diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 9cc3c48f3288..38dd686277c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -1182,34 +1182,29 @@ ifdef LIBPFM4
   endif
 endif
 
-ifdef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-  $(call feature_check,libtraceevent)
-  ifeq ($(feature-libtraceevent), 1)
-    EXTLIBS += -ltraceevent
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --modversion libtraceevent)
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_1 := $(word 1, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_2 := $(word 2, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_3 := $(word 3, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP := $(shell expr $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_1) \* 255 \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_2) \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_3))
-    CFLAGS += -DLIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP)
-  else
-    dummy := $(error Error: No libtraceevent devel library found, please install libtraceevent-devel);
-  endif
-endif
-
-ifdef LIBTRACEFS_DYNAMIC
-  $(call feature_check,libtracefs)
-  ifeq ($(feature-libtracefs), 1)
-    EXTLIBS += -ltracefs
-    LIBTRACEFS_VERSION := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --modversion libtracefs)
-    LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_1 := $(word 1, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_2 := $(word 2, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_3 := $(word 3, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
-    LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_CPP := $(shell expr $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_1) \* 255 \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_2) \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_3))
-    CFLAGS += -DLIBTRACEFS_VERSION=$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_CPP)
-  else
-    dummy := $(error Error: No libtracefs devel library found, please install libtracefs-dev);
-  endif
+# libtraceevent is a required dependency picked up from the system.
+$(call feature_check,libtraceevent)
+ifeq ($(feature-libtraceevent), 1)
+  EXTLIBS += -ltraceevent
+  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --modversion libtraceevent)
+  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_1 := $(word 1, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_2 := $(word 2, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_3 := $(word 3, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP := $(shell expr $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_1) \* 255 \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_2) \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_3))
+  CFLAGS += -DLIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP)
+else
+  dummy := $(error Error: libtraceevent is missing, please install libtraceevent-dev)
+endif
+
+$(call feature_check,libtracefs)
+ifeq ($(feature-libtracefs), 1)
+  EXTLIBS += -ltracefs
+  LIBTRACEFS_VERSION := $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --modversion libtracefs)
+  LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_1 := $(word 1, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_2 := $(word 2, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_3 := $(word 3, $(subst ., ,$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION)))
+  LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_CPP := $(shell expr $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_1) \* 255 \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_2) \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_3))
+  CFLAGS += -DLIBTRACEFS_VERSION=$(LIBTRACEFS_VERSION_CPP)
 endif
 
 # Among the variables below, these:
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 59c4e8f9b014..2e5617b64046 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ include ../scripts/utilities.mak
 #
 # Define BUILD_BPF_SKEL to enable BPF skeletons
 #
-# Define LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC to enable libtraceevent dynamic linking
-#
-# Define LIBTRACEFS_DYNAMIC to enable libtracefs dynamic linking
-#
 
 # As per kernel Makefile, avoid funny character set dependencies
 unexport LC_ALL
@@ -242,10 +238,6 @@ sub-make: fixdep
 else # force_fixdep
 
 LIBAPI_DIR      = $(srctree)/tools/lib/api/
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DIR = $(srctree)/tools/lib/traceevent/
-LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DIR = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DIR)/plugins
-endif
 LIBBPF_DIR      = $(srctree)/tools/lib/bpf/
 LIBSUBCMD_DIR   = $(srctree)/tools/lib/subcmd/
 LIBSYMBOL_DIR   = $(srctree)/tools/lib/symbol/
@@ -295,31 +287,6 @@ SCRIPT_SH += perf-iostat.sh
 grep-libs = $(filter -l%,$(1))
 strip-libs = $(filter-out -l%,$(1))
 
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
-  LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libtraceevent
-else
-  LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT = $(CURDIR)/libtraceevent
-endif
-LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)_plugins
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DESTDIR = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)
-LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DESTDIR = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT)
-LIBTRACEEVENT_INCLUDE = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DESTDIR)/include
-LIBTRACEEVENT = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)/libtraceevent.a
-export LIBTRACEEVENT
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT)/libtraceevent-dynamic-list
-CFLAGS += -I$(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)/include
-#
-# The static build has no dynsym table, so this does not work for
-# static build. Looks like linker starts to scream about that now
-# (in Fedora 26) so we need to switch it off for static build.
-DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS               = -Xlinker --dynamic-list=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST)
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS = $(if $(findstring -static,$(LDFLAGS)),,$(DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS))
-else
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST =
-LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS =
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   LIBAPI_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libapi
 else
@@ -381,11 +348,7 @@ export PYTHON_EXTBUILD_LIB PYTHON_EXTBUILD_TMP
 python-clean := $(call QUIET_CLEAN, python) $(RM) -r $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD) $(OUTPUT)python/perf*.so
 
 PYTHON_EXT_SRCS := $(shell grep -v ^\# util/python-ext-sources)
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-PYTHON_EXT_DEPS := util/python-ext-sources util/setup.py $(LIBTRACEEVENT) $(LIBAPI)
-else
 PYTHON_EXT_DEPS := util/python-ext-sources util/setup.py $(LIBAPI)
-endif
 
