diff --git a/sky/shell/shell.cc b/sky/shell/shell.cc
index 37cdf9d9614..b3612830fe0 100644
--- a/sky/shell/shell.cc
+++ b/sky/shell/shell.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "base/single_thread_task_runner.h"
 #include "base/trace_event/trace_event.h"
 #include "mojo/message_pump/message_pump_mojo.h"
-#include "skia/ext/event_tracer_impl.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/script/dart_init.h"
 #include "sky/engine/public/platform/sky_settings.h"
 #include "sky/shell/diagnostic/diagnostic_server.h"
@@ -150,11 +149,6 @@ void Shell::InitStandalone(std::string icu_data_path) {
 
 void Shell::Init() {
   base::DiscardableMemoryAllocator::SetInstance(&g_discardable.Get());
-
-#ifndef FLUTTER_PRODUCT_MODE
-  InitSkiaEventTracer();
-#endif
-
   DCHECK(!g_shell);
   g_shell = new Shell();
   g_shell->ui_task_runner()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(&Engine::Init));
diff --git a/sky/shell/tracing_controller.cc b/sky/shell/tracing_controller.cc
index fa9058f3a31..a511a25172b 100644
--- a/sky/shell/tracing_controller.cc
+++ b/sky/shell/tracing_controller.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void TracingController::StartTracing() {
 
 void TracingController::StartBaseTracing() {
   namespace TE = base::trace_event;
-  auto config = TE::TraceConfig("*,disabled-by-default-skia", TE::RECORD_CONTINUOUSLY);
+  auto config = TE::TraceConfig("*", TE::RECORD_CONTINUOUSLY);
 
   auto log = TE::TraceLog::GetInstance();