diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 6eb9a95..a552417 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),0)
   CFLAGS += -O6
-else
-  CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Og,-O0)
 endif
 
 ifdef PARSER_DEBUG
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
index 0ebef09..c16ce83 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
@@ -177,22 +177,3 @@
 endef
 _ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_err  = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))
-
-# try-run
-# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
-# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" is can be used as temporary file and
-# is automatically cleaned up.
-try-run = $(shell set -e;		\
-	TMP="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.tmp";	\
-	TMPO="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.o";	\
-	if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1;	\
-	then echo "$(2)";		\
-	else echo "$(3)";		\
-	fi;				\
-	rm -f "$$TMP" "$$TMPO")
-
-# cc-option
-# Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
-
-cc-option = $(call try-run,\
-	$(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))