diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
index 8f860ae56bb726..151c31fb98605f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/perf.c
@@ -50,13 +50,7 @@ static struct perf_guest_info_callbacks kvm_guest_cbs = {
 
 int kvm_perf_init(void)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Check if HW_PERF_EVENTS are supported by checking the number of
-	 * hardware performance counters. This could ensure the presence of
-	 * a physical PMU and CONFIG_PERF_EVENT is selected.
-	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_PMU) && perf_num_counters() > 0
-				       && !is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+	if (kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver() != 0xf && !is_protected_kvm_enabled())
 		static_branch_enable(&kvm_arm_pmu_available);
 
 	return perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(&kvm_guest_cbs);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index e32c6e139a09d3..fd167d4f42157a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data,
 	kvm_pmu_create_perf_event(vcpu, select_idx);
 }
 
-static int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void)
+int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = { };
 	struct perf_event *event;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_event.c
index 1e75cc9835468c..ea7729bebaa07a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@
 #include <asm/sysinfo.h>
 #include <asm/unwind.h>
 
-const char *perf_pmu_name(void)
-{
-	if (cpum_cf_avail() || cpum_sf_avail())
-		return "CPU-Measurement Facilities (CPU-MF)";
-	return "pmu";
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(perf_pmu_name);
-
-int perf_num_counters(void)
-{
-	int num = 0;
-
-	if (cpum_cf_avail())
-		num += PERF_CPUM_CF_MAX_CTR;
-	if (cpum_sf_avail())
-		num += PERF_CPUM_SF_MAX_CTR;
-
-	return num;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(perf_num_counters);
-
 static struct kvm_s390_sie_block *sie_block(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct stack_frame *stack = (struct stack_frame *) regs->gprs[15];
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
index 445e3ece4c23e6..1d2507f2243723 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -57,24 +57,6 @@ static inline int sh_pmu_initialized(void)
 	return !!sh_pmu;
 }
 
-const char *perf_pmu_name(void)
-{
-	if (!sh_pmu)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return sh_pmu->name;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_pmu_name);
-
-int perf_num_counters(void)
-{
-	if (!sh_pmu)
-		return 0;
-
-	return sh_pmu->num_events;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_num_counters);
-
 /*
  * Release the PMU if this is the last perf_event.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 2d10d84fb79c4d..d4f7f1f9cc77dd 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -581,33 +581,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group armpmu_common_attr_group = {
 	.attrs = armpmu_common_attrs,
 };
 
-/* Set at runtime when we know what CPU type we are. */
-static struct arm_pmu *__oprofile_cpu_pmu;
-
-/*
- * Despite the names, these two functions are CPU-specific and are used
- * by the OProfile/perf code.
- */
-const char *perf_pmu_name(void)
-{
-	if (!__oprofile_cpu_pmu)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return __oprofile_cpu_pmu->name;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_pmu_name);
-
-int perf_num_counters(void)
-{
-	int max_events = 0;
-
-	if (__oprofile_cpu_pmu != NULL)
-		max_events = __oprofile_cpu_pmu->num_events;
-
-	return max_events;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_num_counters);
-
 static int armpmu_count_irq_users(const int irq)
 {
 	int cpu, count = 0;
@@ -979,9 +952,6 @@ int armpmu_register(struct arm_pmu *pmu)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
 
-	if (!__oprofile_cpu_pmu)
-		__oprofile_cpu_pmu = pmu;
-
 	pr_info("enabled with %s PMU driver, %d counters available%s\n",
 		pmu->name, pmu->num_events,
 		has_nmi ? ", using NMIs" : "");
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 6fd3cda608e4a6..864b9997efb20d 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_get_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_has_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			    struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
 int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void);
 #else
 struct kvm_pmu {
 };
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ static inline u64 kvm_pmu_get_pmceid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool pmceid1)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int kvm_pmu_probe_pmuver(void) { return 0xf; }
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 3f7f89ea5e512b..51154ed9a20606 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -951,8 +951,6 @@ extern void perf_event_itrace_started(struct perf_event *event);
 extern int perf_pmu_register(struct pmu *pmu, const char *name, int type);
 extern void perf_pmu_unregister(struct pmu *pmu);
 
-extern int perf_num_counters(void);
-extern const char *perf_pmu_name(void);
 extern void __perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *prev,
 				       struct task_struct *task);
 extern void __perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *prev,
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 03db40f6cba904..88cb0ba5690be1 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -580,11 +580,6 @@ static u64 perf_event_time(struct perf_event *event);
 
 void __weak perf_event_print_debug(void)	{ }
 
-extern __weak const char *perf_pmu_name(void)
-{
-	return "pmu";
-}
-
 static inline u64 perf_clock(void)
 {
 	return local_clock();