diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index c7187f067d31..f03fa7a835a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -643,14 +643,11 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	if (_PyTuple_Resize(&t, n) == -1)
 		Py_FatalError("error resizing Python tuple");
 
-	if (!dict) {
+	if (!dict)
 		call_object(handler, t, handler_name);
-	} else {
+	else
 		call_object(handler, t, default_handler_name);
-		Py_DECREF(dict);
-	}
 
-	Py_XDECREF(all_entries_dict);
 	Py_DECREF(t);
 }
 
@@ -970,7 +967,6 @@ static void python_process_general_event(struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 	call_object(handler, t, handler_name);
 
-	Py_DECREF(dict);
 	Py_DECREF(t);
 }