diff --git a/testsuite/css/meson.build b/testsuite/css/meson.build
index 04bda16093..18334d1ead 100644
--- a/testsuite/css/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/css/meson.build
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if get_option('install-tests')
                  install_dir: testdatadir)
 endif
 
-if get_option ('profiler')
+if false and get_option ('profiler')
 
   test('performance-adwaita', test_performance,
        args: [ '--mark', 'css validation',
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/meson.build b/testsuite/gtk/meson.build
index 19a44e7987..58fca614c7 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/meson.build
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ if get_option('install-tests')
 
 endif
 
-if get_option ('profiler')
+if false and get_option ('profiler')
 
   test('performance-layout', test_performance,
        args: [ '--mark', 'size allocation', join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), '../../demos/widget-factory/gtk4-widget-factory') ],
@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ if get_option ('profiler')
               'GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=@0@'.format(gtk_schema_build_dir) ],
        suite: [ 'gtk' ])
 
-endif
-
-if get_option ('profiler')
-
   test('performance-snapshot', test_performance,
        args: [ '--mark', 'widget snapshot', join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), '../../demos/widget-factory/gtk4-widget-factory') ],
        env: [ 'GTK_THEME=Empty',