diff --git a/python/lib/kernel.py b/python/lib/kernel.py
index 9abb42ad..0f1c7147 100755
--- a/python/lib/kernel.py
+++ b/python/lib/kernel.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -41,17 +40,6 @@ def prepare_source(base_name, base_ref='origin/master'):
     subprocess.run(['git', 'remote', 'update', '--prune', 'origin'], check=True, cwd=source_folder)
     subprocess.run(['git', 'reset', '--hard', base_ref], check=True, cwd=source_folder)
 
-    if re.search(
-            r'\(src\) != __data_offsets.dst##_ptr_',
-            source_folder.joinpath('include/trace/stages/stage6_event_callback.h').read_text(
-                encoding='utf-8')):
-        # tracing: Ignore -Wstring-compare with diagnostic macros
-        patches.append(
-            Path(
-                os.environ['NVME_FOLDER'],
-                'data/tmp-patches/20240319_nathan_tracing_ignore_wstring_compare_with_diagnostic_macros.patch',
-            ))
-
     # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
     try:
         common_kwargs = {'check': True, 'cwd': source_folder, 'text': True}