diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index dec536b6ab3de893472bdb4454a94028df0a3a46..687bbb1244281ba65a99c3cb78f5bcb8a1eaa41b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ enum sort_type {
  */
 
 struct sort_entry {
-	struct list_head list;
-
 	const char *se_header;
 
 	int64_t (*se_cmp)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);