diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index ac35cd214feb224cfc61ed743c257dffaad19699..e5fc14e53c0510cff4676b6620d507fbd563b9ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -715,28 +715,11 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_forward(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int
 	return perf_mmap__read_forward(md);
 }
 
-union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
-{
-	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
-
-	/*
-	 * No need to check messup for backward ring buffer:
-	 * We can always read arbitrary long data from a backward
-	 * ring buffer unless we forget to pause it before reading.
-	 */
-	return perf_mmap__read_backward(md);
-}
-
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 {
 	return perf_evlist__mmap_read_forward(evlist, idx);
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
-{
-	perf_mmap__read_catchup(&evlist->mmap[idx]);
-}
-
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 {
 	perf_mmap__consume(&evlist->mmap[idx], false);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 75f8e0ad5d765f3412c5b34734bb019189056b54..336b838e6957e503da3f73276d828067c8484386 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_forward(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 						 int idx);
-union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read_backward(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-						  int idx);
-void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
-
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);