diff --git a/include/trace/events/irq.h b/include/trace/events/irq.h
index bb70f46656b2..eeceafaaea4c 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/irq.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/irq.h
@@ -160,51 +160,6 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(softirq, softirq_raise,
 	TP_ARGS(vec_nr)
 );
 
-DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(tasklet,
-
-	TP_PROTO(void *func),
-
-	TP_ARGS(func),
-
-	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__field( void *,	func)
-	),
-
-	TP_fast_assign(
-		__entry->func = func;
-	),
-
-	TP_printk("function=%ps", __entry->func)
-);
-
-DEFINE_EVENT(tasklet, tasklet_entry,
-
-	TP_PROTO(void *func),
-
-	TP_ARGS(func)
-);
-
-DEFINE_EVENT(tasklet, tasklet_exit,
-
-	TP_PROTO(void *func),
-
-	TP_ARGS(func)
-);
-
-DEFINE_EVENT(tasklet, tasklet_hi_entry,
-
-	TP_PROTO(void *func),
-
-	TP_ARGS(func)
-);
-
-DEFINE_EVENT(tasklet, tasklet_hi_exit,
-
-	TP_PROTO(void *func),
-
-	TP_ARGS(func)
-);
-
 #endif /*  _TRACE_IRQ_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index f0fa261746fa..a04000169623 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -562,15 +562,10 @@ static void tasklet_action_common(struct softirq_action *a,
 				if (!test_and_clear_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED,
 							&t->state))
 					BUG();
-				if (t->use_callback) {
-					trace_tasklet_entry(t->callback);
+				if (t->use_callback)
 					t->callback(t);
-					trace_tasklet_exit(t->callback);
-				} else {
-					trace_tasklet_entry(t->func);
+				else
 					t->func(t->data);
-					trace_tasklet_exit(t->func);
-				}
 				tasklet_unlock(t);
 				continue;
 			}