@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([qrencode],
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hardening],
-  [do not attempt to harden the resulting executables (default is to harden when possible)])],
+  [do not attempt to harden the resulting executables (default is to harden)])],
   [use_hardening=$enableval],
-  [use_hardening=auto])
+  [use_hardening=yes])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([reduce-exports],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-reduce-exports],
@@ -307,13 +307,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([sanitizers],
                     [comma separated list of extra sanitizers to build with (default is none enabled)])],
     [use_sanitizers=$withval])
 
-dnl Enable gprof profiling
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([gprof],
-    [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gprof],
-                    [use gprof profiling compiler flags (default is no)])],
-    [enable_gprof=$enableval],
-    [enable_gprof=no])
-
 dnl Turn warnings into errors
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([werror],
     [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-werror],
@@ -1058,30 +1051,12 @@ if test "$ac_cv_sys_large_files" != "" &&
   CORE_CPPFLAGS="$CORE_CPPFLAGS -D_LARGE_FILES=$ac_cv_sys_large_files"
 fi
 
-if test "$enable_gprof" = "yes"; then
-    dnl -pg is incompatible with -pie. Since hardening and profiling together doesn't make sense,
-    dnl we simply make them mutually exclusive here. Additionally, hardened toolchains may force
-    dnl -pie by default, in which case it needs to be turned off with -no-pie.
-
-    if test "$use_hardening" = "yes"; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([gprof profiling is not compatible with hardening. Reconfigure with --disable-hardening or --disable-gprof])
-    fi
-    use_hardening=no
-    AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-pg],[GPROF_CXXFLAGS="-pg"],
-        [AC_MSG_ERROR([gprof profiling requested but not available])], [$CXXFLAG_WERROR])
-
-    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-no-pie], [GPROF_LDFLAGS="-no-pie"])
-    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pg], [GPROF_LDFLAGS="$GPROF_LDFLAGS -pg"],
-        [AC_MSG_ERROR([gprof profiling requested but not available])], [$GPROF_LDFLAGS])
-fi
-
 if test "$TARGET_OS" != "windows"; then
   dnl All windows code is PIC, forcing it on just adds useless compile warnings
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIC], [PIC_FLAGS="-fPIC"])
 fi
 
 if test "$use_hardening" != "no"; then
-  use_hardening=yes
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wstack-protector], [HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -Wstack-protector"])
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fstack-protector-all], [HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -fstack-protector-all"])
 
@@ -2038,8 +2013,6 @@ AC_SUBST(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(WARN_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(ERROR_CXXFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(GPROF_CXXFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(GPROF_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
@@ -2160,7 +2133,6 @@ echo "  debug enabled   = $enable_debug"
 echo "  stacktraces     = $enable_stacktraces"
 echo "  crash hooks     = $enable_crashhooks"
 echo "  miner enabled   = $enable_miner"
-echo "  gprof enabled   = $enable_gprof"
 echo "  werror          = $enable_werror"
 echo
 echo "  target os       = $host_os"
@@ -2170,8 +2142,8 @@ echo "  CC              = $CC"
 echo "  CFLAGS          = $DEBUG_CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $BACKTRACE_FLAGS $CFLAGS"
 echo "  CPPFLAGS        = $DEBUG_CPPFLAGS $HARDENED_CPPFLAGS $CORE_CPPFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
 echo "  CXX             = $CXX"
-echo "  CXXFLAGS        = $DEBUG_CXXFLAGS $HARDENED_CXXFLAGS $WARN_CXXFLAGS $NOWARN_CXXFLAGS $ERROR_CXXFLAGS $GPROF_CXXFLAGS $CORE_CXXFLAGS $BACKTRACE_FLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
-echo "  LDFLAGS         = $PTHREAD_LIBS $HARDENED_LDFLAGS $GPROF_LDFLAGS $CORE_LDFLAGS $BACKTRACE_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
+echo "  CXXFLAGS        = $DEBUG_CXXFLAGS $HARDENED_CXXFLAGS $WARN_CXXFLAGS $NOWARN_CXXFLAGS $ERROR_CXXFLAGS $CORE_CXXFLAGS $BACKTRACE_FLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+echo "  LDFLAGS         = $PTHREAD_LIBS $HARDENED_LDFLAGS $CORE_LDFLAGS $BACKTRACE_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 echo "  AR              = $AR"
 echo "  ARFLAGS         = $ARFLAGS"
 echo
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Developer Notes
     - [Development tips and tricks](#development-tips-and-tricks)
         - [Compiling for debugging](#compiling-for-debugging)
         - [Show sources in debugging](#show-sources-in-debugging)
-        - [Compiling for gprof profiling](#compiling-for-gprof-profiling)
         - [`debug.log`](#debuglog)
         - [Devnet, testnet, and regtest modes](#devnet-testnet-and-regtest-modes)
         - [DEBUG_LOCKORDER](#debug_lockorder)
@@ -385,10 +384,6 @@ ln -s /path/to/project/root/src src
 
 3. Use `debugedit` to modify debug information in the binary.
 
-### Compiling for gprof profiling
-
-Run configure with the `--enable-gprof` option, then make.
-
 ### `debug.log`
 
 If the code is behaving strangely, take a look in the `debug.log` file in the data directory;
 
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ print-%: FORCE
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = secp256k1
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) $(GPROF_LDFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_LDFLAGS) $(CORE_LDFLAGS) $(BACKTRACE_LDFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_LDFLAGS) $(CORE_LDFLAGS) $(BACKTRACE_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CFLAGS) $(BACKTRACE_FLAGS)
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_CXXFLAGS) $(CORE_CXXFLAGS) $(BACKTRACE_FLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(NOWARN_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS) $(SANITIZER_CXXFLAGS) $(CORE_CXXFLAGS) $(BACKTRACE_FLAGS)
 AM_OBJCXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(DEBUG_CPPFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS) $(CORE_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --preserve-dup-deps