diff --git a/trace_extra/guest_context_tracker.cc b/trace_extra/guest_context_tracker.cc
index 41176ec29c..bb6313a64e 100644
--- a/trace_extra/guest_context_tracker.cc
+++ b/trace_extra/guest_context_tracker.cc
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ void guest_context_tracker::mode_update(
 void guest_context_tracker::context_update(const log_event_ctx_update_t *evt)
 {
     // Currently these are the only ones existing
-    assert((evt->op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SWITCH ||
-            evt->op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SETUP) &&
-           "Invalid ctx update op");
+    assert((evt->op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SWITCH) && "Invalid ctx update op");
     /*
      * Find or create the track associated with the new context and set it as
      * the current context track on the CPU. This will be used to log
diff --git a/trace_extra/trace_perfetto.cc b/trace_extra/trace_perfetto.cc
index 0aa99af972..35d83f0b6c 100644
--- a/trace_extra/trace_perfetto.cc
+++ b/trace_extra/trace_perfetto.cc
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ void process_events(perfetto_backend_data *data, cpu_log_entry_handle entry)
         } break;
         case LOG_EVENT_CTX_UPDATE: {
             /* Swap current context. */
-            if (evt->ctx_update.op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SETUP ||
-                evt->ctx_update.op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SWITCH) {
+            if (evt->ctx_update.op == LOG_EVENT_CTX_OP_SWITCH) {
                 ctx_data->stats.pause(*ctx_track, perfetto_log_entry_pc(entry));
                 data->ctx_tracker_.context_update(&evt->ctx_update);
                 /* Reload data and track as context_update will have changed