diff --git a/Tools/scripts/stable_abi.py b/Tools/scripts/stable_abi.py
index 14fcf2f56a2073..1690cfce1727d7 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/stable_abi.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/stable_abi.py
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ def check_library(stable_abi_file, library, abi_funcs, dynamic=False):
 
 
 def generate_limited_api_symbols(args):
-    if hasattr(sys, "gettotalrefcount"):
-        print(
-            "Stable ABI symbols cannot be generated from a debug build", file=sys.stderr
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
     library = sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBRARY")
     ldlibrary = sysconfig.get_config_var("LDLIBRARY")
     if ldlibrary != library: