diff --git a/cmd/zoekt-git-index/main.go b/cmd/zoekt-git-index/main.go
index f41fa101e..5ba4bc38f 100644
--- a/cmd/zoekt-git-index/main.go
+++ b/cmd/zoekt-git-index/main.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func run() int {
 		opts.LanguageMap[m[0]] = ctags.StringToParser(m[1])
 	}
 
-	profiler.InitLightweight("zoekt-git-index")
+	profiler.Init("zoekt-git-index")
 	exitStatus := 0
 	for dir, name := range gitRepos {
 		opts.RepositoryDescription.Name = name
diff --git a/internal/profiler/profiler.go b/internal/profiler/profiler.go
index 0762e3562..84039ac92 100644
--- a/internal/profiler/profiler.go
+++ b/internal/profiler/profiler.go
@@ -22,17 +22,3 @@ func Init(svcName string) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// InitLightweight starts the supported profilers IFF the environment variable is set.
-// Compared to Init, it disables mutex profiling and forced GC to reduce its overhead.
-func InitLightweight(svcName string) {
-	if os.Getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROFILER_ENABLED") != "" {
-		err := profiler.Start(profiler.Config{
-			Service:        svcName,
-			ServiceVersion: zoekt.Version,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("could not initialize profiler: %s", err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-}