diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
index 52e6fce9ce6..7b0a3c1d406 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ function measureEnd(
   entryName: string,
   color: DevToolsColor,
 ) {
-  let top: stackEntry | undefined;
+  const top = eventsStack.pop();
 
-  // The stack may be asymmetric when an end event for a prior start event is missing (e.g. when an exception
-  // has occurred), unroll the stack until a matching item has been found in that case.
-  do {
-    top = eventsStack.pop();
-    assertDefined(top, 'Profiling error: could not find start event entry ' + startEvent);
-  } while (top[0] !== startEvent);
+  assertDefined(top, 'Profiling error: could not find start event entry ' + startEvent);
+  assertEqual(
+    top[0],
+    startEvent,
+    `Profiling error: expected to see ${startEvent} event but got ${top[0]}`,
+  );
 
   console.timeStamp(
     entryName,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
index df500959a72..d6b2c2c102b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
  */
 
-import {Component, HostAttributeToken, inject, Inject} from '../../src/core';
 import {enableProfiling} from '../../src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance';
-import {profiler} from '../../src/render3/profiler';
-import {ProfilerEvent} from '../../src/render3/profiler_types';
+import {Component, HostAttributeToken, inject, Inject} from '../../src/core';
 import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
 
 describe('Chrome DevTools Performance integration', () => {
@@ -61,26 +59,5 @@ describe('Chrome DevTools Performance integration', () => {
         stopProfiling();
       }
     });
-
-    it('should not crash when asymmetric events are processed', () => {
-      const timeStampSpy = spyOn(console, 'timeStamp');
-      const stopProfiling = enableProfiling();
-
-      try {
-        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncStart);
-        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionStart);
-        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncEnd);
-
-        const calls = timeStampSpy.calls.all();
-        expect(calls.length).toBe(3);
-
-        const [syncStart, cdStart, syncEnd] = calls;
-        expect(syncStart.args[0]).toMatch(/^Event_/);
-        expect(cdStart.args[0]).toMatch(/^Event_/);
-        expect(syncEnd.args[0]).toMatch(/^Synchronization /);
-      } finally {
-        stopProfiling();
-      }
-    });
   });
 });