diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 3ba6a1742f91..afd68524ffa9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -652,12 +652,6 @@ static int is_arm_pmu_core(const char *name)
 	if (stat(path, &st) == 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	/* Look for cpu sysfs (specific to s390) */
-	scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/%s",
-		  sysfs, name);
-	if (stat(path, &st) == 0 && !strncmp(name, "cpum_", 5))
-		return 1;
-
 	return 0;
 }