diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 15982cee5ef3..634bf7c6c477 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("html-path", "html-path"),
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("paginate", "paginate"),
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("no-pager", "no-pager"),
-	OPT_ARGUMENT("perf-dir", "perf-dir"),
-	OPT_ARGUMENT("work-tree", "work-tree"),
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("debugfs-dir", "debugfs-dir"),
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("buildid-dir", "buildid-dir"),
 	OPT_ARGUMENT("list-cmds", "list-cmds"),
@@ -200,35 +198,6 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
 			use_pager = 0;
 			if (envchanged)
 				*envchanged = 1;
-		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--perf-dir")) {
-			if (*argc < 2) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --perf-dir.\n");
-				usage(perf_usage_string);
-			}
-			setenv(PERF_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
-			if (envchanged)
-				*envchanged = 1;
-			(*argv)++;
-			(*argc)--;
-			handled++;
-		} else if (!prefixcmp(cmd, CMD_PERF_DIR)) {
-			setenv(PERF_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cmd + strlen(CMD_PERF_DIR), 1);
-			if (envchanged)
-				*envchanged = 1;
-		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--work-tree")) {
-			if (*argc < 2) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --work-tree.\n");
-				usage(perf_usage_string);
-			}
-			setenv(PERF_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
-			if (envchanged)
-				*envchanged = 1;
-			(*argv)++;
-			(*argc)--;
-		} else if (!prefixcmp(cmd, CMD_WORK_TREE)) {
-			setenv(PERF_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, cmd + strlen(CMD_WORK_TREE), 1);
-			if (envchanged)
-				*envchanged = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--debugfs-dir")) {
 			if (*argc < 2) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --debugfs-dir.\n");
@@ -363,11 +332,6 @@ const char perf_version_string[] = PERF_VERSION;
 
 #define RUN_SETUP	(1<<0)
 #define USE_PAGER	(1<<1)
-/*
- * require working tree to be present -- anything uses this needs
- * RUN_SETUP for reading from the configuration file.
- */
-#define NEED_WORK_TREE	(1<<2)
 
 static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index f260040abc90..369f382eedb6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define CMD_EXEC_PATH "--exec-path"
-#define CMD_PERF_DIR "--perf-dir="
-#define CMD_WORK_TREE "--work-tree="
 #define CMD_DEBUGFS_DIR "--debugfs-dir="
 
-#define PERF_DIR_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_DIR"
-#define PERF_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_WORK_TREE"
 #define EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_EXEC_PATH"
-#define DEFAULT_PERF_DIR_ENVIRONMENT ".perf"
 #define PERF_DEBUGFS_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_DEBUGFS_DIR"
 #define PERF_TRACEFS_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_TRACEFS_DIR"
 #define PERF_PAGER_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_PAGER"