diff --git a/build_overrides/build.gni b/build_overrides/build.gni
index 1613440b0..07988a07d 100644
--- a/build_overrides/build.gni
+++ b/build_overrides/build.gni
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ if (host_os == "mac" || host_os == "linux") {
 }
 
 declare_args() {
-  # Tracing support requires //third_party/perfetto.
-  enable_base_tracing = false
-  use_perfetto_client_library = false
-
   # Limits the defined //third_party/android_deps targets to only "buildCompile"
   # and "buildCompileNoDeps" targets. This is useful for third-party
   # repositories which do not use JUnit tests. For instance,