diff --git a/cogl/cogl-config.h.meson b/cogl/cogl-config.h.meson
index 29ca42981..56946b299 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-config.h.meson
+++ b/cogl/cogl-config.h.meson
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 /* Have GLES 2.0 for rendering */
 #mesondefine HAVE_COGL_GLES2
 
-/* Building with Sysprof profiling support */
-#mesondefine HAVE_TRACING
-
 /* Enable unit tests */
 #mesondefine ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
index 1c7725b31..b4bc33452 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "cogl/cogl-trace.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+#ifdef COGL_HAS_TRACING
 
 #include <sysprof-capture.h>
 #include <sysprof-capture-writer.h>
@@ -377,4 +377,4 @@ cogl_set_tracing_disabled_on_thread (void *data)
   fprintf (stderr, "Tracing not enabled");
 }
 
-#endif /* HAVE_TRACING */
+#endif /* COGL_HAS_TRACING */
diff --git a/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/meson.build
index 7668c98e7..1fc26fe25 100644
--- a/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ cogl_includepath = [mtk_includepath, include_directories('.', 'cogl')]
 cdata = configuration_data()
 cdata.set('HAVE_COGL_GL', have_gl)
 cdata.set('HAVE_COGL_GLES2', have_gles2)
-cdata.set('HAVE_TRACING', have_profiler)
 cdata.set('ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS', have_cogl_tests)
 
 cogl_config_h = configure_file(