diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5345b354c1..7c41dbc465 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1451,6 +1451,16 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MEMCACHED], [libmemcached >= 0.31],[
   AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_MEMCACHED],[false])
 ])
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([V8FS_STATIC], [v8fs_static >= 6.1.298],[
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_V8FS],[true])],[
+  if module_enabled mod_v8; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([You need to either install libv8fs-dev (>= 6.1.298) or disable mod_v8 in modules.conf])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_V8FS],[false])
+  fi
+])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([AMQP], [librabbitmq >= 0.5.2],[
   AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_AMQP],[true])],[
   AC_MSG_RESULT([no]); AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_AMQP],[false])])
@@ -1549,23 +1559,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 AX_CHECK_JAVA
-
-# Option to enable static linking of Google's V8 inside mod_v8
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(static-v8,
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-static-v8], [Statically link V8 into mod_v8])], [enable_static_v8="$enableval"], [enable_static_v8="no"])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_STATIC_V8],[test "x$enable_static_v8" != "xno"])
-
-# Option to disable parallel build of Google's V8
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(parallel-build-v8,
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-parallel-build-v8], [Disable parallel build of V8])], [enable_parallel_build_v8="$enableval"], [enable_parallel_build_v8="yes"])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_PARALLEL_BUILD_V8],[test "x$enable_parallel_build_v8" != "xno"])
-
-if test "`uname -m`" = "x86_64"; then
-	V8_TARGET="x64"
-else
-	V8_TARGET="x86"
-fi
-AC_SUBST(V8_TARGET)
    
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_ODBC],[test "x$enable_core_odbc_support" != "xno"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_MYSQL],[test "$found_mysql" = "yes"])
diff --git a/debian/bootstrap.sh b/debian/bootstrap.sh
index bc8ea077c2..c12a8ce777 100755
--- a/debian/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/debian/bootstrap.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ avoid_mods=(
   endpoints/mod_unicall
   event_handlers/mod_smpp
   formats/mod_webm
-  languages/mod_v8
   sdk/autotools
   xml_int/mod_xml_ldap
   xml_int/mod_xml_radius
diff --git a/debian/control-modules b/debian/control-modules
index 0053c7dfd9..1d3c0e81e6 100644
--- a/debian/control-modules
+++ b/debian/control-modules
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ Build-Depends: python-dev
 Module: languages/mod_v8
 Description: mod_v8
  Adds mod_v8.
-Build-Depends: git
+Build-Depends: git, libv8fs-6.1-dev
 
 Module: languages/mod_yaml
 Description: mod_yaml
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
index 6ee67af022..1363d8b2c2 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
@@ -2,33 +2,14 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/build/modmake.rulesam
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS += foreign
 
-# V8 version to use
-V8_VERSION=6.1.298
-V8=v8-$(V8_VERSION)
-
-V8_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(V8)/v8
-V8_DEPOT_TOOLS_PATH=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(V8)
-V8_BUILDDIR=$(V8_DEPOT_TOOLS_PATH)/v8
-
-V8_LIBDIR=$(V8_BUILDDIR)/out.gn/$(V8_TARGET).release
-
-if ISMAC
-V8_LIBEXT=dylib
-else
-V8_LIBEXT=so
-endif
-
-# Build the dynamic lib version of V8
-V8LIB=$(V8_LIBDIR)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT)
-
 MODNAME=mod_v8
 
-AM_CFLAGS    += -I. -I./include -I$(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include -I$(V8_DIR)/include
-AM_CPPFLAGS  += -I. -I./include -I$(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include -I$(V8_DIR)/include -std=c++11
+AM_CFLAGS    += -I. -I./include -I$(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include $(V8FS_STATIC_CFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS  += -I. -I./include -I$(switch_srcdir)/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include $(V8FS_STATIC_CFLAGS) -std=c++11
 AM_LDFLAGS   += -avoid-version -module -no-undefined -shared
 
-AM_LIBADD     = $(switch_builddir)/libfreeswitch.la -lv8 -lv8_libbase -lv8_libplatform
-AM_LDFLAGS   += -L$(V8_LIBDIR)
+AM_LIBADD     = $(switch_builddir)/libfreeswitch.la
+AM_LDFLAGS   += $(V8FS_STATIC_LIBS)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(V8LIB)
 
@@ -74,28 +55,3 @@ mod_v8_la_LDFLAGS  = $(CURL_LIBS) $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 #mod_v8_skel_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
 $(SOURCES): $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-
-$(V8LIB):
-	mkdir -p $(V8_DEPOT_TOOLS_PATH)
-	cd $(V8_DEPOT_TOOLS_PATH) && \
-	export PATH=`pwd`/depot_tools:"$$PATH" && \
-	if [ ! -d "$(V8_DEPOT_TOOLS_PATH)/depot_tools" ] ; then git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git && fetch v8 ; fi && \
-	cd v8 && \
-	git checkout $(V8_VERSION) && \
-	gclient sync && \
-	tools/dev/v8gen.py -vv $(V8_TARGET).release -- is_debug=false is_component_build=true v8_enable_i18n_support=false v8_use_external_startup_data=false && \
-	ninja -C out.gn/$(V8_TARGET).release/ d8
-
-# This is a temporary solution to force Mac OSX build to load the libraries at the right place
-if ISMAC
-install-exec-local: $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT)
-	install_name_tool -change @rpath/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT) .libs/mod_v8.so
-	install_name_tool -change @rpath/libv8_libbase.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(libdir)/libv8_libbase.$(V8_LIBEXT) .libs/mod_v8.so
-	install_name_tool -change @rpath/libv8_libplatform.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(libdir)/libv8_libplatform.$(V8_LIBEXT) .libs/mod_v8.so
-else
-install-exec-local: $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT)
-endif
-$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT): $(V8LIB)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT) && cp -a $(V8_LIBDIR)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8.$(V8_LIBEXT)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8_libbase.$(V8_LIBEXT) && cp -a $(V8_LIBDIR)/libv8_libbase.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8_libbase.$(V8_LIBEXT)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8_libplatform.$(V8_LIBEXT) && cp -a $(V8_LIBDIR)/libv8_libplatform.$(V8_LIBEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libv8_libplatform.$(V8_LIBEXT)