diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 923eda2e7d52..4790f191e705 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ include/asm-generic/bitops/__fls.h
 include/asm-generic/bitops/fls.h
 include/linux/list.h
 include/linux/hash.h
-include/linux/swab.h
 arch/*/include/asm/unistd*.h
 arch/*/include/uapi/asm/unistd*.h
 tools/arch/*/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
 include/linux/poison.h
 include/uapi/linux/const.h
-include/uapi/linux/swab.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/asm/byteorder.h b/tools/perf/util/include/asm/byteorder.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a9bdc066307..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/asm/byteorder.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include <asm/types.h>
-#include "../../../../include/uapi/linux/swab.h"