diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 736583fd93..472d91337d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -300,37 +300,37 @@ else
 TMPOUT = `mktemp /tmp/test-out-XXXXXX`
 endif
 
-CHECK_NO_CXX14_COMPAT_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c++11 -Werror -Wno-c++14-compat -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-c++14-compat.cc
+CHECK_NO_CXX14_COMPAT_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c++11 -Wno-c++14-compat -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-c++14-compat.cc
 HAS_WORKING_NO_CXX14_COMPAT = $(shell $(CHECK_NO_CXX14_COMPAT_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_NO_CXX14_COMPAT),true)
 W_NO_CXX14_COMPAT=-Wno-c++14-compat
 endif
 
-CHECK_SHADOW_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Werror -Wshadow -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/shadow.c
+CHECK_SHADOW_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Wshadow -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/shadow.c
 HAS_WORKING_SHADOW = $(shell $(CHECK_SHADOW_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_SHADOW),true)
 W_SHADOW=-Wshadow
 NO_W_SHADOW=-Wno-shadow
 endif
-CHECK_EXTRA_SEMI_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Werror -Wextra-semi -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/extra-semi.c
+CHECK_EXTRA_SEMI_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Wextra-semi -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/extra-semi.c
 HAS_WORKING_EXTRA_SEMI = $(shell $(CHECK_EXTRA_SEMI_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_EXTRA_SEMI),true)
 W_EXTRA_SEMI=-Wextra-semi
 NO_W_EXTRA_SEMI=-Wno-extra-semi
 endif
-CHECK_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Werror -Wno-shift-negative-value -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-shift-negative-value.c
+CHECK_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Wno-shift-negative-value -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-shift-negative-value.c
 HAS_WORKING_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE = $(shell $(CHECK_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE),true)
 W_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE=-Wno-shift-negative-value
 NO_W_NO_SHIFT_NEGATIVE_VALUE=-Wshift-negative-value
 endif
-CHECK_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Werror -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-unused-but-set-variable.c
+CHECK_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-unused-but-set-variable.c
 HAS_WORKING_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE = $(shell $(CHECK_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE),true)
 W_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE=-Wno-unused-but-set-variable
 NO_W_NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE=-Wunused-but-set-variable
 endif
-CHECK_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Werror -Wno-maybe-uninitialized -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-maybe-uninitialized.c
+CHECK_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED_WORKS_CMD = $(CC) -std=c99 -Wno-maybe-uninitialized -o $(TMPOUT) -c test/build/no-maybe-uninitialized.c
 HAS_WORKING_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED = $(shell $(CHECK_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED_WORKS_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
 ifeq ($(HAS_WORKING_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED),true)
 W_NO_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED=-Wno-maybe-uninitialized
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 endif
 CXXFLAGS += -Wnon-virtual-dtor
-CPPFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-unused-parameter -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Ithird_party/nanopb -DPB_FIELD_32BIT
+CPPFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -Wno-long-long -Wno-unused-parameter -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Ithird_party/nanopb -DPB_FIELD_32BIT
 COREFLAGS += -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 LDFLAGS += -g
 
@@ -10180,7 +10180,7 @@ PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
 LIBARES_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBARES_SRC))))
 
 $(LIBARES_OBJS): CPPFLAGS += -Ithird_party/cares -Ithird_party/cares/cares -fvisibility=hidden -D_GNU_SOURCE $(if $(subst Darwin,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Ithird_party/cares/config_darwin) $(if $(subst FreeBSD,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Ithird_party/cares/config_freebsd) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Ithird_party/cares/config_linux) $(if $(subst OpenBSD,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Ithird_party/cares/config_openbsd) -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0 -DNOMINMAX $(if $(subst MINGW32,,$(SYSTEM)),-DHAVE_CONFIG_H,)
-$(LIBARES_OBJS): CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-conversion $(if $(subst Darwin,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wno-shorten-64-to-32) $(if $(subst MINGW32,,$(SYSTEM)),-Wno-invalid-source-encoding,)
+$(LIBARES_OBJS): CFLAGS += -Wno-sign-conversion $(if $(subst Darwin,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wno-shorten-64-to-32) $(if $(subst MINGW32,,$(SYSTEM)),)
 
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libares.a:  $(LIBARES_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
diff --git a/src/core/lib/gpr/log_linux.cc b/src/core/lib/gpr/log_linux.cc
index 561276f0c2..59bc0fee95 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/gpr/log_linux.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/gpr/log_linux.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static long gettid(void) { return syscall(__NR_gettid); }
 
 void gpr_log(const char* file, int line, gpr_log_severity severity,
              const char* format, ...) {