diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index b29bd2db6a49..020d871c7934 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -R::
 --raw-samples::
-Collect raw sample records from all opened counters (typically for tracepoint counters).
+Collect raw sample records from all opened counters (default for tracepoint counters).
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 435781e0c205..880070c02fd2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static enum event_result
 parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 			      const char *evt_name,
 			      unsigned int evt_length,
-			      char *flags,
 			      struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			      const char **strp)
 {
@@ -419,13 +418,9 @@ parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 	u64 id;
 	int fd;
 
-	if (flags) {
-		if (!strncmp(flags, "record", strlen(flags))) {
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
-			attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
-		}
-	}
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+	attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
 
 	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", debugfs_path,
 		 sys_name, evt_name);
@@ -533,8 +528,7 @@ static enum event_result parse_tracepoint_event(const char **strp,
 						       flags);
 	} else
 		return parse_single_tracepoint_event(sys_name, evt_name,
-						     evt_length, flags,
-						     attr, strp);
+						     evt_length, attr, strp);
 }
 
 static enum event_result