diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b365634c32..2124f04aca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ aux*.dll
 libaux*.so
 aux*.pdb
 
-# byond-tracy, we intentionally do not ship this and do not want to maintain it
-prof.dll
-libprof.so
-
 # JavaScript tools
 **/node_modules
 
diff --git a/code/_compile_options.dm b/code/_compile_options.dm
index b022f3a2bd..5c97a81495 100644
--- a/code/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/_compile_options.dm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 // If this is uncommented, will attempt to load and initialize prof.dll/libprof.so.
 // We do not ship byond-tracy. Build it yourself here: https://github.com/mafemergency/byond-tracy/
-#define USE_BYOND_TRACY
+//#define USE_BYOND_TRACY
 
 #ifndef PRELOAD_RSC //set to:
 #define PRELOAD_RSC 2 // 0 to allow using external resources or on-demand behaviour;
diff --git a/prof.dll b/prof.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3182f4dfc7
Binary files /dev/null and b/prof.dll differ