diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 See full history at: <https://github.com/faylang/fay/commits>
 
+#### 0.23.1.10
+
+* Don't compile with `-fprof-auto` by default.
+
 #### 0.23.1.9
 
 * Allow and require `haskell-src-exts 1.17.*`
diff --git a/fay.cabal b/fay.cabal
--- a/fay.cabal
+++ b/fay.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                fay
-version:             0.23.1.9
+version:             0.23.1.10
 synopsis:            A compiler for Fay, a Haskell subset that compiles to JavaScript.
 description:         Fay is a proper subset of Haskell which is type-checked
                      with GHC, and compiled to JavaScript. It is lazy, pure, has a Fay monad,
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 executable fay
   hs-source-dirs:    src/main
   ghc-options:       -O2 -Wall
-  ghc-prof-options:  -fprof-auto
   main-is:           Main.hs
   build-depends:
       base
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@
 
 executable fay-tests
   ghc-options:       -O2 -Wall -threaded -with-rtsopts=-N
-  ghc-prof-options:  -fprof-auto
   hs-source-dirs:    src/tests
   main-is:           Tests.hs
   if flag(test)