diff --git a/libcxx/include/__config b/libcxx/include/__config
--- a/libcxx/include/__config
+++ b/libcxx/include/__config
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
 // compatible. This switch removes these workarounds for platforms that don't care
 // about ABI compatibility.
 #  define _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_RANDOM_DEVICE_COMPATIBILITY_LAYOUT
+// Remove basic_string common base
+#  define _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_BASIC_STRING_BASE_CLASS
 #elif _LIBCPP_ABI_VERSION == 1
 #  if !defined(_LIBCPP_OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF)
 // Enable compiling copies of now inline methods into the dylib to support
diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE(_LIBCPP_FUNC_VIS string operator+<char, char_traits<char>, allocator<char> >(char const*, string const&))
 
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_BASIC_STRING_BASE_CLASS
 template <bool>
 struct __basic_string_common;
 
@@ -627,6 +628,7 @@
     _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_length_error() const;
     _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_out_of_range() const;
 };
+#endif
 
 template <class _Iter>
 struct __string_is_trivial_iterator : public false_type {};
@@ -680,7 +682,9 @@
     _LIBCPP_PREFERRED_NAME(u32string)
 #endif
     basic_string
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_BASIC_STRING_BASE_CLASS
     : private __basic_string_common<true> // This base class is historical, but it needs to remain for ABI compatibility
+#endif
 {
 public:
     typedef basic_string                                 __self;
@@ -1729,20 +1733,12 @@
 
     _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
     void __throw_length_error() const {
-#ifndef _LIBCPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-        __basic_string_common<true>::__throw_length_error();
-#else
-        _VSTD::abort();
-#endif
+        _VSTD::__throw_length_error("basic_string");
     }
 
     _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
     void __throw_out_of_range() const {
-#ifndef _LIBCPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-        __basic_string_common<true>::__throw_out_of_range();
-#else
-        _VSTD::abort();
-#endif
+        _VSTD::__throw_out_of_range("basic_string");
     }
 
     friend basic_string operator+<>(const basic_string&, const basic_string&);
diff --git a/libcxx/src/string.cpp b/libcxx/src/string.cpp
--- a/libcxx/src/string.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/string.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_BASIC_STRING_BASE_CLASS
 void __basic_string_common<true>::__throw_length_error() const {
     _VSTD::__throw_length_error("basic_string");
 }
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 void __basic_string_common<true>::__throw_out_of_range() const {
     _VSTD::__throw_out_of_range("basic_string");
 }
+#endif
 
 #define _LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_DEFINE(...) template __VA_ARGS__;
 #ifdef _LIBCPP_ABI_STRING_OPTIMIZED_EXTERNAL_INSTANTIATION