diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SystemInitializerFull.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SystemInitializerFull.cpp
index 27319debc85828..c48466f25ede81 100644
--- a/lldb/source/API/SystemInitializerFull.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SystemInitializerFull.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ llvm::Error SystemInitializerFull::Initialize() {
 #define LLDB_PLUGIN(p) LLDB_PLUGIN_INITIALIZE(p);
 #include "Plugins/Plugins.def"
 
-  // Initialize plug-ins in core LLDB
-  ProcessTrace::Initialize();
-
   // Scan for any system or user LLDB plug-ins
   PluginManager::Initialize();
 
diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Trace/intel-pt/TraceIntelPTBundleLoader.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Trace/intel-pt/TraceIntelPTBundleLoader.cpp
index 6bed78fd83f0b7..bd9cca675f2d74 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Trace/intel-pt/TraceIntelPTBundleLoader.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Trace/intel-pt/TraceIntelPTBundleLoader.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ TraceIntelPTBundleLoader::CreateEmptyProcess(lldb::pid_t pid,
   ParsedProcess parsed_process;
   parsed_process.target_sp = target_sp;
 
-  ProcessSP process_sp = target_sp->CreateProcess(
-      /*listener*/ nullptr, "trace",
-      /*crash_file*/ nullptr,
-      /*can_connect*/ false);
+  // This should instead try to directly create an instance of ProcessTrace.
+  // ProcessSP process_sp = target_sp->CreateProcess(
+  //    /*listener*/ nullptr, "trace",
+  //    /*crash_file*/ nullptr,
+  //    /*can_connect*/ false);
 
   process_sp->SetID(static_cast<lldb::pid_t>(pid));