diff --git a/libpackagelistparser/include/packagelistparser/packagelistparser.h b/libpackagelistparser/include/packagelistparser/packagelistparser.h
index 8bcc1e225..d602c26dc 100644
--- a/libpackagelistparser/include/packagelistparser/packagelistparser.h
+++ b/libpackagelistparser/include/packagelistparser/packagelistparser.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct pkg_info {
     char *seinfo;
     gid_list gids;
     void *private_data;
-    bool profileable_from_shell;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libpackagelistparser/packagelistparser.c b/libpackagelistparser/packagelistparser.c
index 4ce2363df..3e1a3d193 100644
--- a/libpackagelistparser/packagelistparser.c
+++ b/libpackagelistparser/packagelistparser.c
@@ -223,23 +223,6 @@ extern bool packagelist_parse(pfn_on_package callback, void *userdata)
             }
         }
 
-        cur = strsep(&next, " \t\r\n");
-        if (cur) {
-            tmp = strtoul(cur, &endptr, 10);
-            if (*endptr != '\0') {
-                errmsg = "Could not convert field \"profileable_from_shell\" to integer value";
-                goto err;
-            }
-
-            /* should be a valid boolean of 1 or 0 */
-            if (!(tmp == 0 || tmp == 1)) {
-                errmsg = "Field \"profileable_from_shell\" is not 0 or 1 boolean value";
-                goto err;
-            }
-
-            pkg_info->profileable_from_shell = (bool)tmp;
-        }
-
         rc = callback(pkg_info, userdata);
         if (rc == false) {
             /*
diff --git a/run-as/run-as.cpp b/run-as/run-as.cpp
index dea191d83..f49bdf720 100644
--- a/run-as/run-as.cpp
+++ b/run-as/run-as.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 //
 //  - that the ro.boot.disable_runas property is not set
 //  - that it is invoked from the 'shell' or 'root' user (abort otherwise)
-//  - that '<package-name>' is the name of an installed and debuggable/profileableFromShell package
+//  - that '<package-name>' is the name of an installed and debuggable package
 //  - that the package's data directory is well-formed
 //
 //  If so, it will drop to the application's user id / group id, cd to the
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 //    during development.
 //
 //  - Run the 'gdbserver' binary executable to allow native debugging
-//  - Run simpleperf to allow native profiling
 //
 
 static bool packagelist_parse_callback(pkg_info* this_package, void* userdata) {
@@ -197,9 +196,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     error(1, 0, "package not an application: %s", pkgname);
   }
 
-  // Reject packages that are neither debuggable nor profileable from shell.
-  if (!info.debuggable && !info.profileable_from_shell) {
-    error(1, 0, "package is neither debuggable nor profileable from shell: %s", pkgname);
+  // Reject any non-debuggable package.
+  if (!info.debuggable) {
+    error(1, 0, "package not debuggable: %s", pkgname);
   }
 
   // Check that the data directory path is valid.