diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index 9a208abc1f..a2bbbbd811 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -830,10 +830,9 @@ struct ewah_bitmap *bitmap_for_commit(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git,
 		if (!bitmap_git->table_lookup)
 			return NULL;
 
-		trace2_region_enter("pack-bitmap", "reading_lookup_table", the_repository);
+		/* this is a fairly hot codepath - no trace2_region please */
 		/* NEEDSWORK: cache misses aren't recorded */
 		bitmap = lazy_bitmap_for_commit(bitmap_git, commit);
-		trace2_region_leave("pack-bitmap", "reading_lookup_table", the_repository);
 		if (!bitmap)
 			return NULL;
 		return lookup_stored_bitmap(bitmap);
diff --git a/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh b/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
index 7e50f8e765..6d693eef82 100755
--- a/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
+++ b/t/t5310-pack-bitmaps.sh
@@ -455,13 +455,6 @@ test_expect_success 'verify writing bitmap lookup table when enabled' '
 	grep "\"label\":\"writing_lookup_table\"" trace2
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'lookup table is actually used to traverse objects' '
-	git repack -adb &&
-	GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/trace3" \
-		git rev-list --use-bitmap-index --count --all &&
-	grep "\"label\":\"reading_lookup_table\"" trace3
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'truncated bitmap fails gracefully (lookup table)' '
 	test_config pack.writebitmaphashcache false &&
 	git repack -adb &&