diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 9f28d4b5502f..64755f9cd600 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 %token PE_LEGACY_CACHE
 %token PE_PREFIX_MEM PE_PREFIX_RAW PE_PREFIX_GROUP
 %token PE_ERROR
-%token PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT PE_PMU_EVENT_FAKE
+%token PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT
 %token PE_ARRAY_ALL PE_ARRAY_RANGE
 %token PE_DRV_CFG_TERM
 %token PE_TERM_HW
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 %type <str> PE_MODIFIER_EVENT
 %type <str> PE_MODIFIER_BP
 %type <str> PE_EVENT_NAME
-%type <str> PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT PE_PMU_EVENT_FAKE
+%type <str> PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT
 %type <str> PE_DRV_CFG_TERM
 %type <str> name_or_raw name_or_legacy
 %destructor { free ($$); } <str>
@@ -394,44 +394,6 @@ PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT opt_pmu_config
 		YYABORT;
 	$$ = list;
 }
-|
-PE_PMU_EVENT_FAKE sep_dc
-{
-	struct list_head *list;
-	int err;
-
-	list = alloc_list();
-	if (!list)
-		YYABORT;
-
-	err = parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, $1, /*head_config=*/NULL,
-				   /*auto_merge_stats=*/false);
-	free($1);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		free(list);
-		YYABORT;
-	}
-	$$ = list;
-}
-|
-PE_PMU_EVENT_FAKE opt_pmu_config
-{
-	struct list_head *list;
-	int err;
-
-	list = alloc_list();
-	if (!list)
-		YYABORT;
-
-	err = parse_events_add_pmu(_parse_state, list, $1, $2, /*auto_merge_stats=*/false);
-	free($1);
-	parse_events_terms__delete($2);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		free(list);
-		YYABORT;
-	}
-	$$ = list;
-}
 
 value_sym:
 PE_VALUE_SYM_HW