diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
index 9e757d18d713..679aaa655824 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ static bool valid_only_metric(const char *unit)
 	if (!unit)
 		return false;
 	if (strstr(unit, "/sec") ||
-	    strstr(unit, "hz") ||
-	    strstr(unit, "Hz") ||
 	    strstr(unit, "CPUs utilized"))
 		return false;
 	return true;