diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 5aa8ac45082f..3bea2e642fa9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ sys_perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 	return fd;
 }
 
-#define MAX_COUNTERS			256
 #define MAX_NR_CPUS			256
 
 struct ip_callchain {