diff --git a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
index c355b0c7da4..bd390b668d0 100644
--- a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
+++ b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
@@ -616,9 +616,6 @@ u_trace_has_points(struct u_trace *ut)
 struct u_trace_iterator
 u_trace_begin_iterator(struct u_trace *ut)
 {
-   if (!ut->enabled)
-      return (struct u_trace_iterator) {NULL, NULL, 0};
-
    if (list_is_empty(&ut->trace_chunks))
       return (struct u_trace_iterator) { ut, NULL, 0 };
 
@@ -631,9 +628,6 @@ u_trace_begin_iterator(struct u_trace *ut)
 struct u_trace_iterator
 u_trace_end_iterator(struct u_trace *ut)
 {
-   if (!ut->enabled)
-      return (struct u_trace_iterator) {NULL, NULL, 0};
-
    if (list_is_empty(&ut->trace_chunks))
       return (struct u_trace_iterator) { ut, NULL, 0 };