diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index d3e7c8378c..24affdc963 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ declare_args() {
   # Dynamically set an additional dependency from v8/custom_deps.
   v8_custom_deps = ""
 
-  # Separate control for dchecks in V8. Defaults to Chromium's behavior if
-  # built with Chromium.
-  v8_dcheck_always_on = build_with_chromium && dcheck_always_on
-
   # Turns on all V8 debug features. Enables running V8 in a pseudo debug mode
   # within a release Chrome.
   v8_enable_debugging_features = is_debug
@@ -362,7 +358,7 @@ if (v8_enable_trace_maps == "") {
   v8_enable_trace_maps = v8_enable_debugging_features
 }
 if (v8_enable_test_features == "") {
-  v8_enable_test_features = v8_enable_debugging_features || v8_dcheck_always_on
+  v8_enable_test_features = v8_enable_debugging_features || dcheck_always_on
 }
 if (v8_enable_v8_checks == "") {
   v8_enable_v8_checks = v8_enable_debugging_features
@@ -1145,7 +1141,7 @@ config("toolchain") {
     if (v8_enable_slow_dchecks) {
       defines += [ "ENABLE_SLOW_DCHECKS" ]
     }
-  } else if (v8_dcheck_always_on) {
+  } else if (dcheck_always_on) {
     defines += [ "DEBUG" ]
   }
 
@@ -1990,6 +1986,7 @@ action("v8_dump_build_config") {
   args = [
     rebase_path("$root_out_dir/v8_build_config.json", root_build_dir),
     "current_cpu=\"$current_cpu\"",
+    "dcheck_always_on=$dcheck_always_on",
     "is_android=$is_android",
     "is_asan=$is_asan",
     "is_cfi=$is_cfi",
@@ -2003,7 +2000,6 @@ action("v8_dump_build_config") {
     "is_ubsan_vptr=$is_ubsan_vptr",
     "target_cpu=\"$target_cpu\"",
     "v8_current_cpu=\"$v8_current_cpu\"",
-    "v8_dcheck_always_on=$v8_dcheck_always_on",
     "v8_enable_atomic_marking_state=$v8_enable_atomic_marking_state",
     "v8_enable_atomic_object_field_writes=" +
         "$v8_enable_atomic_object_field_writes",
diff --git a/infra/mb/mb_config.pyl b/infra/mb/mb_config.pyl
index bb13e86314..85c525ec6a 100644
--- a/infra/mb/mb_config.pyl
+++ b/infra/mb/mb_config.pyl
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
       # TODO(v8:v7703): Make pointer compression bots testing non pointer
       # compression mode while pointer compression is temporarily enabled
       # on arm64
-      'release_bot', 'simulate_arm64', 'v8_dcheck_always_on',
+      'release_bot', 'simulate_arm64', 'dcheck_always_on',
       'v8_enable_slow_dchecks', 'v8_disable_pointer_compression'],
     'release_simulate_arm64_msan': [
       'release_bot', 'simulate_arm64', 'msan'],
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
     'release_x64_asan_no_lsan_verify_heap': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'asan', 'v8_verify_heap'],
     'release_x64_asan_no_lsan_verify_heap_dchecks': [
-      'release_bot', 'x64', 'asan', 'v8_dcheck_always_on',
+      'release_bot', 'x64', 'asan', 'dcheck_always_on',
       'v8_enable_slow_dchecks', 'v8_verify_heap'],
     'release_x64_asan_symbolized_verify_heap': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'asan', 'lsan', 'symbolized',
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
     'release_x64_cfi_clusterfuzz': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'cfi_clusterfuzz'],
     'release_x64_fuzzilli': [
-      'release_bot', 'x64', 'v8_dcheck_always_on', 'v8_enable_slow_dchecks',
+      'release_bot', 'x64', 'dcheck_always_on', 'v8_enable_slow_dchecks',
       'v8_verify_heap', 'v8_verify_csa', 'fuzzilli'],
     'release_x64_msvc': [
       'release_bot_no_goma', 'x64', 'minimal_symbols', 'msvc'],
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
     'release_x64_minimal_symbols': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'minimal_symbols'],
     'release_x64_pointer_compression': [
-      'release_bot', 'x64', 'v8_dcheck_always_on', 'v8_enable_slow_dchecks',
+      'release_bot', 'x64', 'dcheck_always_on', 'v8_enable_slow_dchecks',
       'v8_disable_pointer_compression'],
     'release_x64_pointer_compression_without_dchecks': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'v8_disable_pointer_compression'],
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
     'release_x64_shared_verify_heap': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'shared', 'v8_verify_heap'],
     'release_x64_verify_csa': [
-      'release_bot', 'x64', 'v8_dcheck_always_on',
+      'release_bot', 'x64', 'dcheck_always_on',
       'v8_enable_slow_dchecks', 'v8_verify_csa'],
     'release_x64_webassembly_disabled': [
       'release_bot', 'x64', 'webassembly_disabled'],
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
     'release_x86_trybot': [
       'release_trybot', 'x86'],
     'release_x86_verify_csa': [
-      'release_bot', 'x86', 'v8_dcheck_always_on',
+      'release_bot', 'x86', 'dcheck_always_on',
       'v8_enable_slow_dchecks', 'v8_verify_csa'],
 
