diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index cb19669d2a5b112b51b1cd0b27ebff4d7b440e25..2dcf3d12ba32220fb729b6fad877f14f0931f102 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1686,14 +1686,11 @@ static int __auxtrace_mmap__read(struct mmap *map,
 	union perf_event ev;
 	void *data1, *data2;
 
-	if (snapshot) {
-		head = auxtrace_mmap__read_snapshot_head(mm);
-		if (auxtrace_record__find_snapshot(itr, mm->idx, mm, data,
-						   &head, &old))
-			return -1;
-	} else {
-		head = auxtrace_mmap__read_head(mm);
-	}
+	head = auxtrace_mmap__read_head(mm);
+
+	if (snapshot &&
+	    auxtrace_record__find_snapshot(itr, mm->idx, mm, data, &head, &old))
+		return -1;
 
 	if (old == head)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index 4f91763681341d6796a7ad90c59538bd09606b55..d68a5e80b217668e042364e208636aac7d178734 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -440,16 +440,6 @@ struct auxtrace_cache;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
 
-static inline u64 auxtrace_mmap__read_snapshot_head(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm)
-{
-	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = mm->userpg;
-	u64 head = READ_ONCE(pc->aux_head);
-
-	/* Ensure all reads are done after we read the head */
-	smp_rmb();
-	return head;
-}
-
 static inline u64 auxtrace_mmap__read_head(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm)
 {
 	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = mm->userpg;