diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 58bbb4005f9234..c32adc37206526 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
 
       'dependencies': [
         'node_js2c#host',
-        'deps/nghttp2/nghttp2.gyp:nghttp2'
       ],
 
       'includes': [
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@
         # node.gyp is added to the project by default.
         'common.gypi',
         '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node_javascript.cc',
-        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node-debug-support.cc',
       ],
 
       'variables': {
@@ -972,29 +970,7 @@
             }]]
         }],
       ]
-    },
-    {
-      'target_name': 'node_postmortem_metadata',
-      'type': 'none',
-      'toolsets': ['host'],
-      'actions': [
-        {
-          'action_name': 'gen-postmortem-metadata',
-          'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-          'inputs': [
-            './tools/gen-postmortem-metadata.py',
-          ],
-          'outputs': [
-            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/node-debug-support.cc',
-          ],
-          'action': [
-            'python',
-            './tools/gen-postmortem-metadata.py',
-            '<@(_outputs)',
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
-    },
+    }
   ], # end targets
 
   'conditions': [
diff --git a/tools/gen-postmortem-metadata.py b/tools/gen-postmortem-metadata.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 312f76ae5de63b..00000000000000
--- a/tools/gen-postmortem-metadata.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,200 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-#
-# gen-postmortem-metadata.py output_file.cc
-#
-# Creates debugging symbols to help navigate Node's internals using post-mortem
-# debugging tools.
-#
-
-import os
-import fnmatch
-import re
-from glob import glob
-import sys
-
-
-class DebugSymbol(object):
-  type_ = 'int'
-  _prefix = 'nodedbg_'
-
-  def __init__(self, name, value, headers=[], type_=None):
-    self.name = name
-    self.value = value
-    self.headers = headers
-    self.type_ = type_ or DebugSymbol.type_
-
-  @classmethod
-  def get_headers(cls, debug_symbols):
-    '''
-    Return a list of headers without duplicates, preserving the order they were
-    declared
-    '''
-    seen = set()
-    headers = [debug_symbol.headers for debug_symbol in debug_symbols]
-    headers = sum(headers, [])
-
-    result = []
-    for h in headers:
-      if not h in seen:
-        seen.add(h)
-        result.append(h)
-
-    return result
-
-  @property
-  def declare(self):
-    return '{type} {prefix}{name};'.format(
-      type=self.type_,
-      prefix=self._prefix,
-      name=self.name,
-    )
-
-  @property
-  def fill(self):
-    return '{prefix}{name} = {value};'.format(
-      prefix=self._prefix,
-      name=self.name,
-      value=self.value,
-    )
-
-
-debug_symbols = [
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='environment_context_idx_embedder_data',
-    value='Environment::kContextEmbedderDataIndex',
-    headers=['env.h'],
-    type_='int',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__BaseObject__persistent_handle',
-    value='offsetof(BaseObject, persistent_handle_)',
-    headers=['base_object-inl.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__Environment__handleWrapQueue',
-    value='offsetof(Environment, handle_wrap_queue_)',
-    headers=['env.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__HandleWrap__node',
-    value='offsetof(HandleWrap, handle_wrap_queue_)',
-    headers=['handle_wrap.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__HandleWrapQueue__headOffset',
-    value='offsetof(Environment::HandleWrapQueue, head_)',
-    headers=['env.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__HandleWrapQueue__nextOffset',
-    value='offsetof(ListNode<HandleWrap>, next_)',
-    headers=['handle_wrap.h', 'util.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__Environment__reqWrapQueue',
-    value='offsetof(Environment, req_wrap_queue_)',
-    headers=['env.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__ReqWrap__node',
-    value='offsetof(ReqWrap<uv_req_t>, req_wrap_queue_)',
-    headers=['req_wrap.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__ReqWrapQueue__headOffset',
-    value='offsetof(Environment::ReqWrapQueue, head_)',
-    headers=['env.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-  DebugSymbol(
-    name='class__ReqWrapQueue__nextOffset',
-    value='offsetof(ListNode<ReqWrap<uv_req_t>>, next_)',
-    headers=['req_wrap.h', 'util.h'],
-    type_='size_t',
-  ),
-]
-
-
-template = '''
-/*
- * This file is generated by {filename}.  Do not edit directly.
- */
-
-// Need to import standard headers before redefining private, otherwise it
-// won't compile
-{standard_includes}
-
-int GenDebugSymbol();
-
-#define private friend int GenDebugSymbol(); private
-
-{includes}
-
-{declare_symbols}
-
-namespace node {{
-
-int GenDebugSymbol() {{
-{fill_symbols}
-return 1;
-}}
-
-int debug_symbols_generated = GenDebugSymbol();
-
-}}
-'''
-
-
-def get_standard_includes():
-  '''
-  Try to find all standard C++ headers needed by node and its dependencies
-  '''
-  includes = set()
-  regex = re.compile('#include *<([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*)>')
-  for src in ["src", "deps"]:
-    for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(src):
-      for filename in fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*.h'):
-        f = open(os.path.join(root, filename), 'r')
-        for line in f.readlines():
-          match = regex.match(line)
-          if match:
-            includes.add(match.group(1))
-  return sorted(includes)
-
-
-def create_symbols_file():
-  out = file(sys.argv[1], 'w')
-  headers = DebugSymbol.get_headers(debug_symbols)
-  includes = ['#include "{0}"'.format(header) for header in headers]
-  includes = '\n'.join(includes)
-
-  standard_includes = get_standard_includes()
-  standard_includes = ['#include <{0}>'.format(include) for include in standard_includes]
-  standard_includes = '\n'.join(standard_includes)
-
-  declare_symbols = '\n'.join([symbol.declare for symbol in debug_symbols])
-  fill_symbols = '\n'.join([symbol.fill for symbol in debug_symbols])
-
-  out.write(template.format(
-    filename=sys.argv[0],
-    includes=includes,
-    standard_includes=standard_includes,
-    declare_symbols=declare_symbols,
-    fill_symbols=fill_symbols,
-  ))
-
-
-if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-  print('usage: {0} output.cc'.format(sys.argv[0]))
-  sys.exit(2)
-
-
-create_symbols_file()