diff --git a/collectors/ebpf.plugin/ebpf.c b/collectors/ebpf.plugin/ebpf.c
index 5ccc353fc8fed3..51b2b89723f3ae 100644
--- a/collectors/ebpf.plugin/ebpf.c
+++ b/collectors/ebpf.plugin/ebpf.c
@@ -2170,12 +2170,6 @@ static inline void ebpf_enable_specific_chart(struct ebpf_module *em, int disabl
 {
     em->enabled = NETDATA_THREAD_EBPF_RUNNING;
 
-    // oomkill stores data inside apps submenu, so it always need to have apps_enabled for plugin to create
-    // its chart, without this comparison eBPF.plugin will try to store invalid data when apps is disabled.
-    if (!strcmp(em->info.thread_name, "oomkill")) {
-        em->apps_charts = NETDATA_EBPF_APPS_FLAG_YES;
-    }
-
     if (!disable_cgroup) {
         em->cgroup_charts = CONFIG_BOOLEAN_YES;
     }