diff --git a/include/trace/events/sched.h b/include/trace/events/sched.h
index cfceb0b73e20..4f733ecea46e 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sched.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sched.h
@@ -51,15 +51,12 @@ TRACE_EVENT(sched_kthread_stop_ret,
 
 /*
  * Tracepoint for waiting on task to unschedule:
- *
- * (NOTE: the 'rq' argument is not used by generic trace events,
- *        but used by the latency tracer plugin. )
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(sched_wait_task,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p),
+	TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *p),
 
-	TP_ARGS(rq, p),
+	TP_ARGS(p),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__array(	char,	comm,	TASK_COMM_LEN	)
@@ -79,15 +76,12 @@ TRACE_EVENT(sched_wait_task,
 
 /*
  * Tracepoint for waking up a task:
- *
- * (NOTE: the 'rq' argument is not used by generic trace events,
- *        but used by the latency tracer plugin. )
  */
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(sched_wakeup_template,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int success),
+	TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *p, int success),
 
-	TP_ARGS(rq, p, success),
+	TP_ARGS(p, success),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__array(	char,	comm,	TASK_COMM_LEN	)
@@ -111,31 +105,25 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(sched_wakeup_template,
 );
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(sched_wakeup_template, sched_wakeup,
-	     TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int success),
-	     TP_ARGS(rq, p, success));
+	     TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *p, int success),
+	     TP_ARGS(p, success));
 
 /*
  * Tracepoint for waking up a new task:
- *
- * (NOTE: the 'rq' argument is not used by generic trace events,
- *        but used by the latency tracer plugin. )
  */
 DEFINE_EVENT(sched_wakeup_template, sched_wakeup_new,
-	     TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int success),
-	     TP_ARGS(rq, p, success));
+	     TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *p, int success),
+	     TP_ARGS(p, success));
 
 /*
  * Tracepoint for task switches, performed by the scheduler:
- *
- * (NOTE: the 'rq' argument is not used by generic trace events,
- *        but used by the latency tracer plugin. )
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(sched_switch,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
+	TP_PROTO(struct task_struct *prev,
 		 struct task_struct *next),
 
-	TP_ARGS(rq, prev, next),
+	TP_ARGS(prev, next),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__array(	char,	prev_comm,	TASK_COMM_LEN	)
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 4956ed092838..11ac0eb0bce7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ unsigned long wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct *p, long match_state)
 		 * just go back and repeat.
 		 */
 		rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
-		trace_sched_wait_task(rq, p);
+		trace_sched_wait_task(p);
 		running = task_running(rq, p);
 		on_rq = p->se.on_rq;
 		ncsw = 0;
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ out_activate:
 	success = 1;
 
 out_running:
-	trace_sched_wakeup(rq, p, success);
+	trace_sched_wakeup(p, success);
 	check_preempt_curr(rq, p, wake_flags);
 
 	p->state = TASK_RUNNING;
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
 	activate_task(rq, p, 0);
-	trace_sched_wakeup_new(rq, p, 1);
+	trace_sched_wakeup_new(p, 1);
 	check_preempt_curr(rq, p, WF_FORK);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (p->sched_class->task_woken)
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ context_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
 	struct mm_struct *mm, *oldmm;
 
 	prepare_task_switch(rq, prev, next);
-	trace_sched_switch(rq, prev, next);
+	trace_sched_switch(prev, next);
 	mm = next->mm;
 	oldmm = prev->active_mm;
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 2404b59b3097..aa3a92b511e2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3212,8 +3212,7 @@ free:
 }
 
 static void
-ftrace_graph_probe_sched_switch(struct rq *__rq, struct task_struct *prev,
-				struct task_struct *next)
+ftrace_graph_probe_sched_switch(struct task_struct *prev, struct task_struct *next)
 {
 	unsigned long long timestamp;
 	int index;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
index 5fca0f51fde4..a55fccfede5d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ tracing_sched_switch_trace(struct trace_array *tr,
 }
 
 static void
-probe_sched_switch(struct rq *__rq, struct task_struct *prev,
-			struct task_struct *next)
+probe_sched_switch(struct task_struct *prev, struct task_struct *next)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ tracing_sched_wakeup_trace(struct trace_array *tr,
 }
 
 static void
-probe_sched_wakeup(struct rq *__rq, struct task_struct *wakee, int success)
+probe_sched_wakeup(struct task_struct *wakee, int success)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 0271742abb8d..8052446ceeaa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ static void probe_wakeup_migrate_task(struct task_struct *task, int cpu)
 }
 
 static void notrace
-probe_wakeup_sched_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
-	struct task_struct *next)
+probe_wakeup_sched_switch(struct task_struct *prev, struct task_struct *next)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	cycle_t T0, T1, delta;
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ static void wakeup_reset(struct trace_array *tr)
 }
 
 static void
-probe_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int success)
+probe_wakeup(struct task_struct *p, int success)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();