diff --git a/Modules/_tracemalloc.c b/Modules/_tracemalloc.c
index 288942a9048..79a716461d9 100644
--- a/Modules/_tracemalloc.c
+++ b/Modules/_tracemalloc.c
@@ -1644,8 +1644,10 @@ PyInit__tracemalloc(void)
     if (m == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
+#if 0
     if (tracemalloc_init() < 0)
         return NULL;
+#endif
 
     return m;
 }