diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index b8cf6cb7e1bf44c8831918dd60f696d9c57d81e1..ee2c46d8353e949e3ce315e21edca14d326c8ee4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/probe-finder.h"
 #include "util/probe-event.h"
+#include "util/probe-file.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_VAR_FILTER "!__k???tab_* & !__crc_*"
 #define DEFAULT_FUNC_FILTER "!_*"
@@ -357,6 +358,65 @@ static int perf_add_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int perf_del_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter)
+{
+	int ret, ret2, ufd = -1, kfd = -1;
+	char *str = strfilter__string(filter);
+	struct strlist *klist = NULL, *ulist = NULL;
+	struct str_node *ent;
+
+	if (!str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	pr_debug("Delete filter: \'%s\'\n", str);
+
+	/* Get current event names */
+	ret = probe_file__open_both(&kfd, &ufd, PF_FL_RW);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	klist = strlist__new(NULL, NULL);
+	if (!klist)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = probe_file__get_events(kfd, filter, klist);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		strlist__for_each(ent, klist)
+			pr_info("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
+
+		ret = probe_file__del_strlist(kfd, klist);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
+	ret2 = probe_file__get_events(ufd, filter, ulist);
+	if (ret2 == 0) {
+		strlist__for_each(ent, ulist)
+			pr_info("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
+
+		ret2 = probe_file__del_strlist(ufd, ulist);
+		if (ret2 < 0)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (ret == -ENOENT && ret2 == -ENOENT)
+		pr_debug("\"%s\" does not hit any event.\n", str);
+		/* Note that this is silently ignored */
+	ret = 0;
+
+error:
+	if (kfd >= 0)
+		close(kfd);
+	if (ufd >= 0)
+		close(ufd);
+out:
+	strlist__delete(klist);
+	strlist__delete(ulist);
+	free(str);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
@@ -529,7 +589,7 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		return ret;
 #endif
 	case 'd':
-		ret = del_perf_probe_events(params.filter);
+		ret = perf_del_probe_events(params.filter);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_err_with_code("  Error: Failed to delete events.", ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 01b9a5bd9449dbd0bf7688addbf9846bab8288f7..3da9e1c792fa000b911efb9ddaf7e41998ba519e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2819,8 +2819,6 @@ int del_perf_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter)
 	if (!str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	pr_debug("Delete filter: \'%s\'\n", str);
-
 	/* Get current event names */
 	ret = probe_file__open_both(&kfd, &ufd, PF_FL_RW);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -2835,9 +2833,6 @@ int del_perf_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter)
 		ret = ret2;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	if (ret == -ENOENT && ret2 == -ENOENT)
-		pr_debug("\"%s\" does not hit any event.\n", str);
-		/* Note that this is silently ignored */
 	ret = 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 610f743671e1cab19f53b2a1ea9e6f397436d6f2..9bcea36359f22c08b549a4ef0f034ad3f2618dc1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ extern int convert_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern int apply_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern void cleanup_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs);
 extern int del_perf_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter);
+
 extern int show_perf_probe_event(const char *group, const char *event,
 				 struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 				 const char *module, bool use_stdout);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
index f00b0df56dfe2e1652575d0ff957c21023ce4393..38c0a62039cc5ac52f430e3c65b1f3b36400e9ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	pr_info("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
 	return 0;
 error:
 	pr_warning("Failed to delete event: %s\n",
@@ -275,8 +274,8 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int probe_file__get_events(int fd, struct strfilter *filter,
-				  struct strlist *plist)
+int probe_file__get_events(int fd, struct strfilter *filter,
+			   struct strlist *plist)
 {
 	struct strlist *namelist;
 	struct str_node *ent;
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ static int probe_file__get_events(int fd, struct strfilter *filter,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int probe_file__del_strlist(int fd, struct strlist *namelist)
+int probe_file__del_strlist(int fd, struct strlist *namelist)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct str_node *ent;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
index ada94a242a17c80edb8f53c82f31145b70993653..18ac9cf51c3433438eb3036d340f34e5975161bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ struct strlist *probe_file__get_namelist(int fd);
 struct strlist *probe_file__get_rawlist(int fd);
 int probe_file__add_event(int fd, struct probe_trace_event *tev);
 int probe_file__del_events(int fd, struct strfilter *filter);
+int probe_file__get_events(int fd, struct strfilter *filter,
+				  struct strlist *plist);
+int probe_file__del_strlist(int fd, struct strlist *namelist);
+
 
 #endif