diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
index 1d028113100..d79497c2d94 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
@@ -2883,5 +2883,3 @@ functions:
           - "src/evergreen/run_python_script.sh"
           - "evergreen/activate_task.py"
           - "${task_to_activate}"
-          - "--skip-for-patch-author"
-          - "${skip_for_patch_author}"
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/compile_tasks_shared.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/compile_tasks_shared.yml
index e45949dab0d..492718d7649 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/compile_tasks_shared.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/compile_tasks_shared.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ tasks:
       - func: "activate task"
         vars:
           task_to_activate: ${archive_dist_test_debug_task_name|archive_dist_test_debug}
-          skip_for_patch_author: sys-perf-user
       - func: "scons compile"
         vars:
           targets: >-
diff --git a/evergreen/activate_task.py b/evergreen/activate_task.py
index f8b0f7b04e6..1c8e8b337b3 100644
--- a/evergreen/activate_task.py
+++ b/evergreen/activate_task.py
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 """Script that activates the input task on the same variant as the running task"""
 
-from typing import Optional
-
 import typer
 
 from buildscripts.resmokelib.utils import evergreen_conn
 from buildscripts.util.read_config import read_config_file
 
 
-def main(task_name: str, skip_for_patch_author: Optional[str] = None):
+def main(task_name: str):
     expansions_file = "../expansions.yml"
     expansions = read_config_file(expansions_file)
     evg_api = evergreen_conn.get_evergreen_api()
 
-    # Skip activation if the patch author is the excluded user
-    if expansions.get("author") == skip_for_patch_author:
-        return
-
     variant_id = expansions.get("build_id")
     variant = evg_api.build_by_id(variant_id)
     found_task = None