diff --git a/scripts/pahole-flags.sh b/scripts/pahole-flags.sh
index 728d55190d97a..1f1f1d397c399 100755
--- a/scripts/pahole-flags.sh
+++ b/scripts/pahole-flags.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,5 @@ if [ "${pahole_ver}" -ge "124" ]; then
 	# see PAHOLE_HAS_LANG_EXCLUDE
 	extra_paholeopt="${extra_paholeopt} --lang_exclude=rust"
 fi
-if [ "${pahole_ver}" -ge "125" ]; then
-	extra_paholeopt="${extra_paholeopt} --skip_encoding_btf_inconsistent_proto --btf_gen_optimized"
-fi
 
 echo ${extra_paholeopt}