diff --git a/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim b/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
index 5e7afa0ba4..bf7100e34a 100644
--- a/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
+++ b/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ proc loadConfigsAndRunMainCommand*(self: NimProg, cache: IdentCache; conf: Confi
 
   when false:
     # These defines/options should not be enabled while processing nimscript
-    # bug #4446, #9420, #8991, #9589, #9153
+    # bug #4446, #9420, #8991
     undefSymbol(conf.symbols, "profiler")
     undefSymbol(conf.symbols, "memProfiler")
     undefSymbol(conf.symbols, "nodejs")
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index d51f9e8995..2497d39a61 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ else:
                                         ## ``string`` if the taint mode is not
                                         ## turned on.
 
-when defined(profiler):
+when defined(profiler) and not defined(nimscript):
   proc nimProfile() {.compilerProc, noinline.}
 when hasThreadSupport:
   {.pragma: rtlThreadVar, threadvar.}
@@ -3569,7 +3569,7 @@ when not defined(JS): #and not defined(nimscript):
   when defined(endb) and not defined(nimscript):
     include "system/debugger"
 
-  when defined(profiler) or defined(memProfiler):
+  when (defined(profiler) or defined(memProfiler)) and not defined(nimscript):
     include "system/profiler"
   {.pop.} # stacktrace