diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cortex-a510/pmu.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cortex-a510/pmu.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d8b7b9f9e5fa..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/arm/cortex-a510/pmu.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "ArchStdEvent": "PMU_OVFS"
-    },
-    {
-        "ArchStdEvent": "PMU_HOVFS"
-    }
-]
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/common-and-microarch.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/common-and-microarch.json
index 2416d9f8a83d..468cb085d879 100644
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/common-and-microarch.json
+++ b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/common-and-microarch.json
@@ -432,24 +432,12 @@
         "EventName": "TRB_WRAP",
         "BriefDescription": "Trace buffer current write pointer wrapped"
     },
-    {
-        "PublicDescription": "PMU overflow, counters accessible to EL1 and EL0",
-        "EventCode": "0x400D",
-        "EventName": "PMU_OVFS",
-        "BriefDescription": "PMU overflow, counters accessible to EL1 and EL0"
-    },
     {
         "PublicDescription": "Trace buffer Trigger Event",
         "EventCode": "0x400E",
         "EventName": "TRB_TRIG",
         "BriefDescription": "Trace buffer Trigger Event"
     },
-    {
-        "PublicDescription": "PMU overflow, counters reserved for use by EL2",
-        "EventCode": "0x400F",
-        "EventName": "PMU_HOVFS",
-        "BriefDescription": "PMU overflow, counters reserved for use by EL2"
-    },
     {
         "PublicDescription": "PE Trace Unit external output 0",
         "EventCode": "0x4010",
diff --git a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/fujitsu/monaka/pmu.json b/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/fujitsu/monaka/pmu.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 65bd6cdd0dd5..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/pmu-events/arch/arm64/fujitsu/monaka/pmu.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "ArchStdEvent": "PMU_OVFS",
-        "BriefDescription": "This event counts the event generated each time one of the condition occurs described in Arm Architecture Reference Manual for A-profile architecture. This event is only for output to the trace unit."
-    },
-    {
-        "ArchStdEvent": "PMU_HOVFS",
-        "BriefDescription": "This event counts the event generated each time an event is counted by an event counter <n> and all of the condition occur described in Arm Architecture Reference Manual for A-profile architecture. This event is only for output to the trace unit."
-    }
-]