diff --git a/projects/hip/bin/hipcc.pl b/projects/hip/bin/hipcc.pl
index 8431d1621e..1ef3a90e30 100755
--- a/projects/hip/bin/hipcc.pl
+++ b/projects/hip/bin/hipcc.pl
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ if ($HIP_PLATFORM eq "amd") {
         if ($DEVICE_LIB_PATH ne "$ROCM_PATH/amdgcn/bitcode") {
             $HIPCXXFLAGS .= " --hip-device-lib-path=\"$DEVICE_LIB_PATH\"";
         }
-        $HIPCXXFLAGS .= " -fhip-new-launch-api";
     }
     if (not $isWindows) {
         $HIPLDFLAGS .= " -lgcc_s -lgcc -lpthread -lm -lrt";