diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index c3d3bfb1..4351921d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cargo install grcov
         rustup component add llvm-tools-preview
-        python ./resources/coverage/run_coverage.py --require-percent 60 --test-args="--features=profiling"
+        python ./resources/coverage/run_coverage.py --require-percent 60 --test-args="--features="
 
     - name: Build alpine wheel via docker
       if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') && startsWith(matrix.python, '3.8')
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 20aa4d73..d958e62e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -660,15 +660,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "str_stack",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "instant"
-version = "0.1.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a5bbe824c507c5da5956355e86a746d82e0e1464f65d862cc5e71da70e94b2c"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "is-terminal"
 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -996,17 +987,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "group",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.11.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7d17b78036a60663b797adeaee46f5c9dfebb86948d1255007a1d6be0271ff99"
-dependencies = [
- "instant",
- "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core 0.8.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -1014,21 +994,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f1bf18183cf54e8d6059647fc3063646a1801cf30896933ec2311622cc4b9a27"
 dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core 0.9.10",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.8.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "60a2cfe6f0ad2bfc16aefa463b497d5c7a5ecd44a23efa72aa342d90177356dc"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "instant",
- "libc",
- "redox_syscall 0.2.16",
- "smallvec",
- "winapi",
+ "parking_lot_core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1074,9 +1040,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pprof"
-version = "0.13.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef5c97c51bd34c7e742402e216abdeb44d415fbe6ae41d56b114723e953711cb"
+checksum = "978385d59daf9269189d052ca8a84c1acfd0715c0599a5d5188d4acc078ca46a"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -1086,7 +1052,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "nix",
  "once_cell",
- "parking_lot 0.12.3",
+ "parking_lot",
  "smallvec",
  "symbolic-demangle",
  "tempfile",
@@ -1146,7 +1112,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indoc 2.0.4",
  "libc",
  "memoffset",
- "parking_lot 0.11.2",
+ "parking_lot",
  "pyo3-build-config 0.20.2",
  "pyo3-ffi",
  "pyo3-macros",
@@ -1269,15 +1235,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.3.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4ce38186..d6afb091 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 rand_chacha = "0.3.1"
 
 [dependencies.pprof]
-version = "0.23.0"
+version = "0.12"
 features = ["flamegraph"]
 optional = true
 
diff --git a/src/classic/clvm_tools/cmds.rs b/src/classic/clvm_tools/cmds.rs
index 8d821b14..b9bf8afc 100644
--- a/src/classic/clvm_tools/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/classic/clvm_tools/cmds.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ use crate::classic::clvm_tools::debug::{
     trace_to_text,
 };
 use crate::classic::clvm_tools::ir::reader::read_ir;
-#[cfg(feature = "profiling")]
-use crate::classic::clvm_tools::profiling::Profiler;
 use crate::classic::clvm_tools::sha256tree::sha256tree;
 use crate::classic::clvm_tools::stages;
 use crate::classic::clvm_tools::stages::stage_0::{
@@ -1078,13 +1076,6 @@ pub fn launch_tool(stdout: &mut Stream, args: &[String], tool_name: &str, defaul
             .set_type(Rc::new(OperatorsVersion {}))
             .set_default(ArgumentValue::ArgInt(OPERATORS_LATEST_VERSION as i64)),
     );
-    #[cfg(feature = "profiling")]
-    parser.add_argument(
-        vec!["--profiling".to_string()],
-        Argument::new()
-            .set_action(TArgOptionAction::StoreTrue)
-            .set_help("Run with profiling".to_string()),
-    );
 
     if tool_name == "run" {
         parser.add_argument(
@@ -1112,16 +1103,6 @@ pub fn launch_tool(stdout: &mut Stream, args: &[String], tool_name: &str, defaul
         return;
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "profiling")]
-    let _profiler = if matches!(
-        parsed_args.get("profiling"),
-        Some(ArgumentValue::ArgBool(true))
-    ) {
-        Some(Profiler::new("prof.svc"))
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
-
     let empty_map = HashMap::new();
     let keywords = match parsed_args.get("no_keywords") {
         Some(ArgumentValue::ArgBool(_b)) => &empty_map,
diff --git a/src/classic/clvm_tools/mod.rs b/src/classic/clvm_tools/mod.rs
index ed006955..a5bd8846 100644
--- a/src/classic/clvm_tools/mod.rs
+++ b/src/classic/clvm_tools/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ pub mod debug;
 pub mod ir;
 pub mod node_path;
 pub mod pattern_match;
-mod profiling;
 pub mod sha256tree;
 pub mod stages;