diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
index d428214..d134191 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # cython: c_string_type = str
 # cython: c_string_encoding = default
 # cython: embedsignature = True
-# cython: profile=True
 
 cimport cython
 
diff --git a/capnp/templates/module.pyx b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
index 9d959cd..df45582 100644
--- a/capnp/templates/module.pyx
+++ b/capnp/templates/module.pyx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # cython: c_string_type = str
 # cython: c_string_encoding = default
 # cython: embedsignature = True
-# cython: profile=True
 
 {% macro getter(field, type) -%}
     {% if 'uint' in field['type'] -%}