diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index c877c52ff4bc..80d63a997287 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -519,18 +519,6 @@ void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 	list_add_tail(&format->sort_list, &perf_hpp__sort_list);
 }
 
-void perf_hpp__column_enable(unsigned col)
-{
-	BUG_ON(col >= PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX);
-	perf_hpp__column_register(&perf_hpp__format[col]);
-}
-
-void perf_hpp__column_disable(unsigned col)
-{
-	BUG_ON(col >= PERF_HPP__MAX_INDEX);
-	perf_hpp__column_unregister(&perf_hpp__format[col]);
-}
-
 void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void)
 {
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, *acc, *ovh, *tmp;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 9a240d7b8d3b..1f9e21dd53f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ enum {
 void perf_hpp__init(void);
 void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
-void perf_hpp__column_enable(unsigned col);
-void perf_hpp__column_disable(unsigned col);
 void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void);
 
 void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);