diff --git a/CleanSpec.mk b/CleanSpec.mk
index 8058d86..91e6e66 100644
--- a/CleanSpec.mk
+++ b/CleanSpec.mk
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@
 # Clean up aidegen
 $(call add-clean-step, rm -f $(HOST_OUT)/bin/aidegen)
 
+# Remove perfprofd
+$(call add-clean-step, rm -rf $(PRODUCT_OUT)/system/bin/perfprofd)
+
 # ************************************************
 # NEWER CLEAN STEPS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE LIST
 # ************************************************
diff --git a/target/product/base_system.mk b/target/product/base_system.mk
index 3d5c512..722ac09 100644
--- a/target/product/base_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_system.mk
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@
     iotop \
     iw \
     logpersist.start \
-    perfprofd \
     procrank \
     showmap \
     sqlite3 \