diff --git a/NewHorizons/NewHorizons.csproj b/NewHorizons/NewHorizons.csproj
index 5ae0cd1c..15857053 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/NewHorizons.csproj
+++ b/NewHorizons/NewHorizons.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
         <ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>None</ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>
         <NoWarn>1701;1702;1591</NoWarn>
+        
+        <DefineConstants>ENABLE_PROFILER</DefineConstants>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
         <DebugType>none</DebugType>
diff --git a/NewHorizons/Patches/ProfilerPatch.cs b/NewHorizons/Patches/ProfilerPatch.cs
index 6e31af24..31821d3e 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Patches/ProfilerPatch.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Patches/ProfilerPatch.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define ENABLE_PROFILER
+#if ENABLE_PROFILER
 
 using HarmonyLib;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -59,3 +59,5 @@ public static class ProfilerPatch
 		// Main.Instance.ModHelper.Console.WriteLine($"[profiler] {__originalMethod.MethodName()} took {__state.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds:f1} ms");
 	}
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/NewHorizons/Utility/SearchUtilities.cs b/NewHorizons/Utility/SearchUtilities.cs
index d52266e1..b6d45310 100644
--- a/NewHorizons/Utility/SearchUtilities.cs
+++ b/NewHorizons/Utility/SearchUtilities.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#define ENABLE_PROFILER
-
 using NewHorizons.Utility.OWML;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;