diff --git a/libcxx/include/__config b/libcxx/include/__config
--- a/libcxx/include/__config
+++ b/libcxx/include/__config
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 #  define _LIBCPP_ABI_ENABLE_UNIQUE_PTR_TRIVIAL_ABI
 // Enable clang::trivial_abi on std::shared_ptr and std::weak_ptr
 #  define _LIBCPP_ABI_ENABLE_SHARED_PTR_TRIVIAL_ABI
+// Remove vector base class
+#  define _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_VECTOR_BASE_COMMON
 #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/vector b/libcxx/include/vector
--- a/libcxx/include/vector
+++ b/libcxx/include/vector
@@ -302,55 +302,10 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-template <bool>
-struct __vector_base_common;
-
-template <>
-struct __vector_base_common<true> {
-    // Both are defined in vector.cpp
-    _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_length_error() const;
-    _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_out_of_range() const;
-};
-
-template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
-class __vector_base
-    : protected __vector_base_common<true> // This base class is historical, but it needs to remain for ABI compatibility
-{
-    typedef _Allocator                                           allocator_type;
-    typedef typename allocator_traits<allocator_type>::pointer   pointer;
-
-protected:
-    pointer                                                      __begin_;
-    pointer                                                      __end_;
-    __compressed_pair<pointer, allocator_type>                   __end_cap_;
-
-    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-    __vector_base()
-        _NOEXCEPT_(is_nothrow_default_constructible<allocator_type>::value)
-      : __begin_(nullptr),
-        __end_(nullptr),
-        __end_cap_(nullptr, __default_init_tag()) {}
-
-    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY __vector_base(const allocator_type& __a)
-      : __begin_(nullptr),
-        __end_(nullptr),
-        __end_cap_(nullptr, __a) {}
-
-#ifndef _LIBCPP_CXX03_LANG
-    _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY __vector_base(allocator_type&& __a) _NOEXCEPT
-      : __begin_(nullptr),
-        __end_(nullptr),
-        __end_cap_(nullptr, _VSTD::move(__a)) {}
-#endif
-};
-
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator /* = allocator<_Tp> */>
 class _LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_VIS vector
-    // This base class is historical, but it needs to remain for ABI compatibility.
-    : private __vector_base<_Tp, _Allocator>
 {
 private:
-    typedef __vector_base<_Tp, _Allocator>                  __base;
     typedef allocator<_Tp>                                  __default_allocator_type;
 public:
     typedef vector                                          __self;
@@ -382,7 +337,7 @@
 #else
         _NOEXCEPT
 #endif
-        : __base(__a)
+        : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
     {
         _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     }
@@ -394,7 +349,7 @@
 
     template <class = __enable_if_t<__is_allocator<_Allocator>::value> >
     vector(size_type __n, const value_type& __x, const allocator_type& __a)
-        : __base(__a)
+        : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
     {
       _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
       if (__n > 0)
@@ -691,6 +646,11 @@
 #endif // _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL == 2
 
 private:
+    pointer __begin_ = nullptr;
+    pointer __end_ = nullptr;
+    __compressed_pair<pointer, allocator_type> __end_cap_ =
+        __compressed_pair<pointer, allocator_type>(nullptr, allocator_type());
+
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY void __invalidate_all_iterators();
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY void __invalidate_iterators_past(pointer __new_last);
     void __vallocate(size_type __n);
@@ -859,20 +819,12 @@
 
   _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
   void __throw_length_error() const {
-#ifndef _LIBCPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-    __vector_base_common<true>::__throw_length_error();
-#else
-    _VSTD::abort();
-#endif
+      _VSTD::__throw_length_error("vector");
   }
 
   _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
   void __throw_out_of_range() const {
-#ifndef _LIBCPP_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-    __vector_base_common<true>::__throw_out_of_range();
-#else
-    _VSTD::abort();
-#endif
+      _VSTD::__throw_out_of_range("vector");
   }
 
   _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
@@ -1106,7 +1058,7 @@
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER > 11
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 vector<_Tp, _Allocator>::vector(size_type __n, const allocator_type& __a)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     if (__n > 0)
@@ -1151,7 +1103,7 @@
                          is_constructible<
                             value_type,
                             typename iterator_traits<_InputIterator>::reference>::value>::type*)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     for (; __first != __last; ++__first)
@@ -1183,7 +1135,7 @@
                                 is_constructible<
                                    value_type,
                                    typename iterator_traits<_ForwardIterator>::reference>::value>::type*)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     size_type __n = static_cast<size_type>(_VSTD::distance(__first, __last));
@@ -1196,7 +1148,7 @@
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 vector<_Tp, _Allocator>::vector(const vector& __x)
-    : __base(__alloc_traits::select_on_container_copy_construction(__x.__alloc()))
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __alloc_traits::select_on_container_copy_construction(__x.__alloc()))
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     size_type __n = __x.size();
@@ -1209,7 +1161,7 @@
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 vector<_Tp, _Allocator>::vector(const vector& __x, const __identity_t<allocator_type>& __a)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     size_type __n = __x.size();
@@ -1230,7 +1182,7 @@
 #else
         _NOEXCEPT_(is_nothrow_move_constructible<allocator_type>::value)
 #endif
-    : __base(_VSTD::move(__x.__alloc()))
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, _VSTD::move(__x.__alloc()))
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
 #if _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL == 2
@@ -1245,7 +1197,7 @@
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 vector<_Tp, _Allocator>::vector(vector&& __x, const __identity_t<allocator_type>& __a)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     if (__a == __x.__alloc())
@@ -1280,7 +1232,7 @@
 template <class _Tp, class _Allocator>
 inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 vector<_Tp, _Allocator>::vector(initializer_list<value_type> __il, const allocator_type& __a)
-    : __base(__a)
+    : __end_cap_(nullptr, __a)
 {
     _VSTD::__debug_db_insert_c(this);
     if (__il.size() > 0)
diff --git a/libcxx/src/vector.cpp b/libcxx/src/vector.cpp
--- a/libcxx/src/vector.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/vector.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-void __vector_base_common<true>::__throw_length_error() const {
-    _VSTD::__throw_length_error("vector");
-}
+#ifndef _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_VECTOR_BASE_COMMON
+
+template <bool>
+struct __vector_base_common;
 
-void __vector_base_common<true>::__throw_out_of_range() const {
+template <>
+struct __vector_base_common<true> {
+  // Both are defined in vector.cpp
+  _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_length_error() const {
+    _VSTD::__throw_length_error("vector");
+  }
+  _LIBCPP_NORETURN _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI void __throw_out_of_range() const {
     _VSTD::__throw_out_of_range("vector");
-}
+  }
+};
+
+#endif // _LIBCPP_ABI_NO_VECTOR_BASE_COMMON
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD