diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index cbce4af..b6c0048 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -49,15 +49,21 @@ func Configure(args []string) (*Config, error) {
 			if (i + 1) >= len(args) {
 				err = errors.New("insufficient arguments for --cpuprofile")
 			} else {
+				/* == ENABLE PROFILING ==
 				i++
 				config.CPUProfile = args[i]
+				*/
+				err = errors.New("to enable profiling, uncomment lines marked ENABLE PROFILING")
 			}
 		case arg == "--trace":
 			if (i + 1) >= len(args) {
 				err = errors.New("insufficient arguments for --trace")
 			} else {
+				/* == ENABLE PROFILING ==
 				i++
 				config.TraceFname = args[i]
+				*/
+				err = errors.New("to enable profiling, uncomment lines marked ENABLE PROFILING")
 			}
 		case arg == "-g" || arg == "--grep":
 			if (i + 1) >= len(args) {
diff --git a/internal/config_test.go b/internal/config_test.go
index 8d54137..25cd73a 100644
--- a/internal/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ func TestArgSyntax(t *testing.T) {
 		{"--sample"},
 		{"--width", "2"}, {"-w", "3"},
 		{"--sample", "fname"},
+		/* == ENABLE PROFILING ==
 		{"--cpuprofile", "/tmp/cp"},
 		{"--trace", "/tmp/tr"},
+		*/
 	}
 
 	for _, bad := range bads {
diff --git a/internal/runner.go b/internal/runner.go
index d4ef691..d52c8c6 100644
--- a/internal/runner.go
+++ b/internal/runner.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"runtime/pprof"
-	"runtime/trace"
 )
 
 func Run(config *Config, instream io.Reader) ([]*KeyCount, error) {
@@ -14,9 +12,8 @@ func Run(config *Config, instream io.Reader) ([]*KeyCount, error) {
 	var topList []*KeyCount
 	var err error
 
-	// TODO: Figure out how to make some of these things fail to improve test coverage.
-	// Alternately, just comment out the tracing stuff.
-	if config.CPUProfile != "" {
+	/* == ENABLE PROFILING ==
+		if config.CPUProfile != "" {
 		f, err := os.Create(config.CPUProfile)
 		if err != nil {
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "can't create profiler: %s\n", err.Error())
@@ -43,6 +40,7 @@ func Run(config *Config, instream io.Reader) ([]*KeyCount, error) {
 		}
 		defer trace.Stop()
 	}
+	*/
 
 	if config.Fname == "" {
 		if config.Sample {
diff --git a/internal/runner_test.go b/internal/runner_test.go
index a77e7c5..659a3db 100644
--- a/internal/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/runner_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+/* == ENABLE PROFILING ==
 func TestRunner(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	var c *Config
 
 	bads := [][]string{
+
 		{"--cpuprofile", "/"},
 		{"--trace", "/"},
 	}
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ func TestRunner(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+*/
 
 func TestStreamAndFile(t *testing.T) {
 	args := []string{"-f", "7", "../test/data/apache-50k.txt"}