diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 280f0348a09c0b..2fdc7b2f996ed5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -706,13 +706,9 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 out_put:
 	thread__put(thread);
 out_err:
-
-	if (evlist) {
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
-	} else {
-		perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
-		perf_thread_map__put(threads);
-	}
+	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
+	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
 	machine__delete_threads(machine);
 	machine__delete(machine);