diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 298e6bbca200bd4740bddc4e6bb1fce7414d5bf4..f164a149da82862676ddea46ded1d718544c7818 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ union u64_swap {
 struct cpu_map;
 struct target;
 struct thread_map;
-struct perf_evlist;
 struct record_opts;
 
 static inline struct cpu_map *perf_evsel__cpus(struct perf_evsel *evsel)