diff --git a/devel/googlemock/Makefile b/devel/googlemock/Makefile
index 42b65eda9974..228ce8966581 100644
--- a/devel/googlemock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/googlemock/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 GH_PROJECT=	googletest
 
-USES=		autoreconf compiler:c++11-lang libtool localbase python:run shebangfix
+USES=		autoreconf libtool localbase python:run shebangfix
 SHEBANG_FILES=	scripts/gmock_doctor.py
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/devel/googletest/Makefile b/devel/googletest/Makefile
index 700d666a3c3d..9cd722b8b103 100644
--- a/devel/googletest/Makefile
+++ b/devel/googletest/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 
-USES=		autoreconf compiler:c++11-lang libtool
+USES=		autoreconf libtool
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 # fused-src python tests are only useful for bundling. There's no point in