diff --git a/drivers/note/note_driver.c b/drivers/note/note_driver.c
index 13023ac48ed..0c0f952ebd4 100644
--- a/drivers/note/note_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/note/note_driver.c
@@ -1124,16 +1124,6 @@ void sched_note_bprintf(uintptr_t ip, uint8_t event,
   sched_note_vbprintf(ip, event, fmt, va);
   va_end(va);
 }
-
-void sched_note_begin(uintptr_t ip)
-{
-  sched_note_string(ip, "B");
-}
-
-void sched_note_end(uintptr_t ip)
-{
-  sched_note_string(ip, "E");
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_DUMP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_FILTER
diff --git a/include/nuttx/sched_note.h b/include/nuttx/sched_note.h
index 4730e6ea202..56bbe137c49 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/sched_note.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/sched_note.h
@@ -546,8 +546,6 @@ void sched_note_printf(uintptr_t ip,
                        FAR const char *fmt, ...) printflike(2, 3);
 void sched_note_bprintf(uintptr_t ip, uint8_t event,
                         FAR const char *fmt, ...) printflike(3, 4);
-void sched_note_begin(uintptr_t ip);
-void sched_note_end(uintptr_t ip);
 #else
 #  define sched_note_string(ip,b)
 #  define sched_note_dump(ip,e,b,l)
@@ -555,8 +553,6 @@ void sched_note_end(uintptr_t ip);
 #  define sched_note_vbprintf(ip,e,f,v)
 #  define sched_note_printf(ip,f,...)
 #  define sched_note_bprintf(ip,e,f,...)
-#  define sched_note_begin(ip)
-#  define sched_note_end(ip)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_DUMP */
 
 #if defined(__KERNEL__) || defined(CONFIG_BUILD_FLAT)
@@ -698,8 +694,10 @@ void sched_note_filter_irq(FAR struct note_filter_irq_s *oldf,
 #  define sched_note_vbprintf(ip,e,f,v)
 #  define sched_note_printf(ip,f,...)
 #  define sched_note_bprintf(ip,e,f,...)
-#  define sched_note_begin(ip,f)
-#  define sched_note_end(ip,f)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION */
+
+#define sched_note_begin(ip) sched_note_string(ip, "B")
+#define sched_note_end(ip) sched_note_string(ip, "E")
+
 #endif /* __INCLUDE_NUTTX_SCHED_NOTE_H */