diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index b9d4322e1e65..95c072b70d0e 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@
 #define  __pure		__attribute__((pure))
 #endif
 #define  noinline	__attribute__((noinline))
-#ifdef __has_attribute
-#if __has_attribute(disable_tail_calls)
-#define __no_tail_call	__attribute__((disable_tail_calls))
-#endif
-#endif
-#ifndef __no_tail_call
-#if GCC_VERSION > 40201
-#define __no_tail_call	__attribute__((optimize("no-optimize-sibling-calls")))
-#else
-#define __no_tail_call
-#endif
-#endif
 #ifndef __packed
 #define __packed	__attribute__((packed))
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
index 2b3f7353e891..d22a974372c0 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 #ifndef noinline
 #define noinline
 #endif
-#ifndef __no_tail_call
-#define __no_tail_call
-#endif
 
 /* Are two types/vars the same type (ignoring qualifiers)? */
 #ifndef __same_type
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index 2491d167bf76..83638097c3bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int unwind_entry(struct unwind_entry *entry, void *arg)
 	return strcmp((const char *) symbol, funcs[idx]);
 }
 
-__no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__thread(struct thread *thread)
+noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__thread(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	unsigned long cnt = 0;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ __no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__thread(struct thread *thread)
 
 static int global_unwind_retval = -INT_MAX;
 
-__no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__compare(void *p1, void *p2)
+noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__compare(void *p1, void *p2)
 {
 	/* Any possible value should be 'thread' */
 	struct thread *thread = *(struct thread **)p1;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ __no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__compare(void *p1, void *p2)
 	return p1 - p2;
 }
 
-__no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_3(struct thread *thread)
+noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_3(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	struct thread *array[2] = {thread, thread};
 	void *fp = &bsearch;
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ __no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_3(struct thread *thread)
 	return global_unwind_retval;
 }
 
-__no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_2(struct thread *thread)
+noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_2(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	return test_dwarf_unwind__krava_3(thread);
 }
 
-__no_tail_call noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_1(struct thread *thread)
+noinline int test_dwarf_unwind__krava_1(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	return test_dwarf_unwind__krava_2(thread);
 }