diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index ad11cbfcbff1..67a898cda86a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
 	evsel->sample_size = __evsel__sample_size(attr->sample_type);
 	evsel__calc_id_pos(evsel);
 	evsel->cmdline_group_boundary = false;
-	evsel->metric_events = NULL;
 	evsel->per_pkg_mask  = NULL;
 	evsel->collect_stat  = false;
 	evsel->group_pmu_name = NULL;
@@ -1754,7 +1753,6 @@ void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
 	evsel__zero_per_pkg(evsel);
 	hashmap__free(evsel->per_pkg_mask);
 	evsel->per_pkg_mask = NULL;
-	zfree(&evsel->metric_events);
 	if (evsel__priv_destructor)
 		evsel__priv_destructor(evsel->priv);
 	perf_evsel__object.fini(evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index f8de0f9a719b..71f74c7036ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ struct evsel {
 	 * metric fields are similar, but needs more care as they can have
 	 * references to other metric (evsel).
 	 */
-	struct evsel		**metric_events;
 	struct evsel		*metric_leader;
 
 	void			*handler;