diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 93def72048..bdf05227fb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -5022,7 +5022,6 @@ in a digital read-out.")
            python-2                            ;'perf' links against libpython
            elfutils
            libiberty                 ;used alongside BDF for symbol demangling
-           libtraceevent
            libunwind                 ;better stack walking
            libtraceevent
            numactl                   ;for 'perf bench numa mem'