diff --git a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
index d7e80d01d4..b1114ecd75 100644
--- a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
+++ b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "util/hsa_rsrc_factory.h"
 
-#include "inc/hip_ostream_ops.h"
-
 #define PUBLIC_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #define CONSTRUCTOR_API __attribute__((constructor))
 #define DESTRUCTOR_API __attribute__((destructor))
@@ -401,69 +399,45 @@ void hip_api_flush_cb(hip_api_trace_entry_t* entry) {
   const timestamp_t begin_timestamp = entry->begin;
   const timestamp_t end_timestamp = entry->end;
   std::ostringstream oss;                                                                        \
+
   const char* str = (domain != ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_EXT_API) ? roctracer_op_string(domain, cid, 0) : strdup("MARK");
   oss << std::dec <<
     begin_timestamp << ":" << end_timestamp << " " << entry->pid << ":" << entry->tid << " " << str;
 
   if (domain == ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_HIP_API) {
-#if HIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING
-    const char* str = hipApiString(cid, data);
-    fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s\n", str);
-#else  // !HIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING
     switch (cid) {
       case HIP_API_ID_hipMemcpy:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
-        oss.str("");
-        oss << "hipMemcpy(dst=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipMemcpy.dst) arg_val_type_dst;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_dst>::put(oss, data->args.hipMemcpy.dst);
-        oss <<  ", src=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipMemcpy.src) arg_val_type_src;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_src>::put(oss, data->args.hipMemcpy.src);
-        oss <<  ", sizeBytes=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipMemcpy.sizeBytes) arg_val_type_size;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_size>::put(oss, data->args.hipMemcpy.sizeBytes);
-        oss <<  ", kind=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipMemcpy.kind) arg_val_type_kind;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_kind>::put(oss, data->args.hipMemcpy.kind);
-        oss <<  ")\n";
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
+        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(dst(%p) src(%p) size(0x%x) kind(%u))\n",
+          oss.str().c_str(),
+          data->args.hipMemcpy.dst,
+          data->args.hipMemcpy.src,
+          (uint32_t)(data->args.hipMemcpy.sizeBytes),
+          (uint32_t)(data->args.hipMemcpy.kind));
         break;
       case HIP_API_ID_hipMalloc:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(ptr(%p) ",oss.str().c_str(),entry->ptr);
-        oss.str("");
-        oss << "hipMalloc(size=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipMalloc.size) arg_val_type_size;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_size>::put(oss, data->args.hipMalloc.size);
-        oss <<  "))\n";
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
+        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(ptr(%p) size(0x%x))\n",
+          oss.str().c_str(),
+          entry->ptr,
+          (uint32_t)(data->args.hipMalloc.size));
         break;
       case HIP_API_ID_hipFree:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
-        oss.str("");
-        oss << "hipFree(ptr=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipFree.ptr) arg_val_type_ptr;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_ptr>::put(oss, data->args.hipFree.ptr);
-        oss <<  ")\n";
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
+        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(ptr(%p))\n",
+          oss.str().c_str(),
+          data->args.hipFree.ptr);
         break;
       case HIP_API_ID_hipModuleLaunchKernel:
 #if !HIP_VDI
       case HIP_API_ID_hipExtModuleLaunchKernel:
       case HIP_API_ID_hipHccModuleLaunchKernel:
 #endif
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(kernel(%s) ", oss.str().c_str(), cxx_demangle(entry->name));
-        oss.str("");
-        oss << "hipHccModuleLaunchKernel(stream name=";
-        typedef decltype(data->args.hipModuleLaunchKernel.stream) arg_val_type_stream;
-        roctracer::hip_support::output_streamer<arg_val_type_stream>::put(oss, data->args.hipModuleLaunchKernel.stream);
-        oss <<  "))\n";
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s",oss.str().c_str());
+        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(kernel(%s) stream(%p))\n",
+          oss.str().c_str(),
+          cxx_demangle(entry->name),
+          data->args.hipModuleLaunchKernel.stream);
         break;
       default:
         fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s()\n", oss.str().c_str());
     }
-#endif  // !HIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING
   } else {
     fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(name(%s))\n", oss.str().c_str(), entry->name);
   }