diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 2d07c9257a1a..ae72b66b6ded 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -856,12 +856,6 @@ void perf_config__exit(void)
 	config_set = NULL;
 }
 
-void perf_config__refresh(void)
-{
-	perf_config__exit();
-	perf_config__init();
-}
-
 static void perf_config_item__delete(struct perf_config_item *item)
 {
 	zfree(&item->name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.h b/tools/perf/util/config.h
index a727c95cb119..987b47cf54c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void perf_config_set__delete(struct perf_config_set *set);
 int perf_config_set__collect(struct perf_config_set *set, const char *file_name,
 			     const char *var, const char *value);
 void perf_config__exit(void);
-void perf_config__refresh(void);
 int perf_config__set_variable(const char *var, const char *value);
 
 /**