diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index c87f9974c0c1..c19a583ca9f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2252,7 +2252,6 @@ int evsel__parse_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
 	data->period = evsel->core.attr.sample_period;
 	data->cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	data->misc    = event->header.misc;
-	data->id = -1ULL;
 	data->data_src = PERF_MEM_DATA_SRC_NONE;
 
 	if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {