diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 54d94054eef0..abd4fa5d3088 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -5265,18 +5265,6 @@ int tep_data_type(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec)
 	return trace_parse_common_type(pevent, rec->data);
 }
 
-/**
- * tep_data_event_from_type - find the event by a given type
- * @pevent: a handle to the pevent
- * @type: the type of the event.
- *
- * This returns the event form a given @type;
- */
-struct tep_event *tep_data_event_from_type(struct tep_handle *pevent, int type)
-{
-	return tep_find_event(pevent, type);
-}
-
 /**
  * tep_data_pid - parse the PID from record
  * @pevent: a handle to the pevent
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index bd1bd9a27839..aec48f2aea8a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ tep_find_event_by_record(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *record);
 void tep_data_lat_fmt(struct tep_handle *pevent,
 		      struct trace_seq *s, struct tep_record *record);
 int tep_data_type(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
-struct tep_event *tep_data_event_from_type(struct tep_handle *pevent, int type);
 int tep_data_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
 int tep_data_preempt_count(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
 int tep_data_flags(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);