diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
index 4ee111142aad693b0a7d12417848cc68249305ce..19253d7ca730c29f02315d8ad4a2bac6a35298e1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
@@ -139,13 +139,8 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(pmuint_rwlock);
  * FIXME: For VSMP, vpe_id() is redefined for Perf-events, because
  * cpu_data[cpuid].vpe_id reports 0 for _both_ CPUs.
  */
-#if defined(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS)
 #define vpe_id()	(cpu_has_mipsmt_pertccounters ? \
 			0 : smp_processor_id())
-#else
-#define vpe_id()	(cpu_has_mipsmt_pertccounters ? \
-			0 : cpu_data[smp_processor_id()].vpe_id)
-#endif
 
 /* Copied from op_model_mipsxx.c */
 static unsigned int vpe_shift(void)