diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py b/tests/end2end/test_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
index 96e9320298035e1ad61720d2880f43179c21f79b..082927e24fd15e3f385a91009d4c00c8cefd2323 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_end2end_cnv_w1a1.py
@@ -195,15 +195,11 @@ def test_end2end_cnv_w1a1_verify_dataflow_part():
     # node-by-node rtlsim
     model = model.transform(SetExecMode("rtlsim"))
     model = model.transform(PrepareRTLSim())
-    fc_layers = model.get_nodes_by_op_type("StreamingFCLayer_Batch")
-    for fcl in fc_layers:
-        getCustomOp(fcl).set_nodeattr("rtlsim_trace", "default")
     model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w1a1_ipgen_nodebynode_rtlsim.onnx")
     ret_rtlsim_nodebynode = execute_onnx(model, inp_dict, True)
     res_rtlsim_nodebynode = ret_rtlsim_nodebynode[out_name]
     # whole-network (ip-stitched) rtlsim
     model.set_metadata_prop("exec_mode", "rtlsim")
-    model.set_metadata_prop("rtlsim_trace", "whole_trace.vcd")
     model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w1a1_ipstitch_whole_rtlsim.onnx")
     # this is a particularly long-running test, set liveness thr. to unlimited
     os.environ["LIVENESS_THRESHOLD"] = "-1"