diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.cpp b/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.cpp
index e3acf03165..74cf863ba0 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.cpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.cpp
@@ -179,17 +179,6 @@ void unloadCUDATracingLibrary(cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx) {
 #endif // XPTI_ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION
 }
 
-void enableCUDATracing() {
-#ifdef XPTI_ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION
-  if (!xptiTraceEnabled())
-    return;
-  static cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx = nullptr;
-  if (!Ctx)
-    Ctx = createCUDATracingContext();
-  enableCUDATracing(Ctx);
-#endif
-}
-
 void enableCUDATracing(cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx) {
 #ifdef XPTI_ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION
   if (!Ctx || !xptiTraceEnabled())
diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.hpp b/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.hpp
index 56e505b87c..e2ba541986 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.hpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/tracing.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@ void unloadCUDATracingLibrary(cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx);
 
 void enableCUDATracing(cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx);
 void disableCUDATracing(cuda_tracing_context_t_ *Ctx);
-
-// Deprecated. Will be removed once pi_cuda has been updated to use the variant
-// that takes a context pointer.
-void enableCUDATracing();