diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index a38adf94c731ed09e42a5424c16b366d196fc005..495d8126b7223184e38623b46bb6d744ae0aa321 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 	cpu_set_t cpu_set;
 	struct thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
@@ -31,12 +32,8 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(void)
 
 	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
-		if (tracefs__configured())
-			pr_debug("is tracefs mounted on /sys/kernel/tracing?\n");
-		else if (debugfs__configured())
-			pr_debug("is debugfs mounted on /sys/kernel/debug?\n");
-		else
-			pr_debug("Neither tracefs or debugfs is enabled in this kernel\n");
+		tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
+		pr_err("%s\n", errbuf);
 		goto out_thread_map_delete;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
index 8048c7d7cd67c2225c2b9b86333195a803ff125d..08ac9d94a05061260d12e66055473a46e20cedcd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include "thread_map.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event(void)
 	unsigned int nr_openat_calls = 111, i;
 	struct thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
@@ -19,12 +20,8 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event(void)
 
 	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
-		if (tracefs__configured())
-			pr_debug("is tracefs mounted on /sys/kernel/tracing?\n");
-		else if (debugfs__configured())
-			pr_debug("is debugfs mounted on /sys/kernel/debug?\n");
-		else
-			pr_debug("Neither tracefs or debugfs is enabled in this kernel\n");
+		tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
+		pr_err("%s\n", errbuf);
 		goto out_thread_map_delete;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 91fbfd593c4aa340ac23c00a890398a331939186..3a2ebe6661927c8954e76b9316a22e86bff87086 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -1261,23 +1261,11 @@ test__checkevent_breakpoint_len_rw_modifier(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
 static int count_tracepoints(void)
 {
-	char events_path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct dirent *events_ent;
-	const char *mountpoint;
 	DIR *events_dir;
 	int cnt = 0;
 
-	mountpoint = tracefs__mountpoint();
-	if (mountpoint) {
-		scnprintf(events_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/events",
-			  mountpoint);
-	} else {
-		mountpoint = debugfs__mountpoint();
-		scnprintf(events_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/tracing/events",
-			  mountpoint);
-	}
-
-	events_dir = opendir(events_path);
+	events_dir = opendir(tracing_events_path);
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Can't open events dir", events_dir);
 
@@ -1294,7 +1282,7 @@ static int count_tracepoints(void)
 			continue;
 
 		scnprintf(sys_path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s",
-			  events_path, events_ent->d_name);
+			  tracing_events_path, events_ent->d_name);
 
 		sys_dir = opendir(sys_path);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Can't open sys dir", sys_dir);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
index 499c83ccd44bf239ce46a9d67010f0519ccf9966..89dbeb92c68e9de1bc001edddd902940700ab4f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include "probe-event.h"
 #include "probe-file.h"
 #include "session.h"
@@ -72,21 +72,11 @@ static void print_both_open_warning(int kerr, int uerr)
 static int open_probe_events(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *__debugfs;
 	const char *tracing_dir = "";
 	int ret;
 
-	__debugfs = tracefs__mountpoint();
-	if (__debugfs == NULL) {
-		tracing_dir = "tracing/";
-
-		__debugfs = debugfs__mountpoint();
-		if (__debugfs == NULL)
-			return -ENOTSUP;
-	}
-
 	ret = e_snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s%s",
-			 __debugfs, tracing_dir, trace_file);
+			 tracing_path, tracing_dir, trace_file);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		pr_debug("Opening %s write=%d\n", buf, readwrite);
 		if (readwrite && !probe_event_dry_run)