diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 095601ce371dabd7a7e5b3501c61ac4b6516d91b..34f8a83b2cbd3f9874211842c8fcb5b1677e7f91 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ KCOV_INSTRUMENT_dynamic_debug.o := n
 ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
 KASAN_SANITIZE_string.o := n
 
-ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_string.o = -pg
-endif
-
 CFLAGS_string.o := $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
 endif