diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 059c565..df516dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/sort.h"
+#include "util/hist.h"
 
 static char		const *input_name = "perf.data";
 
@@ -47,45 +48,6 @@
 	char		*path;
 };
 
-/*
- * histogram, sorted on item, collects counts
- */
-
-static struct rb_root hist;
-
-static int64_t
-hist_entry__cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
-{
-	struct sort_entry *se;
-	int64_t cmp = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
-		cmp = se->cmp(left, right);
-		if (cmp)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return cmp;
-}
-
-static int64_t
-hist_entry__collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
-{
-	struct sort_entry *se;
-	int64_t cmp = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
-		int64_t (*f)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
-
-		f = se->collapse ?: se->cmp;
-
-		cmp = f(left, right);
-		if (cmp)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return cmp;
-}
 
 /*
  * collect histogram counts
@@ -163,116 +125,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hist_entry__free(struct hist_entry *he)
-{
-	free(he);
-}
-
-/*
- * collapse the histogram
- */
-
-static struct rb_root collapse_hists;
-
-static void collapse__insert_entry(struct hist_entry *he)
-{
-	struct rb_node **p = &collapse_hists.rb_node;
-	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-	struct hist_entry *iter;
-	int64_t cmp;
-
-	while (*p != NULL) {
-		parent = *p;
-		iter = rb_entry(parent, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
-
-		cmp = hist_entry__collapse(iter, he);
-
-		if (!cmp) {
-			iter->count += he->count;
-			hist_entry__free(he);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (cmp < 0)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-		else
-			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-	}
-
-	rb_link_node(&he->rb_node, parent, p);
-	rb_insert_color(&he->rb_node, &collapse_hists);
-}
-
-static void collapse__resort(void)
-{
-	struct rb_node *next;
-	struct hist_entry *n;
-
-	if (!sort__need_collapse)
-		return;
-
-	next = rb_first(&hist);
-	while (next) {
-		n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
-		next = rb_next(&n->rb_node);
-
-		rb_erase(&n->rb_node, &hist);
-		collapse__insert_entry(n);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
- * reverse the map, sort on count.
- */
-
-static struct rb_root output_hists;
-
-static void output__insert_entry(struct hist_entry *he)
-{
-	struct rb_node **p = &output_hists.rb_node;
-	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-	struct hist_entry *iter;
-
-	while (*p != NULL) {
-		parent = *p;
-		iter = rb_entry(parent, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
-
-		if (he->count > iter->count)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-		else
-			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-	}
-
-	rb_link_node(&he->rb_node, parent, p);
-	rb_insert_color(&he->rb_node, &output_hists);
-}
-
-static void output__resort(void)
-{
-	struct rb_node *next;
-	struct hist_entry *n;
-	struct rb_root *tree = &hist;
-
-	if (sort__need_collapse)
-		tree = &collapse_hists;
-
-	next = rb_first(tree);
-
-	while (next) {
-		n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
-		next = rb_next(&n->rb_node);
-
-		rb_erase(&n->rb_node, tree);
-		output__insert_entry(n);
-	}
-}
-
-static unsigned long total = 0,
-		     total_mmap = 0,
-		     total_comm = 0,
-		     total_fork = 0,
-		     total_unknown = 0;
-
 static int
 process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
@@ -861,7 +713,7 @@
 		dsos__fprintf(stdout);
 
 	collapse__resort();
-	output__resort();
+	output__resort(total);
 
 	find_annotations();