diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
index 2c41d47f6f83..90d23cc3c8d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  * AGGR_NONE: Use matching CPU
  * AGGR_THREAD: Not supported?
  */
-static bool have_frontend_stalled;
 
 struct runtime_stat rt_stat;
 struct stats walltime_nsecs_stats;
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ void runtime_stat__exit(struct runtime_stat *st)
 
 void perf_stat__init_shadow_stats(void)
 {
-	have_frontend_stalled = pmu_have_event("cpu", "stalled-cycles-frontend");
 	runtime_stat__init(&rt_stat);
 }
 
@@ -853,10 +851,6 @@ void perf_stat__print_shadow_stats(struct perf_stat_config *config,
 			print_metric(config, ctxp, NULL, "%7.2f ",
 					"stalled cycles per insn",
 					ratio);
-		} else if (have_frontend_stalled) {
-			out->new_line(config, ctxp);
-			print_metric(config, ctxp, NULL, "%7.2f ",
-				     "stalled cycles per insn", 0);
 		}
 	} else if (perf_evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_BRANCH_MISSES)) {
 		if (runtime_stat_n(st, STAT_BRANCHES, ctx, cpu) != 0)