diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
index d991e3168aed..ba54b1119ee6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
@@ -344,14 +344,13 @@ static int db_export__threads(struct db_export *dbe, struct thread *thread,
 }
 
 int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
-		      struct perf_sample *sample, struct evsel *evsel,
+		      struct perf_sample *sample,
 		      struct addr_location *al, struct addr_location *addr_al)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = al->thread;
 	struct export_sample es = {
 		.event = event,
 		.sample = sample,
-		.evsel = evsel,
 		.al = al,
 	};
 	struct thread *main_thread;
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
 	if (!machine)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = db_export__evsel(dbe, evsel);
+	err = db_export__evsel(dbe, sample->evsel);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.h b/tools/perf/util/db-export.h
index 23983cb35706..1abbfd398e3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct call_return;
 struct export_sample {
 	union perf_event	*event;
 	struct perf_sample	*sample;
-	struct evsel		*evsel;
 	struct addr_location	*al;
 	u64			db_id;
 	u64			comm_db_id;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ int db_export__symbol(struct db_export *dbe, struct symbol *sym,
 int db_export__branch_type(struct db_export *dbe, u32 branch_type,
 			   const char *name);
 int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
-		      struct perf_sample *sample, struct evsel *evsel,
+		      struct perf_sample *sample,
 		      struct addr_location *al, struct addr_location *addr_al);
 
 int db_export__branch_types(struct db_export *dbe);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 1537122167d5..9e1069ec0578 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ static void python_export_sample_table(struct db_export *dbe,
 	t = tuple_new(28);
 
 	tuple_set_d64(t, 0, es->db_id);
-	tuple_set_d64(t, 1, es->evsel->db_id);
+	tuple_set_d64(t, 1, es->sample->evsel->db_id);
 	tuple_set_d64(t, 2, maps__machine(thread__maps(es->al->thread))->db_id);
 	tuple_set_d64(t, 3, thread__db_id(es->al->thread));
 	tuple_set_d64(t, 4, es->comm_db_id);
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static void python_export_synth(struct db_export *dbe, struct export_sample *es)
 	t = tuple_new(3);
 
 	tuple_set_d64(t, 0, es->db_id);
-	tuple_set_d64(t, 1, es->evsel->core.attr.config);
+	tuple_set_d64(t, 1, es->sample->evsel->core.attr.config);
 	tuple_set_bytes(t, 2, es->sample->raw_data, es->sample->raw_size);
 
 	call_object(tables->synth_handler, t, "synth_data");
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static int python_export_sample(struct db_export *dbe,
 
 	python_export_sample_table(dbe, es);
 
-	if (es->evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SYNTH && tables->synth_handler)
+	if (es->sample->evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SYNTH && tables->synth_handler)
 		python_export_synth(dbe, es);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ static void python_process_event(union perf_event *event,
 	/* Reserve for future process_hw/sw/raw APIs */
 	default:
 		if (tables->db_export_mode)
-			db_export__sample(&tables->dbe, event, sample, evsel, al, addr_al);
+			db_export__sample(&tables->dbe, event, sample, al, addr_al);
 		else
 			python_process_general_event(sample, evsel, al, addr_al);
 	}