 SCRIPTS = $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH))
 
@@ -430,9 +393,6 @@ ifndef NO_LIBBPF
     PERFLIBS += $(LIBBPF)
   endif
 endif
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-  PERFLIBS += $(LIBTRACEEVENT)
-endif
 
 # We choose to avoid "if .. else if .. else .. endif endif"
 # because maintaining the nesting to match is a pain.  If
@@ -682,9 +642,9 @@ all: shell_compatibility_test $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(LANG_BINDINGS) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS)
 # Create python binding output directory if not already present
 _dummy := $(shell [ -d '$(OUTPUT)python' ] || mkdir -p '$(OUTPUT)python')
 
-$(OUTPUT)python/perf.so: $(PYTHON_EXT_SRCS) $(PYTHON_EXT_DEPS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST) $(LIBPERF)
+$(OUTPUT)python/perf.so: $(PYTHON_EXT_SRCS) $(PYTHON_EXT_DEPS) $(LIBPERF)
 	$(QUIET_GEN)LDSHARED="$(CC) -pthread -shared" \
-        CFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS)' \
+        CFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' \
 	  $(PYTHON_WORD) util/setup.py \
 	  --quiet build_ext; \
 	cp $(PYTHON_EXTBUILD_LIB)perf*.so $(OUTPUT)python/
@@ -710,8 +670,8 @@ $(PERF_IN): prepare FORCE
 $(PMU_EVENTS_IN): FORCE prepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=pmu-events obj=pmu-events
 
-$(OUTPUT)perf: $(PERFLIBS) $(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS) \
+$(OUTPUT)perf: $(PERFLIBS) $(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN)
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) \
 		$(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 $(GTK_IN): FORCE
@@ -797,10 +757,6 @@ prepare: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h archheaders $(drm_ioc
 	$(LIBSYMBOL) \
 	bpf-skel
 
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-prepare: $(LIBTRACEEVENT)
-endif
-
 $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c prepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=$(build-dir) $@
 
@@ -856,38 +812,6 @@ endif
 
 $(patsubst perf-%,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)): $(wildcard */*.h)
 
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS += plugin_dir=$(plugindir_SQ) 'EXTRA_CFLAGS=$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)' 'LDFLAGS=$(filter-out -static,$(LDFLAGS))'
-
-$(LIBTRACEEVENT): FORCE | $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DIR) O=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT) \
-		DESTDIR=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_DESTDIR) prefix= \
-		$@ install_headers
-
-$(LIBTRACEEVENT)-clean:
-	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libtraceevent)
-	$(Q)$(RM) -r -- $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)
-
-libtraceevent_plugins: FORCE | $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DIR) O=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT) \
-		DESTDIR=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DESTDIR) prefix= \
-		plugins
-
-libtraceevent_plugins-clean:
-	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libtraceevent_plugins)
-	$(Q)$(RM) -r -- $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT)
-
-$(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST): libtraceevent_plugins
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DIR) O=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT) \
-		DESTDIR=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DESTDIR) prefix= \
-		$(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) $@
-
-install-traceevent-plugins: libtraceevent_plugins
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DIR) O=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT) \
-		DESTDIR=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_DESTDIR) prefix= \
-		$(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) install
-endif
-
 $(LIBAPI): FORCE | $(LIBAPI_OUTPUT)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIBAPI_DIR) O=$(LIBAPI_OUTPUT) \
 		DESTDIR=$(LIBAPI_DESTDIR) prefix= \
@@ -1120,11 +1044,6 @@ SKELETONS += $(SKEL_OUT)/kwork_trace.skel.h
 $(SKEL_TMP_OUT) $(LIBAPI_OUTPUT) $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT) $(LIBPERF_OUTPUT) $(LIBSUBCMD_OUTPUT) $(LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT):
 	$(Q)$(MKDIR) -p $@
 
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-$(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT):
-	$(Q)$(MKDIR) -p $@
-endif
-
 ifdef BUILD_BPF_SKEL
 BPFTOOL := $(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/bootstrap/bpftool
 BPF_INCLUDE := -I$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/.. -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE)
@@ -1207,10 +1126,6 @@ clean:: $(LIBAPI)-clean $(LIBBPF)-clean $(LIBSUBCMD)-clean $(LIBSYMBOL)-clean $(
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, Documentation) \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(DOC_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
 
-ifndef LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC
-clean:: $(LIBTRACEEVENT)-clean libtraceevent_plugins-clean
-endif
-
 #
 # To provide FEATURE-DUMP into $(FEATURE_DUMP_COPY)
 # file if defined, with no further action.
@@ -1228,6 +1143,6 @@ FORCE:
 .PHONY: all install clean config-clean strip install-gtk
 .PHONY: shell_compatibility_test please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell
 .PHONY: .FORCE-PERF-VERSION-FILE TAGS tags cscope FORCE prepare
-.PHONY: libtraceevent_plugins archheaders
+.PHONY: archheaders
 
 endif # force_fixdep
