diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 8e0f82f..0e4ecc1 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@
 
 package("re2_tests") {
   testonly = true
-  deprecated_system_image = true
-
   deps = [
     ":re2_slow_tests",
     ":re2_tests_bin",