diff --git a/tools/automate/automate-git.py b/tools/automate/automate-git.py
index f243afc5f..fd799f80e 100644
--- a/tools/automate/automate-git.py
+++ b/tools/automate/automate-git.py
@@ -809,6 +809,12 @@ parser.add_option(
     dest='arm64build',
     default=False,
     help='Create an ARM64 build.')
+parser.add_option(
+    '--with-pgo-profiles',
+    action='store_true',
+    dest='withpgoprofiles',
+    default=False,
+    help='Download PGO profiles for the build.')
 
 # Test-related options.
 parser.add_option(
@@ -1261,6 +1267,9 @@ if not os.path.exists(gclient_file) or options.forceconfig:
         "'managed': False,"+\
         "'name': 'src', "+\
         "'url': '" + chromium_url + "', "+\
+        "'custom_vars': {"+\
+          "'checkout_pgo_profiles': " + ('True' if options.withpgoprofiles else 'False') + ", "+\
+        "}, "+\
         "'custom_deps': {"+\
           "'build': None, "+\
           "'build/scripts/command_wrapper/bin': None, "+\
diff --git a/tools/gn_args.py b/tools/gn_args.py
index 15afb5fcc..b670941bc 100644
--- a/tools/gn_args.py
+++ b/tools/gn_args.py
@@ -212,12 +212,6 @@ def GetRecommendedDefaultArgs():
       # distribution.
       'is_component_build': False,
 
-      # Specify the current PGO phase. Default is 0 (turned off) for normal
-      # builds and 2 (used during the optimization phase) for official Windows
-      # and macOS builds. Currently turned off for CEF because it requires
-      # additional setup and is not yet tested. See issue #2956.
-      'chrome_pgo_phase': 0,
-
       # Disable support for background apps, which don't make sense with CEF.
       # Default is enabled on desktop platforms. This feature was also causing
       # strange shutdown crashes when using the Chrome runtime with a Debug