diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 6db782dfce96..658c920d74b9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	 */
 	process_branch_stack(sample->branch_stack, al, sample);
 
-	sample->weight = 1;
-
 	he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, sample, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;