     # Official configs for x86.
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@
       'gn_args': 'v8_code_coverage=true',
     },
 
-    'v8_dcheck_always_on': {
-      'gn_args': 'v8_dcheck_always_on=true',
+    'dcheck_always_on': {
+      'gn_args': 'dcheck_always_on=true',
     },
 
     'debug': {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@
     },
 
     'release_trybot': {
-      'mixins': ['release_bot', 'minimal_symbols', 'v8_dcheck_always_on'],
+      'mixins': ['release_bot', 'minimal_symbols', 'dcheck_always_on'],
     },
 
     'official': {
diff --git a/test/inspector/inspector.status b/test/inspector/inspector.status
index 829a96ad9e..9ebdbca188 100644
--- a/test/inspector/inspector.status
+++ b/test/inspector/inspector.status
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 }],  # ALWAYS
 
 ##############################################################################
-['mode != debug or v8_dcheck_always_on', {
+['mode != debug or dcheck_always_on', {
   # Investigating flaky tests: https://crbug.com/v8/10876. Enable only on pure debug.
   'debugger/pause-on-oom': [SKIP],
   'debugger/pause-on-oom-wide': [SKIP],
   'debugger/pause-on-oom-extrawide': [SKIP],
-}],  # 'mode != debug or v8_dcheck_always_on'
+}],  # 'mode != debug or dcheck_always_on'
 
 ##############################################################################
 ['system == android', {
diff --git a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
index 6c9405a45c..aae647e02d 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
+++ b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   ##############################################################################
   # Tests verifying CHECK and ASSERT.
   'verify-check-false': [FAIL, NO_VARIANTS],
-  'verify-assert-false': [NO_VARIANTS, ['mode == release and v8_dcheck_always_on == False', PASS], ['mode == debug', FAIL]],
+  'verify-assert-false': [NO_VARIANTS, ['mode == release and dcheck_always_on == False', PASS], ['mode == debug', FAIL]],
 
   ##############################################################################
   # Tests with different versions for release and debug.
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@
   'regress/regress-655573': [PASS, SLOW],
   'regress/regress-1200351': [PASS, SLOW],
   'regress/regress-crbug-808192': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['arch not in (ia32, x64)', SKIP], ['tsan', SKIP]],
-  'regress/regress-crbug-918301': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or v8_dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['(arch == arm or arch == arm64) and simulator_run', SKIP]],
+  'regress/regress-crbug-918301': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['(arch == arm or arch == arm64) and simulator_run', SKIP]],
   'regress/wasm/regress-810973': [PASS, SLOW],
   'sealed-array-reduce': [PASS, SLOW],
   'string-replace-gc': [PASS, SLOW],
   'wasm/embenchen/*': [PASS, SLOW],
   'wasm/futex': [PASS, SLOW],
   'wasm/unreachable-validation': [PASS, SLOW],
-  'wasm/atomics-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or v8_dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['tsan', SKIP]],
-  'wasm/atomics64-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or v8_dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['tsan', SKIP]],
+  'wasm/atomics-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['tsan', SKIP]],
+  'wasm/atomics64-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS, ['mode != release or dcheck_always_on', SKIP], ['tsan', SKIP]],
   'wasm/compare-exchange-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS],
   'wasm/compare-exchange64-stress': [PASS, SLOW, NO_VARIANTS],
 
