diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE
index a312f671a29a4cdfe76e0a7291118bebbea3be22..721cfda76ab2363265261def47b031f3a282ccdb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
 CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=n
-CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n
 CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
 CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE54 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE54
index 985fb170d13c1792fa56eac6f4fea1c9e7f67219..7629f5dd73b2954147db05b8d118a61a33df4f02 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE54
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcuperf/TREE54
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
 CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=n
-CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n
 CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
 CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n