diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index a5193f2146a689b2621c5ea548039de353c656c3..dde06c0f97f3ee5a3d0fdc9a6b1c517fe3f98045 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1023,12 +1023,6 @@ static int armv8pmu_set_event_filter(struct hw_perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool armv8pmu_filter(struct pmu *pmu, int cpu)
-{
-	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(pmu);
-	return !cpumask_test_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &armpmu->supported_cpus);
-}
-
 static void armv8pmu_reset(void *info)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu = (struct arm_pmu *)info;
@@ -1069,6 +1063,14 @@ static int __armv8_pmuv3_map_event(struct perf_event *event,
 				       &armv8_pmuv3_perf_cache_map,
 				       ARMV8_PMU_EVTYPE_EVENT);
 
+	/*
+	 * CHAIN events only work when paired with an adjacent counter, and it
+	 * never makes sense for a user to open one in isolation, as they'll be
+	 * rotated arbitrarily.
+	 */
+	if (hw_event_id == ARMV8_PMUV3_PERFCTR_CHAIN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (armv8pmu_event_is_64bit(event))
 		event->hw.flags |= ARMPMU_EVT_64BIT;
 
@@ -1258,7 +1260,6 @@ static int armv8_pmu_init(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, char *name,
 	cpu_pmu->stop			= armv8pmu_stop;
 	cpu_pmu->reset			= armv8pmu_reset;
 	cpu_pmu->set_event_filter	= armv8pmu_set_event_filter;
-	cpu_pmu->filter			= armv8pmu_filter;
 
 	cpu_pmu->pmu.event_idx		= armv8pmu_user_event_idx;
 
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 9b593f985805eb782ee6e9ec612ff10b2003a8bf..40f70f83daba1e87e80c5e5ceedb3edc4109146d 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -550,13 +550,7 @@ static void armpmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
 static bool armpmu_filter(struct pmu *pmu, int cpu)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(pmu);
-	bool ret;
-
-	ret = cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &armpmu->supported_cpus);
-	if (ret && armpmu->filter)
-		return armpmu->filter(pmu, cpu);
-
-	return ret;
+	return !cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &armpmu->supported_cpus);
 }
 
 static ssize_t cpus_show(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
index ef914a600087eaf2c5bb755f9bb354d58349469c..525b5d64e3948c48a9a838d2484c3f2c2607a444 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ struct arm_pmu {
 	void		(*stop)(struct arm_pmu *);
 	void		(*reset)(void *);
 	int		(*map_event)(struct perf_event *event);
-	bool		(*filter)(struct pmu *pmu, int cpu);
 	int		num_events;
 	bool		secure_access; /* 32-bit ARM only */
 #define ARMV8_PMUV3_MAX_COMMON_EVENTS		0x40