diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
index 0b4c8629f5785dd8e1b1d3adc41d50a5f6bdbb94..97b39b1f575990fbdfc79cdca8fc1b286cfa8081 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm-decoder/cs-etm-decoder.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 struct cs_etm_decoder {
 	void *data;
 	void (*packet_printer)(const char *msg);
-	bool trace_on;
 	dcd_tree_handle_t dcd_tree;
 	cs_etm_mem_cb_type mem_access;
 	ocsd_datapath_resp_t prev_return;
@@ -411,12 +410,10 @@ static ocsd_datapath_resp_t cs_etm_decoder__gen_trace_elem_printer(
 	case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_UNKNOWN:
 		break;
 	case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_NO_SYNC:
-		decoder->trace_on = false;
 		break;
 	case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_TRACE_ON:
 		resp = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_trace_on(decoder,
 						       trace_chan_id);
-		decoder->trace_on = true;
 		break;
 	case OCSD_GEN_TRC_ELEM_INSTR_RANGE:
 		resp = cs_etm_decoder__buffer_range(decoder, elem,