diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Debug/EventTrace.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Debug/EventTrace.h
index 56a5c3b9a8..c2228c9150 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Debug/EventTrace.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Debug/EventTrace.h
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ namespace AZ
     }
 }
 
-#define AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(name, category) AZ::Debug::EventTrace::ScopedSlice AZ_JOIN(ScopedSlice__, __LINE__)(name, category);
-
 #ifdef AZ_PROFILE_TELEMETRY
+#   define AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(name, category) AZ::Debug::EventTrace::ScopedSlice AZ_JOIN(ScopedSlice__, __LINE__)(name, category);
 #   define AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME(name) \
         AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(name, "") \
         AZ_PROFILE_SCOPE(AZ::Debug::ProfileCategory::AzTrace, name)
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ namespace AZ
         AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(AZ_FUNCTION_SIGNATURE, "") \
         AZ_PROFILE_FUNCTION(AZ::Debug::ProfileCategory::AzTrace)
 #else
+#   define AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(name, category)
 #   define AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME(name) AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME_CATEGORY(name, "")
 #   define AZ_TRACE_METHOD() AZ_TRACE_METHOD_NAME(AZ_FUNCTION_SIGNATURE)
 #endif