diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index 92dad9a51..97d9c24c7 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ Invoke ". build/envsetup.sh" from your shell to add the following functions to y
 - refreshmod: Refresh list of modules for allmod/gomod.
 
 Environment options:
-- SANITIZE_HOST: Set to 'true' to use ASAN for all host modules. Note that
-                 ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 will be set by default until the
-                 build is leak-check clean.
+- SANITIZE_HOST: Set to 'true' to use ASAN for all host modules.
 - ANDROID_QUIET_BUILD: set to 'true' to display only the essential messages.
 
 Look at the source to view more functions. The complete list is:
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@ function set_stuff_for_environment()
     export ANDROID_BUILD_TOP=$(gettop)
     # With this environment variable new GCC can apply colors to warnings/errors
     export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
-    export ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0
 }
 
 function set_sequence_number()