diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index da6231367993..96aeb7cdbee1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record *cs_etm_record_init(int *err)
 	}
 
 	ptr->cs_etm_pmu			= cs_etm_pmu;
-	ptr->itr.pmu			= cs_etm_pmu;
 	ptr->itr.parse_snapshot_options	= cs_etm_parse_snapshot_options;
 	ptr->itr.recording_options	= cs_etm_recording_options;
 	ptr->itr.info_priv_size		= cs_etm_info_priv_size;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index d59f6ca499f2..2be99fdf997d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record *arm_spe_recording_init(int *err,
 	}
 
 	sper->arm_spe_pmu = arm_spe_pmu;
-	sper->itr.pmu = arm_spe_pmu;
 	sper->itr.snapshot_start = arm_spe_snapshot_start;
 	sper->itr.snapshot_finish = arm_spe_snapshot_finish;
 	sper->itr.find_snapshot = arm_spe_find_snapshot;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
index ba97c8a562a0..eac9739c87e6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record *hisi_ptt_recording_init(int *err,
 	}
 
 	pttr->hisi_ptt_pmu = hisi_ptt_pmu;
-	pttr->itr.pmu = hisi_ptt_pmu;
 	pttr->itr.recording_options = hisi_ptt_recording_options;
 	pttr->itr.info_priv_size = hisi_ptt_info_priv_size;
 	pttr->itr.info_fill = hisi_ptt_info_fill;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index 34696f3d3d5d..85c8186300c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record *intel_bts_recording_init(int *err)
 	}
 
 	btsr->intel_bts_pmu = intel_bts_pmu;
-	btsr->itr.pmu = intel_bts_pmu;
 	btsr->itr.recording_options = intel_bts_recording_options;
 	btsr->itr.info_priv_size = intel_bts_info_priv_size;
 	btsr->itr.info_fill = intel_bts_info_fill;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 4b710e875953..ea510a7486b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record *intel_pt_recording_init(int *err)
 	}
 
 	ptr->intel_pt_pmu = intel_pt_pmu;
-	ptr->itr.pmu = intel_pt_pmu;
 	ptr->itr.recording_options = intel_pt_recording_options;
 	ptr->itr.info_priv_size = intel_pt_info_priv_size;
 	ptr->itr.info_fill = intel_pt_info_fill;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
index d405efcd8708..a1895a4f530b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.h
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ struct auxtrace_record {
 	int (*read_finish)(struct auxtrace_record *itr, int idx);
 	unsigned int alignment;
 	unsigned int default_aux_sample_size;
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 	struct evlist *evlist;
 };