diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index dd4f56f9cfdf52a4dfd3eaa812ab65f6f955effd..eccc4fd5b3eb41a48c1046edf61f87b02c91929f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct perf_missing_features {
 extern struct perf_missing_features perf_missing_features;
 
 struct perf_cpu_map;
-struct target;
 struct thread_map;
 struct record_opts;