diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index cad7bf783413..bc0afeb903c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static int cs_etm_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			goto out;
 
 		tracking_evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
-		perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+		evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
 
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index e3593063b3d1..beccf1b36654 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 		return err;
 
 	tracking_evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
-	perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+	evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
 
 	tracking_evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 	tracking_evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index 0dc09b5809c1..66ca98df48b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int intel_bts_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 
 		tracking_evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
 
-		perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+		evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
 
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 082e5f2a415a..f1b5380a7401 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 
 		tracking_evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
 
-		perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+		evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
 
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 		tracking_evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 04946bd3d090..2d74a410d008 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -891,13 +891,13 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 	 * event synthesis.
 	 */
 	if (opts->initial_delay || target__has_cpu(&opts->target)) {
-		pos = perf_evlist__get_tracking_event(evlist);
+		pos = evlist__get_tracking_event(evlist);
 		if (!evsel__is_dummy_event(pos)) {
 			/* Set up dummy event. */
 			if (evlist__add_dummy(evlist))
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			pos = evlist__last(evlist);
-			perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, pos);
+			evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, pos);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index 3c0bc3f1fd0e..8bf484a0f35d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ int test__switch_tracking(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_
 
 	tracking_evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
 
-	perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
+	evlist__set_tracking_event(evlist, tracking_evsel);
 
 	tracking_evsel->core.attr.freq = 0;
 	tracking_evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 51775ff2979f..b5a53e118564 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ void perf_evlist__to_front(struct evlist *evlist,
 	list_splice(&move, &evlist->core.entries);
 }
 
-struct evsel *perf_evlist__get_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist)
+struct evsel *evlist__get_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
@@ -1553,8 +1553,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evlist__get_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return evlist__first(evlist);
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist,
-				     struct evsel *tracking_evsel)
+void evlist__set_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *tracking_evsel)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 90f1127fecf6..14bf7e2f9c0e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -314,9 +314,8 @@ void perf_evlist__to_front(struct evlist *evlist,
 	evlist__cpu_iter_start(evlist);			\
 	perf_cpu_map__for_each_cpu (cpu, index, (evlist)->core.all_cpus)
 
-struct evsel *perf_evlist__get_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist);
-void perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist,
-				     struct evsel *tracking_evsel);
+struct evsel *evlist__get_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist);
+void evlist__set_tracking_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *tracking_evsel);
 
 void evlist__cpu_iter_start(struct evlist *evlist);
 bool evsel__cpu_iter_skip(struct evsel *ev, int cpu);