diff --git a/support/cmake/cxx14.cmake b/support/cmake/cxx14.cmake
index 032fcb27..16ff5754 100644
--- a/support/cmake/cxx14.cmake
+++ b/support/cmake/cxx14.cmake
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@ endif ()
 
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CXX_STANDARD_FLAG})
 
-# Check if variadic templates are working and not affected by GCC bug 39653:
-# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39653
-# Can be removed once gcc 4.4 support is dropped.
-check_cxx_source_compiles("
-  template <class T, class ...Types>
-  struct S { typedef typename S<Types...>::type type; };
-  int main() {}" SUPPORTS_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
-if (NOT SUPPORTS_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
-  set (SUPPORTS_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES OFF)
-endif ()
-
 # Check if user-defined literals are available
 check_cxx_source_compiles("
   void operator\"\" _udl(long double);
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ad391c22..89176633 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ else ()
   target_compile_definitions(gmock PUBLIC GTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0)
 endif ()
 
-if (NOT SUPPORTS_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES)
-  target_compile_definitions(gmock PUBLIC GTEST_LANG_CXX11=0)
-endif ()
+target_compile_definitions(gmock PUBLIC GTEST_LANG_CXX11=0)
 
 if (MSVC)
   # Workaround a bug in implementation of variadic templates in MSVC11.