diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 3fac0bfc2dee..518eb3e39577 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1762,9 +1762,6 @@ static int x86_pmu_enable(struct perf_event *event)
 	cpuc->n_events = n;
 	cpuc->n_added  = n - n0;
 
-	if (hwc->idx != -1)
-		x86_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, hwc->idx);
-
 	return 0;
 }