5 files changed, 1 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 590d4e77effc..817df2504a1e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-void evlist__set_leader(struct evlist *evlist)
+static void evlist__set_leader(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	perf_evlist__set_leader(&evlist->core);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index e5b84ead566c..01fa9d592c5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ void evlist__set_selected(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *evsel);
 int evlist__create_maps(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target);
 int evlist__apply_filters(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel **err_evsel);
 
-void evlist__set_leader(struct evlist *evlist);
-
 u64 __evlist__combined_sample_type(struct evlist *evlist);
 u64 evlist__combined_sample_type(struct evlist *evlist);
 u64 evlist__combined_branch_type(struct evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 7320f7f777fe..212031b97910 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1142,14 +1142,6 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 				   PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
 	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
-	int group = 0;
-	static char *kwlist[] = { "group", NULL };
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|OOii", kwlist, &group))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (group)
-		evlist__set_leader(evlist);
 
 	if (evlist__open(evlist) < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index 7b58f6c7c69d..9eb5c6a08999 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ void evlist__config(struct evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts, struct call
 	bool use_comm_exec;
 	bool sample_id = opts->sample_id;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the evsel leader links before we configure attributes,
-	 * since some might depend on this info.
-	 */
-	if (opts->group)
-		evlist__set_leader(evlist);
-
 	if (perf_cpu_map__cpu(evlist->core.user_requested_cpus, 0).cpu < 0)
 		opts->no_inherit = true;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index 4269e916f450..46212bf020cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct option;
 
 struct record_opts {
 	struct target target;
-	bool	      group;
 	bool	      inherit_stat;
 	bool	      no_buffering;
 	bool	      no_inherit;