diff --git a/test/webkit/webkit.status b/test/webkit/webkit.status
index f664fac0c5..d68ed00038 100644
--- a/test/webkit/webkit.status
+++ b/test/webkit/webkit.status
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
   # Too slow on debug simulators.
   'dfg-inline-function-dot-caller': [SKIP],
 }],  # 'mode == debug and simulator_run'
-['v8_dcheck_always_on == True and (arch == arm or arch == arm64)', {
+['dcheck_always_on == True and (arch == arm or arch == arm64)', {
   # Doesn't work with gcc 4.6 on arm or arm64 for some reason.
   'reentrant-caching': [SKIP],
-}],  # 'v8_dcheck_always_on == True and (arch == arm or arch == arm64)'
+}],  # 'dcheck_always_on == True and (arch == arm or arch == arm64)'
 ['arch == mips', {
   # Too slow for mips big-endian boards on bots (no FPU).
   'dfg-int-overflow-in-loop': [SKIP],
diff --git a/tools/testrunner/base_runner.py b/tools/testrunner/base_runner.py
index e26a1015ca..009893a23a 100644
--- a/tools/testrunner/base_runner.py
+++ b/tools/testrunner/base_runner.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class BuildConfig(object):
     self.control_flow_integrity = build_config['v8_control_flow_integrity']
     self.concurrent_marking = build_config['v8_enable_concurrent_marking']
     self.single_generation = build_config['v8_enable_single_generation']
-    self.v8_dcheck_always_on = build_config['v8_dcheck_always_on']
+    self.dcheck_always_on = build_config['dcheck_always_on']
     self.gcov_coverage = build_config['is_gcov_coverage']
     self.is_android = build_config['is_android']
     self.is_clang = build_config['is_clang']
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ class BuildConfig(object):
       detected_options.append('cfi_vptr')
     if self.control_flow_integrity:
       detected_options.append('control_flow_integrity')
-    if self.v8_dcheck_always_on:
-      detected_options.append('v8_dcheck_always_on')
+    if self.dcheck_always_on:
+      detected_options.append('dcheck_always_on')
     if self.gcov_coverage:
       detected_options.append('gcov_coverage')
     if self.msan:
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class BaseTestRunner(object):
   def _process_default_options(self, options):
     if self.build_config.is_debug:
       self.mode_options = DEBUG_MODE
-    elif self.build_config.v8_dcheck_always_on:
+    elif self.build_config.dcheck_always_on:
       self.mode_options = TRY_RELEASE_MODE
     else:
       self.mode_options = RELEASE_MODE
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class BaseTestRunner(object):
       "control_flow_integrity": self.build_config.control_flow_integrity,
       "concurrent_marking": self.build_config.concurrent_marking,
       "single_generation": self.build_config.single_generation,
-      "v8_dcheck_always_on": self.build_config.v8_dcheck_always_on,
+      "dcheck_always_on": self.build_config.dcheck_always_on,
       "deopt_fuzzer": False,
       "endurance_fuzzer": False,
       "gc_fuzzer": False,
diff --git a/tools/unittests/run_tests_test.py b/tools/unittests/run_tests_test.py
index 5c568c74b7..d9e998312e 100755
--- a/tools/unittests/run_tests_test.py
+++ b/tools/unittests/run_tests_test.py
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class SystemTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     with temp_base() as basedir:
       override_build_config(
-          basedir, v8_dcheck_always_on=True, is_asan=True, is_cfi=True,
+          basedir, dcheck_always_on=True, is_asan=True, is_cfi=True,
           is_msan=True, is_tsan=True, is_ubsan_vptr=True, target_cpu='x86',
           v8_enable_i18n_support=False, v8_target_cpu='x86',
           v8_enable_verify_csa=False, v8_enable_lite_mode=False,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class SystemTest(unittest.TestCase):
           '>>> Autodetected:\n'
           'asan\n'
           'cfi_vptr\n'
-          'v8_dcheck_always_on\n'
+          'dcheck_always_on\n'
           'msan\n'
           'no_i18n\n'
           'tsan\n'
diff --git a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot1/v8_build_config.json b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot1/v8_build_config.json
index 7e95cbb4f5..04ccbb1600 100644
--- a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot1/v8_build_config.json
+++ b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot1/v8_build_config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "current_cpu": "x64",
-  "v8_dcheck_always_on": false,
+  "dcheck_always_on": false,
   "is_android": false,
   "is_asan": false,
   "is_cfi": false,
diff --git a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot2/v8_build_config.json b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot2/v8_build_config.json
index 7ab8af6e90..b3e36ef6de 100644
--- a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot2/v8_build_config.json
+++ b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot2/v8_build_config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "current_cpu": "x64",
-  "v8_dcheck_always_on": false,
+  "dcheck_always_on": false,
   "is_android": false,
   "is_asan": false,
   "is_cfi": false,
diff --git a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot3/v8_build_config.json b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot3/v8_build_config.json
index 7e95cbb4f5..04ccbb1600 100644
--- a/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot3/v8_build_config.json
+++ b/tools/unittests/testdata/testroot3/v8_build_config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "current_cpu": "x64",
-  "v8_dcheck_always_on": false,
+  "dcheck_always_on": false,
   "is_android": false,
   "is_asan": false,
   "is_cfi": false,