diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.c b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
index b8875aac8f87..b2536a59c44e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/expr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include "pmu.h"
 
-#ifdef PARSER_DEBUG
-extern int expr_debug;
-#endif
-
 struct expr_id_data {
 	union {
 		struct {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 6ed0f9c5581d..8d5fb05f20c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 100
 
-#ifdef PARSER_DEBUG
-extern int parse_events_debug;
-#endif
 static int get_config_terms(const struct parse_events_terms *head_config,
 			    struct list_head *head_terms);
 static int parse_events_terms__copy(const struct parse_events_terms *src,