diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 0f8e3827a89b..99cfe3607989 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@ enum arm_perf_pmu_ids {
 extern enum arm_perf_pmu_ids
 armpmu_get_pmu_id(void);
 
-extern int
-armpmu_get_max_events(void);
-
 #endif /* __ARM_PERF_EVENT_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index c475379199b1..bf0d7b6006ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ armpmu_get_pmu_id(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(armpmu_get_pmu_id);
 
-int
-armpmu_get_max_events(void)
+int perf_num_counters(void)
 {
 	int max_events = 0;
 
@@ -69,12 +68,6 @@ armpmu_get_max_events(void)
 
 	return max_events;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(armpmu_get_max_events);
-
-int perf_num_counters(void)
-{
-	return armpmu_get_max_events();
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_num_counters);
 
 #define HW_OP_UNSUPPORTED		0xFFFF