diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
index 94110b1dcd3d..031baa43646f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ int back_to_back_ebbs(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	event_close(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
index 7c57a8d79535..361e0be9df9a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ int cycles(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	event_close(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
index ecf5ee3283a3..fe7d0dc2a1a2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ int cycles_with_freeze(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	printf("EBBs while frozen %d\n", ebbs_while_frozen);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
index c0faba520b35..b9b30f974b5e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ int cycles_with_mmcr2(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	event_close(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
index 46681fec549b..2694ae161a84 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ int ebb_child(union pipe read_pipe, union pipe write_pipe)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	event_close(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
index a991d2ea8d0a..174e4f4dae6c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ static int victim_child(union pipe read_pipe, union pipe write_pipe)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	FAIL_IF(ebb_state.stats.ebb_count == 0);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
index eb8acb78bc6c..531083accfca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static int test_body(void)
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 	ebb_global_disable();
 
-	count_pmc(4, sample_period);
 	mtspr(SPRN_PMC4, 0xdead);
 
 	dump_summary_ebb_state();
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
index 6ff8c8ff27d6..035c02273cd4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
@@ -70,13 +70,6 @@ int multi_counter(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-	count_pmc(2, sample_period);
-	count_pmc(3, sample_period);
-	count_pmc(4, sample_period);
-	count_pmc(5, sample_period);
-	count_pmc(6, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
index 037cb6154f36..3e9d4ac965c8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ static int cycles_child(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_summary_ebb_state();
 
 	event_close(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
index c5fa64790c22..d90891fe96a3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ static int test_body(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(1, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	if (mmcr0_mismatch)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
index 30e1ac62e8cb..8ca92b9ee5b0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ int pmc56_overflow(void)
 	ebb_global_disable();
 	ebb_freeze_pmcs();
 
-	count_pmc(2, sample_period);
-
 	dump_ebb_state();
 
 	printf("PMC5/6 overflow %d\n", pmc56_overflowed);