diff --git a/runtime/dart_vm.cc b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
index 1824ea709ce97..5ec079749fceb 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_vm.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ DartVM::DartVM(std::shared_ptr<const DartVMData> vm_data,
     args.push_back(old_gen_heap_size_args.c_str());
   }
 
-#if defined(OS_FUCHSIA) && \
-    (FLUTTER_RUNTIME_MODE != FLUTTER_RUNTIME_MODE_PROFILE)
+#if defined(OS_FUCHSIA)
   PushBackAll(&args, kDartFuchsiaTraceArgs, fml::size(kDartFuchsiaTraceArgs));
   PushBackAll(&args, kDartTraceStreamsArgs, fml::size(kDartTraceStreamsArgs));
 #endif
diff --git a/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart_runner/dart_runner.cc b/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart_runner/dart_runner.cc
index a2a8302b0b926..0bc7d532ed178 100644
--- a/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart_runner/dart_runner.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/fuchsia/dart_runner/dart_runner.cc
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ const char* kDartVMArgs[] = {
     // addressed.
     "--no_causal_async_stacks",
 
-#if !defined(FLUTTER_PROFILE)
     "--systrace_timeline",
-#endif
     "--timeline_streams=Compiler,Dart,Debugger,Embedder,GC,Isolate,VM",
 
 #if defined(AOT_RUNTIME)