diff --git a/.github/workflows/__go-custom-tracing.yml b/.github/workflows/__go-custom-tracing.yml
index df1b709b0..2eef52842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__go-custom-tracing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__go-custom-tracing.yml
@@ -88,5 +88,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         TEST_MODE: true
     env:
-      CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_GO_BUILD_TRACING: on
       INTERNAL_CODEQL_ACTION_DEBUG_LOC: true
diff --git a/pr-checks/checks/go-custom-tracing.yml b/pr-checks/checks/go-custom-tracing.yml
index e80594dda..a4f48d73f 100644
--- a/pr-checks/checks/go-custom-tracing.yml
+++ b/pr-checks/checks/go-custom-tracing.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 name: "Go: Custom tracing"
 description: "Checks that Go tracing works"
-env:
-  CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_GO_BUILD_TRACING: "on"
 steps:
   - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
     with: