diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
index 1b4b8302dfc20fd41d3bf4840c2c49cce5ee7237..d3ab48f91cd6a6ef1742653256e15418933de2cf 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ fi
 
 max_cpus=$(($(nproc)-1))
 
-# compile programs
-gcc aperf.c -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -o aperf  -lm
-[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling aperf.c." && exit 1
-gcc -o msr msr.c -lm
-[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling msr.c." && exit 1
-
 function run_test () {
 
 	file_ext=$1