diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-tools-profile.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-tools-profile.bbappend
index 78b78e40..c182daf 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-tools-profile.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-tools-profile.bbappend
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@
               powertop \
               latencytop \
               "
-
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN}_remove = " \
-                 perf \
-                 trace-cmd \
-                 "