diff --git a/examples/03_bmg_gemm_streamk/03_bmg_gemm_streamk.cpp b/examples/03_bmg_gemm_streamk/03_bmg_gemm_streamk.cpp
index 0116819340..ed2184d0ac 100644
--- a/examples/03_bmg_gemm_streamk/03_bmg_gemm_streamk.cpp
+++ b/examples/03_bmg_gemm_streamk/03_bmg_gemm_streamk.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ using namespace cute;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#define CUTLASS_SYCL_PROFILING_ENABLED
-
 // Command line options parsing
 struct Options {
 
@@ -302,9 +300,9 @@ struct ExampleRunner {
     if(!passed) return cutlass::Status::kErrorInternal;
 
     if (options.iterations > 0) {
-      GPU_Clock timer;
       float elapsed_time_seconds = 0.f;
       for (int i = 0; i < options.iterations; ++i) {
+        GPU_Clock timer;
         gemm_op.initialize(arguments, workspace.get());
         timer.start();
         gemm_op.run();
diff --git a/examples/04_bmg_grouped_gemm/04_bmg_grouped_gemm.cpp b/examples/04_bmg_grouped_gemm/04_bmg_grouped_gemm.cpp
index bdda0536d2..c224baaf74 100644
--- a/examples/04_bmg_grouped_gemm/04_bmg_grouped_gemm.cpp
+++ b/examples/04_bmg_grouped_gemm/04_bmg_grouped_gemm.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ using ElementOutput = float;          // <- data type of elements in output matr
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#define CUTLASS_SYCL_PROFILING_ENABLED
 
 // Command line options parsing
 struct Options {