diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index d4aa567a29c4..5c76cc83186a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ next_event:
 	err = 0;
 
 out_err:
-	if (evlist) {
-		perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
-		perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
-	}
-
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
 	return err;
 }