diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
index b2a37b9b02..3c2b9c48ec 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
@@ -293,11 +293,6 @@ func Main(archInit func(*ssagen.ArchInfo)) {
 	base.Timer.Start("fe", "escapes")
 	escape.Funcs(typecheck.Target.Decls)
 
-	// TODO(mdempsky): This is a hack. We need a proper, global work
-	// queue for scheduling function compilation so components don't
-	// need to adjust their behavior depending on when they're called.
-	reflectdata.AfterGlobalEscapeAnalysis = true
-
 	// Collect information for go:nowritebarrierrec
 	// checking. This must happen before transforming closures during Walk
 	// We'll do the final check after write barriers are
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
index afc3ee4fc9..cde8c68876 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata/reflect.go
@@ -1869,12 +1869,6 @@ func methodWrapper(rcvr *types.Type, method *types.Field, forItab bool) *obj.LSy
 	return lsym
 }
 
-// AfterGlobalEscapeAnalysis tracks whether package gc has already
-// performed the main, global escape analysis pass. If so,
-// methodWrapper takes responsibility for escape analyzing any
-// generated wrappers.
-var AfterGlobalEscapeAnalysis bool
-
 var ZeroSize int64
 
 // MarkTypeUsedInInterface marks that type t is converted to an interface.