diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index d2ecd4d29624..86f838c5661e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -1685,12 +1685,6 @@ static int add_default_attributes(void)
   { .type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS	},
   { .type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES		},
 
-};
-	struct perf_event_attr default_sw_attrs[] = {
-  { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK		},
-  { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES	},
-  { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS		},
-  { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS		},
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1947,30 +1941,6 @@ setup_metrics:
 	}
 
 	if (!evsel_list->core.nr_entries) {
-		if (perf_pmu__has_hybrid()) {
-			struct parse_events_error errinfo;
-			const char *hybrid_str = "cycles,instructions,branches,branch-misses";
-
-			if (target__has_cpu(&target))
-				default_sw_attrs[0].config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
-
-			if (evlist__add_default_attrs(evsel_list,
-						      default_sw_attrs) < 0) {
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			parse_events_error__init(&errinfo);
-			err = parse_events(evsel_list, hybrid_str, &errinfo);
-			if (err) {
-				fprintf(stderr,
-					"Cannot set up hybrid events %s: %d\n",
-					hybrid_str, err);
-				parse_events_error__print(&errinfo, hybrid_str);
-			}
-			parse_events_error__exit(&errinfo);
-			return err ? -1 : 0;
-		}
-
 		if (target__has_cpu(&target))
 			default_attrs0[0].config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;