diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index cc7841047de9..547773f5894e 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1270,11 +1270,6 @@ extern int perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 int perf_event_max_stack_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
-static inline bool perf_paranoid_any(void)
-{
-	return sysctl_perf_event_paranoid > 2;
-}
-
 /* Access to perf_event_open(2) syscall. */
 #define PERF_SECURITY_OPEN		0
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 60a5ad2fa6e0..e453589da97c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11184,9 +11184,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (perf_paranoid_any() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	err = perf_copy_attr(attr_uptr, &attr);
 	if (err)
 		return err;