diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 3662047cc6b1..6ab49dafef25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -931,14 +931,6 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (parent_pattern != default_parent_pattern) {
 		if (sort_dimension__add("parent") < 0)
 			goto error;
-
-		/*
-		 * Only show the parent fields if we explicitly
-		 * sort that way. If we only use parent machinery
-		 * for filtering, we don't want it.
-		 */
-		if (!strstr(sort_order, "parent"))
-			sort_parent.elide = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (argc) {