diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 86b1c3b6264e71790b4113a1a50a1654abcdbcfd..0df64088135fc47d580448ea199723f159a6db79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ static void atexit_header(void)
 static void event__synthesize_guest_os(struct machine *machine, void *data)
 {
 	int err;
-	char *guest_kallsyms;
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct perf_session *psession = data;
 
 	if (machine__is_host(machine))
@@ -466,13 +464,6 @@ static void event__synthesize_guest_os(struct machine *machine, void *data)
 		pr_err("Couldn't record guest kernel [%d]'s reference"
 		       " relocation symbol.\n", machine->pid);
 
-	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
-		guest_kallsyms = (char *) symbol_conf.default_guest_kallsyms;
-	else {
-		sprintf(path, "%s/proc/kallsyms", machine->root_dir);
-		guest_kallsyms = path;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * We use _stext for guest kernel because guest kernel's /proc/kallsyms
 	 * have no _text sometimes.