--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/extconf.rb
@@ -151,23 +151,6 @@
 puts 'Generating Makefile for ' + output
 create_makefile(output)
 
-strip_tool = RbConfig::CONFIG['STRIP']
-strip_tool += ' -x' if apple_toolchain
-
-if grpc_config == 'opt'
-  File.open('Makefile.new', 'w') do |o|
-    o.puts 'hijack: all strip'
-    o.puts
-    File.foreach('Makefile') do |i|
-      o.puts i
-    end
-    o.puts
-    o.puts 'strip: $(DLLIB)'
-    o.puts "\t$(ECHO) Stripping $(DLLIB)"
-    o.puts "\t$(Q) #{strip_tool} $(DLLIB)"
-  end
-  File.rename('Makefile.new', 'Makefile')
-end
 if ENV['GRPC_RUBY_TEST_ONLY_WORKAROUND_MAKE_INSTALL_BUG']
   # Note: this env var setting is intended to work around a problem observed
   # with the ginstall command on grpc's macos automated test infrastructure,