diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index d64f5819a380..64df5de12ca8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ help:
 	@echo '  quick-install-html	- install the html documentation quickly'
 	@echo ''
 	@echo 'Perf maintainer targets:'
-	@echo '  distclean		- alias to clean'
 	@echo '  clean			- clean all binary objects and build output'
 
 doc: