diff --git a/records/tools/armclang.yaml b/records/tools/armclang.yaml
index 6f92ad9aeb..78bd9f14aa 100644
--- a/records/tools/armclang.yaml
+++ b/records/tools/armclang.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ tool_specific:
                 - -ffunction-sections
                 - -fno-builtin
                 - -fshort-enums
-                - -fshort-wchar
                 - -funsigned-char
                 - -masm=auto
                 - -nostdlib
diff --git a/records/tools/gcc_arm.yaml b/records/tools/gcc_arm.yaml
index a498a502a4..a8cbe20a54 100644
--- a/records/tools/gcc_arm.yaml
+++ b/records/tools/gcc_arm.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ tool_specific:
                 - -ffunction-sections
                 - -fdata-sections
                 - -std=gnu11
-                - -fshort-wchar
                 - -fno-common
                 - -ffreestanding
                 - -fverbose-asm