diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
index 2bd13edcbc1760b9d1428ece9f708ad5957e617e..3d9088003a5b6d16da0038d0abbfa1fc427ed65b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(void)
 	struct map *kallsyms_map, *vmlinux_map;
 	struct machine kallsyms, vmlinux;
 	enum map_type type = MAP__FUNCTION;
-	struct ref_reloc_sym ref_reloc_sym = { .name = "_stext", };
 	u64 mem_start, mem_end;
 
 	/*
@@ -70,14 +69,6 @@ int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(void)
 	 */
 	kallsyms_map = machine__kernel_map(&kallsyms, type);
 
-	sym = map__find_symbol_by_name(kallsyms_map, ref_reloc_sym.name, NULL);
-	if (sym == NULL) {
-		pr_debug("dso__find_symbol_by_name ");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ref_reloc_sym.addr = UM(sym->start);
-
 	/*
 	 * Step 5:
 	 *
@@ -89,7 +80,6 @@ int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(void)
 	}
 
 	vmlinux_map = machine__kernel_map(&vmlinux, type);
-	map__kmap(vmlinux_map)->ref_reloc_sym = &ref_reloc_sym;
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 6: