diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d26714a60..ca6c1ccb60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,17 +189,6 @@ if (APPLE)
   )
 endif ()
 
-if (MSVC)
-  option(OPENSPACE_NVTOOLS_ENABLED "Include support for Nvidia Tools Extensions" OFF)
-  set(OPENSPACE_NVTOOLS_PATH "C:/Program Files/NVIDIA Corporation/NvToolsExt")
-  if (OPENSPACE_NVTOOLS_ENABLED)
-    begin_dependency("Nvidia Tools Extension")
-    target_compile_definitions(openspace-core PUBLIC "OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS")
-    target_include_directories(openspace-core PUBLIC "${OPENSPACE_NVTOOLS_PATH}/include")
-    end_dependency()
-  endif ()
-endif ()
-
 begin_header("Configuring Modules")
 add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules")
 end_header("End: Configuring Modules")
diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
index 01663ead0a..adbc555f08 100644
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
 #include <modules/spout/spoutwrapper.h>
 #endif // OPENSPACE_HAS_SPOUT
 
-#ifdef OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
-#include "nvToolsExt.h"
-#endif // OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
-
 #ifdef OPENSPACE_BREAK_ON_FLOATING_POINT_EXCEPTION
 #include <float.h>
 #endif // OPENSPACE_BREAK_ON_FLOATING_POINT_EXCEPTION
@@ -417,9 +413,6 @@ void mainPreSyncFunc() {
 void mainPostSyncPreDrawFunc() {
     ZoneScoped;
 
-#ifdef OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
-    nvtxRangePush("postSyncPreDraw");
-#endif // OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
     LTRACE("main::postSynchronizationPreDraw(begin)");
 
     global::openSpaceEngine->postSynchronizationPreDraw();
@@ -432,10 +425,6 @@ void mainPostSyncPreDrawFunc() {
 #endif // OPENVR_SUPPORT
 
     LTRACE("main::postSynchronizationPreDraw(end)");
-
-#ifdef OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
-    nvtxRangePop();
-#endif // OPENSPACE_HAS_NVTOOLS
 }