diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8723aa89..a039ba7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ export GOARCH = $(TARGET_ARCH)
 export CC = $(ARCH_PREFIX)gcc
 export OBJCOPY = $(ARCH_PREFIX)objcopy
 
-# Add EXTERNAL flag support
-ifdef EXTERNAL
-    export EXTERNAL
-    GO_TAGS := osusergo,netgo,external_trigger
-else
-    GO_TAGS := osusergo,netgo
-endif
-
 BRANCH = $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | tr -d '-' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 COMMIT_SHORT_SHA = $(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
 
@@ -52,11 +44,11 @@ LDFLAGS := -X go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler/vc.version=$(VERSION) \
 	-X go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler/vc.buildTimestamp=$(BUILD_TIMESTAMP) \
 	-extldflags=-static
 
-
-GO_FLAGS := -buildvcs=false -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)" -tags $(GO_TAGS)
-
+GO_TAGS := osusergo,netgo
 EBPF_FLAGS := 
 
+GO_FLAGS := -buildvcs=false -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)"
+
 MAKEFLAGS += -j$(shell nproc)
 
 all: ebpf-profiler
@@ -77,8 +69,7 @@ generate:
 	go generate ./...
 
 ebpf:
-	$(MAKE) $(EBPF_FLAGS) -j$(shell nproc) -C support/ebpf EXTERNAL=external
-	$(MAKE) $(EBPF_FLAGS) -j$(shell nproc) -C support/ebpf
+	$(MAKE) $(EBPF_FLAGS) -C support/ebpf
 
 ebpf-profiler: generate ebpf
 	go build $(GO_FLAGS) -tags $(GO_TAGS)
@@ -129,7 +120,7 @@ docker-image:
 
 agent:
 	docker run -v "$$PWD":/agent -it --rm --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) profiling-agent \
-	   "make TARGET_ARCH=$(TARGET_ARCH) VERSION=$(VERSION) REVISION=$(REVISION) BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(BUILD_TIMESTAMP) $(if $(EXTERNAL),EXTERNAL=external)"
+	   "make TARGET_ARCH=$(TARGET_ARCH) VERSION=$(VERSION) REVISION=$(REVISION) BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(BUILD_TIMESTAMP)"
 
 debug-agent:
 	docker run -v "$$PWD":/agent -it --rm --user $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) profiling-agent \
@@ -141,4 +132,4 @@ legal:
 	@./legal/add-non-go.sh legal/non-go-dependencies.json LICENSES
 
 codespell:
-	@codespell
+	@codespell
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/support/ebpf/Makefile b/support/ebpf/Makefile
index f852e1d5..e18e5aed 100644
--- a/support/ebpf/Makefile
+++ b/support/ebpf/Makefile
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ LLC ?= llc-16
 
 DEBUG_FLAGS = -DOPTI_DEBUG -g
 
-# Check if EXTERNAL flag is set
-ifdef EXTERNAL
-    EXTERNAL_FLAG = -DEXTERNAL_TRIGGER
-else
-    EXTERNAL_FLAG =
-endif
-
 # Detect native architecture and translate to GOARCH.
 NATIVE_ARCH := $(shell uname -m)
 ifeq ($(NATIVE_ARCH),x86_64)
@@ -28,11 +21,7 @@ TARGET_ARCH ?= $(NATIVE_ARCH)
 # Valid values: release, debug
 BUILD_TYPE ?= release
 
-ifdef EXTERNAL
-	TRACER_NAME ?= tracer.ebpf.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(EXTERNAL).$(TARGET_ARCH)
-else
-	TRACER_NAME ?= tracer.ebpf.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(TARGET_ARCH)
-endif
+TRACER_NAME ?= tracer.ebpf.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(TARGET_ARCH)
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),arm64)
 TARGET_FLAGS = -target aarch64-linux-gnu
@@ -55,15 +44,10 @@ FLAGS=$(TARGET_FLAGS) \
 	-Wno-unused-label \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
 	-Wno-sign-compare \
-	-fno-stack-protector \
-	$(EXTERNAL_FLAG)
+	-fno-stack-protector
 
 SRCS := $(wildcard *.ebpf.c)
-ifdef EXTERNAL
-	OBJS := $(SRCS:.c=.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(EXTERNAL).$(TARGET_ARCH).o)
-else
-	OBJS := $(SRCS:.c=.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(TARGET_ARCH).o)
-endif
+OBJS := $(SRCS:.c=.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(TARGET_ARCH).o)
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 
@@ -89,13 +73,8 @@ errors.h: ../../tools/errors-codegen/errors.json
 
 %.ebpf.c: errors.h ;
 
-ifdef EXTERNAL
-%.ebpf.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(EXTERNAL).$(TARGET_ARCH).o: %.ebpf.c
-	$(BPF_CLANG) $(FLAGS) -o $@
-else
 %.ebpf.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(TARGET_ARCH).o: %.ebpf.c
 	$(BPF_CLANG) $(FLAGS) -o $@
-endif
 
 $(TRACER_NAME): $(OBJS)
 	$(BPF_LINK) $^ -o - | $(LLC) -march=bpf -mcpu=v2 -filetype=obj -o $@
@@ -108,4 +87,4 @@ bloatcheck: $(TRACER_NAME)
 	python3 bloat-o-meter $(TRACER_NAME).baseline $(TRACER_NAME)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.o
+	rm -f *.o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/support/support_amd64.go b/support/support_amd64.go
index cad7b96d..a2f18b46 100644
--- a/support/support_amd64.go
+++ b/support/support_amd64.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//go:build amd64 && !dummy && !external_trigger
-// +build amd64,!dummy,!external_trigger
+//go:build amd64 && !dummy
 
 // Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/support/support_arm64.go b/support/support_arm64.go
index 44b7d351..8a9fb137 100644
--- a/support/support_arm64.go
+++ b/support/support_arm64.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//go:build arm64 && !dummy && !external_trigger
-// +build arm64,!dummy,!external_trigger
+//go:build arm64 && !dummy
 
 // Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/support/support_external_amd64.go b/support/support_external_amd64.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a5be86d..00000000
--- a/support/support_external_amd64.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-//go:build amd64 && !dummy && external_trigger
-// +build amd64,!dummy,external_trigger
-
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package support // import "go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler/support"
-
-import (
-	_ "embed"
-)
-
-//go:embed ebpf/tracer.ebpf.release.external.amd64
-var tracerData []byte
diff --git a/support/support_external_arm64.go b/support/support_external_arm64.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ba8690e2..00000000
--- a/support/support_external_arm64.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-//go:build arm64 && !dummy && external_trigger
-// +build arm64,!dummy,external_trigger
-
-// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package support // import "go.opentelemetry.io/ebpf-profiler/support"
-
-import (
-	_ "embed"
-)
-
-//go:embed ebpf/tracer.ebpf.release.external.arm64
-var tracerData []byte