diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 27e7332460..02ae67b746 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ if [ -z "$PACKAGE_ROOT" ] ; then PACKAGE_ROOT=$ROCM_PATH; fi
 if [ -z "$PACKAGE_PREFIX" ] ; then PACKAGE_PREFIX="$ROCM_PATH/$COMPONENT"; fi
 if [ -z "$PREFIX_PATH" ] ; then PREFIX_PATH=$PACKAGE_ROOT; fi
 if [ -z "$HIP_VDI" ] ; then HIP_VDI=0; fi
-if [ -z "$HIP_API_STRING" ] ; then HIP_API_STRING=1; fi
 if [ -n "$ROCM_RPATH" ] ; then LD_RUNPATH_FLAG=" -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,--rpath,${ROCM_RPATH}"; fi
 
 ROCTRACER_ROOT=$(cd $ROCTRACER_ROOT && echo $PWD)
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ cmake \
     -DCPACK_GENERATOR="${CPACKGEN:-"DEB;RPM"}" \
     -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="$LD_RUNPATH_FLAG" \
     -DHIP_VDI="$HIP_VDI" \
-    -DHIP_API_STRING="$HIP_API_STRING" \
     $ROCTRACER_ROOT
 
 make
diff --git a/build_static.sh b/build_static.sh
index ffdd22b753..d313b0a5a0 100755
--- a/build_static.sh
+++ b/build_static.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ if [ -z "$PACKAGE_ROOT" ] ; then PACKAGE_ROOT=$ROCM_PATH; fi
 if [ -z "$PACKAGE_PREFIX" ] ; then PACKAGE_PREFIX="$ROCM_PATH/$COMPONENT"; fi
 if [ -z "$PREFIX_PATH" ] ; then PREFIX_PATH=$PACKAGE_ROOT; fi
 if [ -z "$HIP_VDI" ] ; then HIP_VDI=0; fi
-if [ -z "$HIP_API_STRING" ] ; then HIP_API_STRING=1; fi
 if [ -n "$ROCM_RPATH" ] ; then LD_RUNPATH_FLAG=" -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,--rpath,${ROCM_RPATH}"; fi
 
 ROCTRACER_ROOT=$(cd $ROCTRACER_ROOT && echo $PWD)
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ cmake \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PACKAGE_ROOT \
     -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="$LD_RUNPATH_FLAG" \
     -DHIP_VDI="$HIP_VDI" \
-    -DHIP_API_STRING="$HIP_API_STRING" \
     -DLIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC \
     $ROCTRACER_ROOT
 
diff --git a/cmake_modules/env.cmake b/cmake_modules/env.cmake
index 6720d0a58b..8bdedac669 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/env.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/env.cmake
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ if ( ${LIBRARY_TYPE} STREQUAL STATIC )
   add_definitions ( -DSTATIC_BUILD=1 )
 endif()
 
-if ( NOT DEFINED HIP_API_STRING )
-  set ( HIP_API_STRING 1 )
-endif()
-add_definitions ( -DHIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING=${HIP_API_STRING} )
+## Enable Hip API call to translate hip call args function
+add_definitions ( -DHIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING=1 )
 
 ## Enable HIP_VDI mode
 add_definitions ( -D__HIP_ROCclr__=1 )
diff --git a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
index edb07184b5..c8667646c5 100644
--- a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
+++ b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ void hip_api_flush_cb(hip_api_trace_entry_t* entry) {
       entry->name, correlation_id, begin_timestamp, end_timestamp);
 
   if (domain == ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_HIP_API) {
-#if HIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING
     if (hip_api_stats != NULL) {
       hip_api_stats->add_event(cid, end_timestamp - begin_timestamp);
       if (is_hip_kernel_launch_api(cid)) {
@@ -517,38 +516,6 @@ void hip_api_flush_cb(hip_api_trace_entry_t* entry) {
       rec_ss << " :" << correlation_id;
       fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s\n", rec_ss.str().c_str());
     }
-#else   // !HIP_PROF_HIP_API_STRING
-    switch (cid) {
-      case HIP_API_ID_hipMemcpy:
-        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_hipMemcpyAsync:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(dst(%p) src(%p) size(0x%x) kind(%u) stream(%p))\n",
-                oss.str().c_str(), data->args.hipMemcpyAsync.dst, data->args.hipMemcpyAsync.src,
-                (uint32_t)(data->args.hipMemcpyAsync.sizeBytes),
-                (uint32_t)(data->args.hipMemcpyAsync.kind), data->args.hipMemcpyAsync.stream);
-        break;
-      case HIP_API_ID_hipMalloc:
-        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(ptr(%p))\n", oss.str().c_str(), data->args.hipFree.ptr);
-        break;
-      case HIP_API_ID_hipModuleLaunchKernel:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(kernel(%s) stream(%p))\n", oss.str().c_str(),
-                cxx_demangle(entry->name), data->args.hipModuleLaunchKernel.stream);
-        break;
-      case HIP_API_ID_hipExtModuleLaunchKernel:
-        fprintf(hip_api_file_handle, "%s(kernel(%s) stream(%p))\n", oss.str().c_str(),
-                cxx_demangle(entry->name), data->args.hipExtModuleLaunchKernel.hStream);
-        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);
   }