diff --git a/.buildkite/target/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/target/pipeline.yml
index a2491e029f..ac3a9cee37 100644
--- a/.buildkite/target/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/target/pipeline.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ steps:
   - group: "Target Benchmark"
     steps:
       - label: ":bucket: Bucket"
-        command: "nsys launch julia --color=yes --project=.buildkite experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl"
+        command: "julia --color=yes --project=.buildkite experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl"
         artifact_paths:
           - "bucket_benchmark_gpu/*html"
           - "bucket_benchmark_gpu/*nsys*"
diff --git a/experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl b/experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl
index e0585028ca..ca2da9b3b3 100644
--- a/experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl
+++ b/experiments/benchmarks/bucket.jl
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ ProfileCanvas.html_file(alloc_flame_file, profile)
 
 if ClimaComms.device() isa ClimaComms.CUDADevice
     import CUDA
-    CUDA.@profile external = true setup_and_solve_problem()
+    CUDA.@profile setup_and_solve_problem()
 end
 
 if get(ENV, "BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG", nothing) == "climaland-benchmark"