diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index d6ef414075a6..069f261b225c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -691,11 +691,6 @@ static int __read_expected(enum event_type expect, const char *str,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int read_expected_warn(enum event_type expect, const char *str, bool warn)
-{
-	return __read_expected(expect, str, 1, warn);
-}
-
 static int read_expected(enum event_type expect, const char *str)
 {
 	return __read_expected(expect, str, 1, true);
@@ -3104,90 +3099,6 @@ static void print_args(struct print_arg *args)
 	}
 }
 
-static void parse_header_field(const char *field,
-			       int *offset, int *size, bool warn)
-{
-	char *token;
-	int type;
-
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_ITEM, "field") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ":") < 0)
-		return;
-
-	/* type */
-	if (read_expect_type(EVENT_ITEM, &token) < 0)
-		goto fail;
-	free_token(token);
-
-	if (read_expected_warn(EVENT_ITEM, field, warn) < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ";") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_ITEM, "offset") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ":") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expect_type(EVENT_ITEM, &token) < 0)
-		goto fail;
-	*offset = atoi(token);
-	free_token(token);
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ";") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_ITEM, "size") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ":") < 0)
-		return;
-	if (read_expect_type(EVENT_ITEM, &token) < 0)
-		goto fail;
-	*size = atoi(token);
-	free_token(token);
-	if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ";") < 0)
-		return;
-	type = read_token(&token);
-	if (type != EVENT_NEWLINE) {
-		/* newer versions of the kernel have a "signed" type */
-		if (type != EVENT_ITEM)
-			goto fail;
-
-		if (strcmp(token, "signed") != 0)
-			goto fail;
-
-		free_token(token);
-
-		if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ":") < 0)
-			return;
-
-		if (read_expect_type(EVENT_ITEM, &token))
-			goto fail;
-
-		free_token(token);
-		if (read_expected(EVENT_OP, ";") < 0)
-			return;
-
-		if (read_expect_type(EVENT_NEWLINE, &token))
-			goto fail;
-	}
- fail:
-	free_token(token);
-}
-
-int parse_header_page(char *buf, unsigned long size)
-{
-	init_input_buf(buf, size);
-
-	parse_header_field("timestamp", &header_page_ts_offset,
-			   &header_page_ts_size, true);
-	parse_header_field("commit", &header_page_size_offset,
-			   &header_page_size_size, true);
-	parse_header_field("overwrite", &header_page_overwrite_offset,
-			   &header_page_overwrite_size, false);
-	parse_header_field("data", &header_page_data_offset,
-			   &header_page_data_size, true);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int parse_ftrace_file(char *buf, unsigned long size)
 {
 	struct format_field *field;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
index 44889c9b5630..46066391288a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ static unsigned long	page_size;
 
 static ssize_t calc_data_size;
 
+/* If it fails, the next read will report it */
+static void skip(int size)
+{
+	lseek(input_fd, size, SEEK_CUR);
+}
+
 static int do_read(int fd, void *buf, int size)
 {
 	int rsize = size;
@@ -169,7 +175,6 @@ static void read_ftrace_printk(void)
 static void read_header_files(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long size;
-	char *header_page;
 	char *header_event;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 
@@ -179,10 +184,7 @@ static void read_header_files(void)
 		die("did not read header page");
 
 	size = read8();
-	header_page = malloc_or_die(size);
-	read_or_die(header_page, size);
-	parse_header_page(header_page, size);
-	free(header_page);
+	skip(size);
 
 	/*
 	 * The size field in the page is of type long,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 1f45d468fd9a..4e1acc31ebaa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ extern int header_page_data_size;
 
 extern bool latency_format;
 
-int parse_header_page(char *buf, unsigned long size);
 int trace_parse_common_type(void *data);
 int trace_parse_common_pid(void *data);
 int parse_common_pc(void *data);