diff --git a/runtime/gc_glue_java/configure_includes/configure_osx.mk b/runtime/gc_glue_java/configure_includes/configure_osx.mk
index 925989fe2e1..cd93424195d 100644
--- a/runtime/gc_glue_java/configure_includes/configure_osx.mk
+++ b/runtime/gc_glue_java/configure_includes/configure_osx.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ include $(CONFIG_INCL_DIR)/configure_common.mk
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-debug \
 	--enable-OMR_THR_THREE_TIER_LOCKING \
-	--enable-OMR_THR_YIELD_ALG \
 	--enable-OMR_THR_SPIN_WAKE_CONTROL \
 	--enable-OMRTHREAD_LIB_UNIX \
 	--enable-OMR_ARCH_X86 \