diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index a46efb9..56bcf1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -461,11 +461,11 @@ static int evsel__init_raw_syscall_tp(struct evsel *evsel, void *handler)
 
 static struct evsel *perf_evsel__raw_syscall_newtp(const char *direction, void *handler)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("raw_syscalls", direction);
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__newtp("raw_syscalls", direction);
 
 	/* older kernel (e.g., RHEL6) use syscalls:{enter,exit} */
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel))
-		evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", direction);
+		evsel = evsel__newtp("syscalls", direction);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel))
 		return NULL;
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ static bool evlist__add_vfs_getname(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return found;
 }
 
-static struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_pgfault(u64 config)
+static struct evsel *evsel__new_pgfault(u64 config)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if ((trace->trace_pgfaults & TRACE_PFMAJ)) {
-		pgfault_maj = perf_evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ);
+		pgfault_maj = evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ);
 		if (pgfault_maj == NULL)
 			goto out_error_mem;
 		evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_maj, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
@@ -3849,7 +3849,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if ((trace->trace_pgfaults & TRACE_PFMIN)) {
-		pgfault_min = perf_evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN);
+		pgfault_min = evsel__new_pgfault(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN);
 		if (pgfault_min == NULL)
 			goto out_error_mem;
 		evsel__config_callchain(pgfault_min, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
index ce8aa32..0e224a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ static int perf_evsel__test_field(struct evsel *evsel, const char *name,
 
 int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("sched", "sched_switch");
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__newtp("sched", "sched_switch");
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evsel__newtp failed with %ld\n", PTR_ERR(evsel));
+		pr_debug("evsel__newtp failed with %ld\n", PTR_ERR(evsel));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtes
 
 	evsel__delete(evsel);
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("sched", "sched_wakeup");
+	evsel = evsel__newtp("sched", "sched_wakeup");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evsel__newtp failed with %ld\n", PTR_ERR(evsel));
+		pr_debug("evsel__newtp failed with %ld\n", PTR_ERR(evsel));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index d4b8eb6..7b0dbfc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ int test__basic_mmap(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unuse
 		char name[64];
 
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "sys_enter_%s", syscall_names[i]);
-		evsels[i] = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", name);
+		evsels[i] = evsel__newtp("syscalls", name);
 		if (IS_ERR(evsels[i])) {
-			pr_debug("perf_evsel__new(%s)\n", name);
+			pr_debug("evsel__new(%s)\n", name);
 			goto out_delete_evlist;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index 900934b..579c4d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int
 
 	CPU_ZERO(&cpu_set);
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
+	evsel = evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
 		tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 		pr_debug("%s\n", errbuf);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
index 1dc2897..1f5f5e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
+	evsel = evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
-		pr_debug("%s: perf_evsel__newtp\n", __func__);
+		pr_debug("%s: evsel__newtp\n", __func__);
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
index db5d8bb..85a8f0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int test__openat_syscall_event(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __m
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
+	evsel = evsel__newtp("syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
 		tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "syscalls", "sys_enter_openat");
 		pr_debug("%s\n", errbuf);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index bfb9986..4b9b731 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 
 	evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
-		pr_debug("perf_evsel__new\n");
+		pr_debug("evsel__new\n");
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 0a0b760..2a9de64 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void perf_evlist__set_leader(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 int __perf_evlist__add_default(struct evlist *evlist, bool precise)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__new_cycles(precise);
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__new_cycles(precise);
 
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int perf_evlist__add_dummy(struct evlist *evlist)
 		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY,
 		.size	= sizeof(attr), /* to capture ABI version */
 	};
-	struct evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__new_idx(&attr, evlist->core.nr_entries);
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__new_idx(&attr, evlist->core.nr_entries);
 
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int evlist__add_attrs(struct evlist *evlist,
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_attrs; i++) {
-		evsel = perf_evsel__new_idx(attrs + i, evlist->core.nr_entries + i);
+		evsel = evsel__new_idx(attrs + i, evlist->core.nr_entries + i);
 		if (evsel == NULL)
 			goto out_delete_partial_list;
 		list_add_tail(&evsel->core.node, &head);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(struct evlist *evlist,
 int perf_evlist__add_newtp(struct evlist *evlist,
 			   const char *sys, const char *name, void *handler)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__newtp(sys, name);
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__newtp(sys, name);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel))
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index e389030..648d034 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
 	evsel->pmu_name      = NULL;
 }
 
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
+struct evsel *evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = zalloc(perf_evsel__object.size);
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static bool perf_event_can_profile_kernel(void)
 	return perf_event_paranoid_check(1);
 }
 
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)
+struct evsel *evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
 		.type	= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)
 /*
  * Returns pointer with encoded error via <linux/err.h> interface.
  */
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx)
+struct evsel *evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = zalloc(perf_evsel__object.size);
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 9274f55..a3707f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -161,24 +161,24 @@ int evsel__object_config(size_t object_size,
 struct perf_pmu *evsel__find_pmu(struct evsel *evsel);
 bool evsel__is_aux_event(struct evsel *evsel);
 
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
+struct evsel *evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 
 static inline struct evsel *evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
-	return perf_evsel__new_idx(attr, 0);
+	return evsel__new_idx(attr, 0);
 }
 
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx);
+struct evsel *evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx);
 
 /*
  * Returns pointer with encoded error via <linux/err.h> interface.
  */
-static inline struct evsel *perf_evsel__newtp(const char *sys, const char *name)
+static inline struct evsel *evsel__newtp(const char *sys, const char *name)
 {
-	return perf_evsel__newtp_idx(sys, name, 0);
+	return evsel__newtp_idx(sys, name, 0);
 }
 
-struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise);
+struct evsel *evsel__new_cycles(bool precise);
 
 struct tep_event *event_format__new(const char *sys, const char *name);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 373a0be..3d5707a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ __add_event(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 
 	event_attr_init(attr);
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__new_idx(attr, *idx);
+	evsel = evsel__new_idx(attr, *idx);
 	if (!evsel)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -538,9 +538,8 @@ static int add_tracepoint(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 			  struct parse_events_error *err,
 			  struct list_head *head_config)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel = evsel__newtp_idx(sys_name, evt_name, (*idx)++);
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__newtp_idx(sys_name, evt_name, (*idx)++);
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
 		tracepoint_error(err, PTR_ERR(evsel), sys_name, evt_name);
 		return PTR_ERR(evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
index 1580a3c..ded9ced 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int perf_evlist__add_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_event_attr *att
 		attr->sample_id_all = 1;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__new_idx(attr, evlist->core.nr_entries);
+	evsel = evsel__new_idx(attr, evlist->core.nr_entries);
 	if (!evsel)
 		return -1;