--- b/multimedia/vlc/Makefile	
+++ b/multimedia/vlc/Makefile	
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	ffmpeg>=3.4.1,1:multimedia/ffmpeg
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang desktop-file-utils gettext-tools gmake gnome \
 		iconv libtool localbase pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
 
-# VLC git (post 2.2.4) requires C++11 support and passes the appropriate flag
-# to the compiler. Until the port is updated, we explicitly pass -std=c++11 to
-# the compiler because Qt 5.7+ requires C++11 support, and FreeBSD 10's clang
-# does not default to C++11 mode.
-# USE_CXXSTD=	c++11
-
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip