diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 02647313c918..0e2004511cf5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -800,13 +800,7 @@ parse_events_config_bpf(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 
 			parse_events_error__handle(parse_state->error, idx,
 						strdup(errbuf),
-						strdup(
-"Hint:\tValid config terms:\n"
-"     \tmap:[<arraymap>].value<indices>=[value]\n"
-"     \tmap:[<eventmap>].event<indices>=[event]\n"
-"\n"
-"     \twhere <indices> is something like [0,3...5] or [all]\n"
-"     \t(add -v to see detail)"));
+						NULL);
 			return err;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index 99335ec586ae..d7d084cc4140 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ do {							\
 %x mem
 %s config
 %x event
-%x array
 
 group		[^,{}/]*[{][^}]*[}][^,{}/]*
 event_pmu	[^,{}/]+[/][^/]*[/][^,{}/]*
@@ -251,14 +250,6 @@ non_digit	[^0-9]
 		}
 }
 
-<array>{
-"]"			{ BEGIN(config); return ']'; }
-{num_dec}		{ return value(yyscanner, 10); }
-{num_hex}		{ return value(yyscanner, 16); }
-,			{ return ','; }
-"\.\.\."		{ return PE_ARRAY_RANGE; }
-}
-
 <config>{
 	/*
 	 * Please update config_term_names when new static term is added.
@@ -302,8 +293,6 @@ r0x{num_raw_hex}	{ return str(yyscanner, PE_RAW); }
 {lc_type}-{lc_op_result}	{ return lc_str(yyscanner, _parse_state); }
 {lc_type}-{lc_op_result}-{lc_op_result}	{ return lc_str(yyscanner, _parse_state); }
 {name_minus}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME); }
-\[all\]			{ return PE_ARRAY_ALL; }
-"["			{ BEGIN(array); return '['; }
 @{drv_cfg_term}		{ return drv_str(yyscanner, PE_DRV_CFG_TERM); }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 454577f7aff6..5a90e7874c59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 %token PE_LEGACY_CACHE
 %token PE_PREFIX_MEM
 %token PE_ERROR
-%token PE_ARRAY_ALL PE_ARRAY_RANGE
 %token PE_DRV_CFG_TERM
 %token PE_TERM_HW
 %type <num> PE_VALUE
@@ -108,11 +107,6 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 %type <list_evsel> groups
 %destructor { free_list_evsel ($$); } <list_evsel>
 %type <tracepoint_name> tracepoint_name
-%destructor { free ($$.sys); free ($$.event); } <tracepoint_name>
-%type <array> array
-%type <array> array_term
-%type <array> array_terms
-%destructor { free ($$.ranges); } <array>
 %type <hardware_term> PE_TERM_HW
 %destructor { free ($$.str); } <hardware_term>
 
@@ -127,7 +121,6 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 		char *sys;
 		char *event;
 	} tracepoint_name;
-	struct parse_events_array array;
 	struct hardware_term {
 		char *str;
 		u64 num;
@@ -878,121 +871,6 @@ PE_TERM
 
 	$$ = term;
 }
-|
-name_or_raw array '=' name_or_legacy
-{
-	struct parse_events_term *term;
-	int err = parse_events_term__str(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER, $1, $4, &@1, &@4);
-
-	if (err) {
-		free($1);
-		free($4);
-		free($2.ranges);
-		PE_ABORT(err);
-	}
-	term->array = $2;
-	$$ = term;
-}
-|
-name_or_raw array '=' PE_VALUE
-{
-	struct parse_events_term *term;
-	int err = parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER, $1, $4, false, &@1, &@4);
-
-	if (err) {
-		free($1);
-		free($2.ranges);
-		PE_ABORT(err);
-	}
-	term->array = $2;
-	$$ = term;
-}
-|
-PE_DRV_CFG_TERM
-{
-	struct parse_events_term *term;
-	char *config = strdup($1);
-	int err;
-
-	if (!config)
-		YYNOMEM;
-	err = parse_events_term__str(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_DRV_CFG, config, $1, &@1, NULL);
-	if (err) {
-		free($1);
-		free(config);
-		PE_ABORT(err);
-	}
-	$$ = term;
-}
-
-array:
-'[' array_terms ']'
-{
-	$$ = $2;
-}
-|
-PE_ARRAY_ALL
-{
-	$$.nr_ranges = 0;
-	$$.ranges = NULL;
-}
-
-array_terms:
-array_terms ',' array_term
-{
-	struct parse_events_array new_array;
-
-	new_array.nr_ranges = $1.nr_ranges + $3.nr_ranges;
-	new_array.ranges = realloc($1.ranges,
-				sizeof(new_array.ranges[0]) *
-				new_array.nr_ranges);
-	if (!new_array.ranges)
-		YYNOMEM;
-	memcpy(&new_array.ranges[$1.nr_ranges], $3.ranges,
-	       $3.nr_ranges * sizeof(new_array.ranges[0]));
-	free($3.ranges);
-	$$ = new_array;
-}
-|
-array_term
-
-array_term:
-PE_VALUE
-{
-	struct parse_events_array array;
-
-	array.nr_ranges = 1;
-	array.ranges = malloc(sizeof(array.ranges[0]));
-	if (!array.ranges)
-		YYNOMEM;
-	array.ranges[0].start = $1;
-	array.ranges[0].length = 1;
-	$$ = array;
-}
-|
-PE_VALUE PE_ARRAY_RANGE PE_VALUE
-{
-	struct parse_events_array array;
-
-	if ($3 < $1) {
-		struct parse_events_state *parse_state = _parse_state;
-		struct parse_events_error *error = parse_state->error;
-		char *err_str;
-
-		if (asprintf(&err_str, "Expected '%ld' to be less-than '%ld'", $3, $1) < 0)
-			err_str = NULL;
-
-		parse_events_error__handle(error, @1.first_column, err_str, NULL);
-		YYABORT;
-	}
-	array.nr_ranges = 1;
-	array.ranges = malloc(sizeof(array.ranges[0]));
-	if (!array.ranges)
-		YYNOMEM;
-	array.ranges[0].start = $1;
-	array.ranges[0].length = $3 - $1 + 1;
-	$$ = array;
-}
 
 sep_dc: ':' |
 
