diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 55355b3d4f854477e70d84e8bed87a2e6c13962a..ff051d24a0bb2ea60bede4365c4dce0c633a35ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int __color_vsnprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color,
 }
 
 static int __color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt,
-		va_list args, const char *trail)
+		va_list args)
 {
 	int r = 0;
 
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ static int __color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt,
 	r += vfprintf(fp, fmt, args);
 	if (perf_use_color_default && *color)
 		r += fprintf(fp, "%s", PERF_COLOR_RESET);
-	if (trail)
-		r += fprintf(fp, "%s", trail);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ int color_vsnprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color,
 
 int color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
-	return __color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, NULL);
+	return __color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args);
 }
 
 int color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color,
@@ -126,16 +124,6 @@ int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...)
 	return r;
 }
 
-int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	int r;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	r = __color_vfprintf(fp, color, fmt, args, "\n");
-	va_end(args);
-	return r;
-}
-
 /*
  * This function splits the buffer by newlines and colors the lines individually.
  *
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.h b/tools/perf/util/color.h
index 38146f922c541fe107edc7acc1a3a87c325142ad..a93997f16dec3b2b9815e4bf298a0928a52f4a1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ int color_vsnprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color,
 int color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
-int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color, size_t count, const char *buf);
 int value_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, double value);
 int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...);