diff --git a/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/Makefile b/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/Makefile
index 11f2824a4..ad8b457b8 100644
--- a/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/Makefile
@@ -15,31 +15,17 @@ include ${srcdir}/../../makefile-common
 targetname = passThroughKernel
 VPATH := ${srcdir}/../../../aie_kernels/generic
 data_size = 4096
-trace_size = 8192
 PASSTHROUGH_SIZE = ${data_size}
 
 .PHONY: all template clean
 
 all: build/final_${data_size}.xclbin
 
-build/aie2_lineBased_8b_${data_size}.mlir: ${srcdir}/aie2.py
+build/aie.mlir: ${srcdir}/aie2.py
 	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	python3 $< ${data_size} 0 > $@
+	python3 $< ${PASSTHROUGH_SIZE} > $@
 
-build/aie_trace__lineBased_8b_${data_size}.mlir: ${srcdir}/aie2.py
-	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	python3 $< ${data_size} ${trace_size} > $@
-
-build/passThrough.cc.o: passThrough.cc
-	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	cd ${@D} && xchesscc_wrapper ${CHESSCCWRAP2_FLAGS} -DBIT_WIDTH=8 -c $< -o ${@F}
-	
-build/final_${data_size}.xclbin: build/aie2_lineBased_8b_${data_size}.mlir build/passThrough.cc.o
-	mkdir -p ${@D}
-	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --aie-generate-npu --no-compile-host \
-		--xclbin-name=${@F} --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
-
-build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin: build/aie2_lineBased_8b_${data_size}.mlir build/passThrough.cc.o
+build/final_${data_size}.xclbin: build/aie.mlir
 	mkdir -p ${@D}
 	cd ${@D} && aiecc.py --aie-generate-cdo --aie-generate-npu --no-compile-host \
 		--xclbin-name=${@F} --npu-insts-name=insts_${data_size}.txt $(<:%=../%)
@@ -58,22 +44,8 @@ endif
 run: ${targetname}_${data_size}.exe build/final_${data_size}.xclbin build/insts_${data_size}.txt
 	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${data_size}.xclbin -i build/insts_${data_size}.txt -k MLIR_AIE 
 
-#run-g: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${data_size}.xclbin build/insts.txt
-#	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${data_size}.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE -t ${trace_size}
-
 run_py: build/final_${data_size}.xclbin build/insts_${data_size}.txt
 	${powershell} python3 ${srcdir}/test.py -s ${data_size} -x build/final_${data_size}.xclbin -i build/insts_${data_size}.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
-trace: ${targetname}_${data_size}.exe build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin build/insts_${data_size}.txt 
-	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin -i build/insts_${data_size}.txt -k MLIR_AIE -t ${trace_size}
-	../../utils/parse_trace.py --filename trace.txt --mlir build/aie_trace_${data_size}.mlir --colshift 1 > trace_vs.json
-
-trace_py: build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin build/insts_${data_size}.txt
-	${powershell} python3 ${srcdir}/test.py -x build/final_trace_${data_size}.xclbin -i build/insts_${data_size}.txt -k MLIR_AIE -t ${trace_size} -s ${data_size}
-	../../utils/parse_trace.py --filename trace.txt --mlir build/aie_trace_${data_size}.mlir --colshift 1 > trace_vs.json
-
-clean_trace:
-	rm -rf tmpTrace trace.txt parse*json trace*json
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf build _build ${targetname}*.exe
diff --git a/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/aie2.py b/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/aie2.py
index c635f38ae..a40f12a70 100644
--- a/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/aie2.py
+++ b/programming_examples/basic/passthrough_pykernel/aie2.py
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 from aie.extras.dialects.ext.func import func
 from aie.extras.dialects.ext.scf import _for as range_
 
-import aie.utils.trace as trace_utils
 
-
-def passthroughKernel(vector_size, trace_size):
+def passthroughKernel(vector_size):
     N = vector_size
     lineWidthInBytes = N // 4  # chop input in 4 sub-tensors
 
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@ def passThroughLine(input: memRef_ty, output: memRef_ty, lineWidth: np.int32):
         ShimTile = tile(0, 0)
         ComputeTile2 = tile(0, 2)
 
-        # Set up a circuit-switched flow from core to shim for tracing information
-        if trace_size > 0:
-            flow(ComputeTile2, WireBundle.Trace, 0, ShimTile, WireBundle.DMA, 1)
-
         # AIE-array data movement with object fifos
         of_in = object_fifo("in", ShimTile, ComputeTile2, 2, memRef_ty)
         of_out = object_fifo("out", ComputeTile2, ShimTile, 2, memRef_ty)
@@ -62,15 +56,6 @@ def core_body():
 
         @runtime_sequence(tensor_ty, tensor_ty, tensor_ty)
         def sequence(inTensor, outTensor, notUsed):
-            if trace_size > 0:
-                trace_utils.configure_simple_tracing_aie2(
-                    ComputeTile2,
-                    ShimTile,
-                    ddr_id=1,
-                    size=trace_size,
-                    offset=N,
-                )
-
             npu_dma_memcpy_nd(
                 metadata=of_in,
                 bd_id=0,
@@ -92,9 +77,8 @@ def sequence(inTensor, outTensor, notUsed):
     if vector_size % 64 != 0 or vector_size < 512:
         print("Vector size must be a multiple of 64 and greater than or equal to 512")
         raise ValueError
-    trace_size = 0 if (len(sys.argv) != 3) else int(sys.argv[2])
 except ValueError:
     print("Argument has inappropriate value")
 with mlir_mod_ctx() as ctx:
-    passthroughKernel(vector_size, trace_size)
+    passthroughKernel(vector_size)
     print(ctx.module)