-
-  // Compares a ::string to a char* that has different content.
-  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE({  // NOLINT
-    ASSERT_EQ(::string("bar"), const_cast<char*>("foo"));
-  }, "");
-}
-
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_STRING
-
-#if GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
-// Tests using ::wstring values in {EXPECT|ASSERT}_EQ.
-TEST(EqAssertionTest, GlobalWideString) {
-  // Compares two identical ::wstrings.
-  static const ::wstring wstr1(L"A * in the middle");
-  static const ::wstring wstr2(wstr1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(wstr1, wstr2);
-
-  // Compares a const wchar_t* to a ::wstring that has identical content.
-  const wchar_t kTestX8119[] = { 'T', 'e', 's', 't', 0x8119, '\0' };
-  ASSERT_EQ(kTestX8119, ::wstring(kTestX8119));
-
-  // Compares a const wchar_t* to a ::wstring that has different
-  // content.
-  const wchar_t kTestX8120[] = { 'T', 'e', 's', 't', 0x8120, '\0' };
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE({  // NOLINT
-    EXPECT_EQ(kTestX8120, ::wstring(kTestX8119));
-  }, "Test\\x8119");
-
-  // Compares a wchar_t* to a ::wstring that has different content.
-  wchar_t* const p1 = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"foo");
-  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_EQ(p1, ::wstring(L"bar")),
-                          "bar");
-
-  // Compares two ::wstrings that have different contents, one of which
-  // having a NUL character in the middle.
-  static ::wstring wstr3;
-  wstr3 = wstr1;
-  wstr3.at(2) = L'\0';
-  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_EQ(wstr1, wstr3),
-                       "wstr3");
-}
-
-#endif  // GTEST_HAS_GLOBAL_WSTRING
-
 // Tests using char pointers in {EXPECT|ASSERT}_EQ.
 TEST(EqAssertionTest, CharPointer) {
   char* const p0 = nullptr;