2 files changed, 3 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index b8a7056519ac..82ac71550091 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 	};
 	cpu_set_t cpu_mask;
 	size_t cpu_mask_size = sizeof(cpu_mask);
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new_default();
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	const char *cmd = "sleep";
@@ -66,16 +66,6 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We need at least one evsel in the evlist, use the default
-	 * one: "cycles".
-	 */
-	err = perf_evlist__add_default(evlist);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create evsel\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
-	}
-
-	/*
 	 * Create maps of threads and cpus to monitor. In this case
 	 * we start with all threads and cpus (-1, -1) but then in
 	 * perf_evlist__prepare_workload we'll fill in the only thread
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 28fe5894b061..b07f8a14e15d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -37,20 +37,11 @@ int test__task_exit(void)
 	signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGUSR1, sig_handler);
 
-	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new_default();
 	if (evlist == NULL) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evlist__new\n");
+		pr_debug("perf_evlist__new_default\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * We need at least one evsel in the evlist, use the default
-	 * one: "cycles".
-	 */
-	err = perf_evlist__add_default(evlist);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create evsel\n");
-		goto out_free_evlist;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Create maps of threads and cpus to monitor. In this case
@@ -117,7 +108,6 @@ out_close_evlist:
 	perf_evlist__close(evlist);
 out_delete_maps:
 	perf_evlist__delete_maps(evlist);
-out_free_evlist:
 	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
 	return err;
 }