diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index d3e5a84f87a2..4940d10074c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(struct perf_annotate *ann)
 			hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
 			/* Don't sort callchain */
 			evsel__reset_sample_bit(pos, CALLCHAIN);
-			perf_evsel__output_resort(pos, NULL);
+			evsel__output_resort(pos, NULL);
 
 			if (symbol_conf.event_group && !evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
 				continue;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index ba63390246c2..149e1a5fe983 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ static void report__output_resort(struct report *rep)
 	ui_progress__init(&prog, rep->nr_entries, "Sorting events for output...");
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(rep->session->evlist, pos) {
-		perf_evsel__output_resort_cb(pos, &prog,
-					     hists__resort_cb, rep);
+		evsel__output_resort_cb(pos, &prog, hists__resort_cb, rep);
 	}
 
 	ui_progress__finish();
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 372c38254654..d65ce34de3bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void perf_top__resort_hists(struct perf_top *t)
 	}
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
-		perf_evsel__output_resort(pos, NULL);
+		evsel__output_resort(pos, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
index 7a542f1c1c78..3f2e1a581247 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int do_test(struct hists *hists, struct result *expected, size_t nr_expec
 	 * function since TEST_ASSERT_VAL() returns in case of failure.
 	 */
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(hists_to_evsel(hists), NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(hists_to_evsel(hists), NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("use callchain: %d, cumulate callchain: %d\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 618b51ffcc01..123e07d35b55 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 
 		hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-		perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+		evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 		if (verbose > 2) {
 			pr_info("Normal histogram\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
index 38f804ff6452..8973f35df604 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int test1(struct evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int test2(struct evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int test3(struct evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int test4(struct evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int test5(struct evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
+	evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index a7dcd92d9332..8a793e4c9400 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1930,8 +1930,8 @@ static void output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog,
 	}
 }
 
-void perf_evsel__output_resort_cb(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog,
-				  hists__resort_cb_t cb, void *cb_arg)
+void evsel__output_resort_cb(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog,
+			     hists__resort_cb_t cb, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	bool use_callchain;
 
@@ -1945,9 +1945,9 @@ void perf_evsel__output_resort_cb(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog,
 	output_resort(evsel__hists(evsel), prog, use_callchain, cb, cb_arg);
 }
 
-void perf_evsel__output_resort(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog)
+void evsel__output_resort(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog)
 {
-	return perf_evsel__output_resort_cb(evsel, prog, NULL, NULL);
+	return evsel__output_resort_cb(evsel, prog, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 4141295a66fa..96b1c13bbccc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ void hist_entry__delete(struct hist_entry *he);
 
 typedef int (*hists__resort_cb_t)(struct hist_entry *he, void *arg);
 
-void perf_evsel__output_resort_cb(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog,
-				  hists__resort_cb_t cb, void *cb_arg);
-void perf_evsel__output_resort(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog);
+void evsel__output_resort_cb(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog,
+			     hists__resort_cb_t cb, void *cb_arg);
+void evsel__output_resort(struct evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog);
 void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog);
 void hists__output_resort_cb(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog,
 			     hists__resort_cb_t cb);