diff --git a/src/js/regexp.js b/src/js/regexp.js
index 3ca5c39811..2ad7e336ea 100644
--- a/src/js/regexp.js
+++ b/src/js/regexp.js
@@ -693,9 +693,6 @@ utils.InstallGetter(GlobalRegExp.prototype, 'ignoreCase', RegExpGetIgnoreCase);
 utils.InstallGetter(GlobalRegExp.prototype, 'multiline', RegExpGetMultiline);
 utils.InstallGetter(GlobalRegExp.prototype, 'source', RegExpGetSource);
 
-// The length of compile is 1 in SpiderMonkey.
-%FunctionSetLength(GlobalRegExp.prototype.compile, 1);
-
 // The properties `input` and `$_` are aliases for each other.  When this
 // value is set the value it is set to is coerced to a string.
 // Getter and setter for the input.
diff --git a/test/mjsunit/regexp-compile.js b/test/mjsunit/regexp-compile.js
index 6a24325e16..92c3f7b3dd 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/regexp-compile.js
+++ b/test/mjsunit/regexp-compile.js
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ assertEquals(["x", "x"], re.exec("axyb"));
 re.compile("(y)");
 
 assertEquals(["y", "y"], re.exec("axyb"));
+
+assertEquals(2, re.compile.length);