diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/TimeDataStatistics.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/TimeDataStatistics.cpp
index f75d401c1f..21b42fc451 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/TimeDataStatistics.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/TimeDataStatistics.cpp
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ namespace UnitTest
 
     // TODO:BUDGETS disabled until profiler budgets system comes online
     // TEST_F(TimeDataStatisticsManagerTest, Test)
-    {
+    // {
         // run();
-    }
+    // }
     //End of all Tests of TimeDataStatisticsManagerTest
 
 }//namespace UnitTest
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/CMakeLists.txt
index 8670efa7e6..b913ad58bf 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ ly_get_list_relative_pal_filename(pal_source_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/Sourc
 
 include(${pal_source_dir}/PAL_${PAL_PLATFORM_NAME_LOWERCASE}.cmake) # PAL_TRAIT_ATOM_RHI_DX12_SUPPORTED
 
-if(PAL_TRAIT_PIX_AVAILABLE)
-    set(PIX_BUILD_DEPENDENCY "3rdParty::pix")
-else()
-    set(PIX_BUILD_DEPENDENCY "")
-endif()
-
-
 if(PAL_TRAIT_AFTERMATH_AVAILABLE)
     set(USE_NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_DEFINE $<IF:$<CONFIG:release>,"","USE_NSIGHT_AFTERMATH">)
     set(AFTERMATH_BUILD_DEPENDENCY "3rdParty::Aftermath")
@@ -90,7 +83,6 @@ ly_add_target(
     BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
         PRIVATE
             AZ::AzCore
-            ${PIX_BUILD_DEPENDENCY}
             Gem::Atom_RHI.Reflect
 )
 
@@ -116,7 +108,6 @@ ly_add_target(
             Gem::Atom_RHI_DX12.Reflect
             3rdParty::d3dx12
             ${AFTERMATH_BUILD_DEPENDENCY}           
-            ${PIX_BUILD_DEPENDENCY}
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS 
         PRIVATE
             ${USE_NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_DEFINE}
@@ -142,7 +133,6 @@ ly_add_target(
             Gem::Atom_RHI.Public
             Gem::Atom_RHI_DX12.Reflect
             Gem::Atom_RHI_DX12.Private.Static
-            ${PIX_BUILD_DEPENDENCY}
 )
 
 if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/PAL_windows.cmake b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/PAL_windows.cmake
index b885e53ec0..eb733a4d5a 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/PAL_windows.cmake
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/Platform/Windows/PAL_windows.cmake
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ if(d3d12_dll)
     set(PAL_TRAIT_ATOM_RHI_DX12_SUPPORTED TRUE)
 endif()
 
-set(PAL_TRAIT_PIX_AVAILABLE FALSE)
 unset(pix3_header CACHE)
 
 set(PAL_TRAIT_AFTERMATH_AVAILABLE FALSE)
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/RHI/Fence.h b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/RHI/Fence.h
index 133b8aa664..ab1a719ae6 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/RHI/Fence.h
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RHI/DX12/Code/Source/RHI/Fence.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+// NOTE: We are careful to include platform headers *before* we include AzCore/Debug/Profiler.h to ensure that d3d12 symbols
+// are defined prior to the inclusion of the pix3 runtime.
 #include <RHI/DX12.h>
 
 #include <Atom/RHI/Fence.h>