diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 8b69d50fcbcb..dd3c82b677d4 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -14394,23 +14394,18 @@ err:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_create_kernel_counter);
 
-static void __perf_pmu_remove(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
-			      int cpu, struct pmu *pmu,
-			      struct perf_event_groups *groups,
+static void __perf_pmu_remove(struct perf_event_context *ctx, struct pmu *pmu,
 			      struct list_head *events)
 {
-	struct perf_event *event, *sibling;
+	struct perf_event *event, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &ctx->event_list, event_entry) {
+		if (event->pmu_ctx->pmu != pmu)
+			continue;
 
-	perf_event_groups_for_cpu_pmu(event, groups, cpu, pmu) {
 		perf_remove_from_context(event, 0);
 		put_pmu_ctx(event->pmu_ctx);
 		list_add(&event->migrate_entry, events);
-
-		for_each_sibling_event(sibling, event) {
-			perf_remove_from_context(sibling, 0);
-			put_pmu_ctx(sibling->pmu_ctx);
-			list_add(&sibling->migrate_entry, events);
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -14486,8 +14481,7 @@ void perf_pmu_migrate_context(struct pmu *pmu, int src_cpu, int dst_cpu)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock_double(&src_ctx->mutex, &dst_ctx->mutex);
 
-	__perf_pmu_remove(src_ctx, src_cpu, pmu, &src_ctx->pinned_groups, &events);
-	__perf_pmu_remove(src_ctx, src_cpu, pmu, &src_ctx->flexible_groups, &events);
+	__perf_pmu_remove(src_ctx, pmu, &events);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&events)) {
 		/*