diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.c
index b47f205f0310..7f989b3e4e22 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.c
@@ -86,128 +86,3 @@ long ksym_get_addr(const char *name)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int page_size;
-static int page_cnt = 8;
-static struct perf_event_mmap_page *header;
-
-int perf_event_mmap_header(int fd, struct perf_event_mmap_page **header)
-{
-	void *base;
-	int mmap_size;
-
-	page_size = getpagesize();
-	mmap_size = page_size * (page_cnt + 1);
-
-	base = mmap(NULL, mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-	if (base == MAP_FAILED) {
-		printf("mmap err\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	*header = base;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int perf_event_mmap(int fd)
-{
-	return perf_event_mmap_header(fd, &header);
-}
-
-static int perf_event_poll(int fd)
-{
-	struct pollfd pfd = { .fd = fd, .events = POLLIN };
-
-	return poll(&pfd, 1, 1000);
-}
-
-struct perf_event_sample {
-	struct perf_event_header header;
-	__u32 size;
-	char data[];
-};
-
-static enum bpf_perf_event_ret
-bpf_perf_event_print(struct perf_event_header *hdr, void *private_data)
-{
-	struct perf_event_sample *e = (struct perf_event_sample *)hdr;
-	perf_event_print_fn fn = private_data;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (e->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
-		ret = fn(e->data, e->size);
-		if (ret != LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_CONT)
-			return ret;
-	} else if (e->header.type == PERF_RECORD_LOST) {
-		struct {
-			struct perf_event_header header;
-			__u64 id;
-			__u64 lost;
-		} *lost = (void *) e;
-		printf("lost %lld events\n", lost->lost);
-	} else {
-		printf("unknown event type=%d size=%d\n",
-		       e->header.type, e->header.size);
-	}
-
-	return LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_CONT;
-}
-
-int perf_event_poller(int fd, perf_event_print_fn output_fn)
-{
-	enum bpf_perf_event_ret ret;
-	void *buf = NULL;
-	size_t len = 0;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		perf_event_poll(fd);
-		ret = bpf_perf_event_read_simple(header, page_cnt * page_size,
-						 page_size, &buf, &len,
-						 bpf_perf_event_print,
-						 output_fn);
-		if (ret != LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_CONT)
-			break;
-	}
-	free(buf);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int perf_event_poller_multi(int *fds, struct perf_event_mmap_page **headers,
-			    int num_fds, perf_event_print_fn output_fn)
-{
-	enum bpf_perf_event_ret ret;
-	struct pollfd *pfds;
-	void *buf = NULL;
-	size_t len = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	pfds = calloc(num_fds, sizeof(*pfds));
-	if (!pfds)
-		return LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_ERROR;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_fds; i++) {
-		pfds[i].fd = fds[i];
-		pfds[i].events = POLLIN;
-	}
-
-	for (;;) {
-		poll(pfds, num_fds, 1000);
-		for (i = 0; i < num_fds; i++) {
-			if (!pfds[i].revents)
-				continue;
-
-			ret = bpf_perf_event_read_simple(headers[i],
-							 page_cnt * page_size,
-							 page_size, &buf, &len,
-							 bpf_perf_event_print,
-							 output_fn);
-			if (ret != LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_CONT)
-				break;
-		}
-	}
-	free(buf);
-	free(pfds);
-
-	return ret;
-}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.h
index 18924f23db1b..aa4dcfe18050 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/trace_helpers.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define __TRACE_HELPER_H
 
 #include <libbpf.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 struct ksym {
 	long addr;
@@ -14,12 +13,4 @@ int load_kallsyms(void);
 struct ksym *ksym_search(long key);
 long ksym_get_addr(const char *name);
 
-typedef enum bpf_perf_event_ret (*perf_event_print_fn)(void *data, int size);
-
-int perf_event_mmap(int fd);
-int perf_event_mmap_header(int fd, struct perf_event_mmap_page **header);
-/* return LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_DONE or LIBBPF_PERF_EVENT_ERROR */
-int perf_event_poller(int fd, perf_event_print_fn output_fn);
-int perf_event_poller_multi(int *fds, struct perf_event_mmap_page **headers,
-			    int num_fds, perf_event_print_fn output_fn);
 #endif