diff --git a/tasks/test.py b/tasks/test.py
index 51ca59897fad1..74297c819f440 100644
--- a/tasks/test.py
+++ b/tasks/test.py
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ def test(
         python_home_3=python_home_3,
         major_version=major_version,
         python_runtimes=python_runtimes,
-        race=race,
     )
 
     # Use stdout if no profile is set
diff --git a/tasks/utils.py b/tasks/utils.py
index c7080f1af2522..ea3ac695c09f7 100644
--- a/tasks/utils.py
+++ b/tasks/utils.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def get_build_flags(
     major_version='7',
     python_runtimes='3',
     headless_mode=False,
-    race=False,
 ):
     """
     Build the common value for both ldflags and gcflags, and return an env accordingly.
@@ -217,12 +216,6 @@ def get_build_flags(
     if extldflags:
         ldflags += f"'-extldflags={extldflags}' "
 
-    # Needed to fix an issue when using -race + gcc 10.x on Windows
-    # https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/issues/2614
-    if race:
-        if sys.platform == 'win32':
-            ldflags += " -linkmode=external"
-
     return ldflags, gcflags, env