diff --git a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
index 4d96b323d1662..02d9838e21d52 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def shutdown(self):
     def __del__(self):
         self.shutdown()
 
-    async def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
+    def profile(self, is_start=True) -> None:
         self.engine_core.profile(is_start)