diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index 9b94ce520917..8d8150f1cf9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int intel_bts_snapshot_start(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 
 	evlist__for_each(btsr->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type == btsr->intel_bts_pmu->type)
-			return perf_evlist__disable_event(btsr->evlist, evsel);
+			return perf_evsel__disable(evsel);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int intel_bts_snapshot_finish(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 
 	evlist__for_each(btsr->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type == btsr->intel_bts_pmu->type)
-			return perf_evlist__enable_event(btsr->evlist, evsel);
+			return perf_evsel__enable(evsel);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index b64d46285ebb..f05daacc9e78 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ static int intel_pt_snapshot_start(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 
 	evlist__for_each(ptr->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type == ptr->intel_pt_pmu->type)
-			return perf_evlist__disable_event(ptr->evlist, evsel);
+			return perf_evsel__disable(evsel);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static int intel_pt_snapshot_finish(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 
 	evlist__for_each(ptr->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type == ptr->intel_pt_pmu->type)
-			return perf_evlist__enable_event(ptr->evlist, evsel);
+			return perf_evsel__enable(evsel);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 615813278334..ddb78fae064a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int test__keep_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
 	evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
 
-	CHECK__(perf_evlist__disable_event(evlist, evsel));
+	CHECK__(perf_evsel__disable(evsel));
 
 	comm = "Test COMM 2";
 	CHECK__(prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)comm, 0, 0, 0));
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index dfbd8d69ce89..ebd80168d51e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ int test__switch_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
 	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
 
-	err = perf_evlist__disable_event(evlist, cpu_clocks_evsel);
+	err = perf_evsel__disable(cpu_clocks_evsel);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__disable_event failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int test__switch_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__disable_event(evlist, cycles_evsel);
+	err = perf_evsel__disable(cycles_evsel);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__disable_event failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ int test__switch_tracking(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	err = perf_evlist__enable_event(evlist, cycles_evsel);
+	err = perf_evsel__enable(cycles_evsel);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__disable_event failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 29e085b2e168..d81f13de2476 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -393,48 +393,6 @@ void perf_evlist__toggle_enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	(evlist->enabled ? perf_evlist__disable : perf_evlist__enable)(evlist);
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			       struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-	int cpu, thread, err;
-	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
-	int nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, evsel);
-
-	if (!evsel->fd)
-		return 0;
-
-	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-		for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
-			err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
-				    PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int perf_evlist__enable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			      struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-	int cpu, thread, err;
-	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
-	int nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, evsel);
-
-	if (!evsel->fd)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-		for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
-			err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
-				    PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int perf_evlist__enable_event_cpu(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 					 struct perf_evsel *evsel, int cpu)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 3b7e1e2f1a86..7c4d9a206776 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__toggle_enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
-int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			       struct perf_evsel *evsel);
-int perf_evlist__enable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-			      struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 int perf_evlist__enable_event_idx(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				  struct perf_evsel *evsel, int idx);