diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 175f1f6b691494fbf2ebc01fa91b946d0508a236..76bdca640a9b5fcde2f7206f39940dc23e4750e8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct symbol *map__find_symbol(struct map *self, u64 addr,
 	if (!dso__loaded(self->dso, self->type) && map__load(self, filter) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return self->dso->find_symbol(self->dso, self->type, addr);
+	return dso__find_symbol(self->dso, self->type, addr);
 }
 
 struct symbol *map__find_symbol_by_name(struct map *self, const char *name,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 8134c49deae67c99d4120c5b23efa3d272f93971..d3d9fed74f1dbcb56fc1ba66aa5cbc09e53e426c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ enum dso_origin {
 
 static void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso);
 static struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
-struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 				struct map_groups *mg, symbol_filter_t filter);
 unsigned int symbol__priv_size;
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		self->short_name = self->name;
 		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
 			self->symbols[i] = self->symbol_names[i] = RB_ROOT;
-		self->find_symbol = dso__find_symbol;
 		self->slen_calculated = 0;
 		self->origin = DSO__ORIG_NOT_FOUND;
 		self->loaded = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 51c401307bf13e048fcbdf29e5e80c4273b57875..cf99f88adf39c52d2010e8b6e0c580307dbc69fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 	struct rb_root	 symbol_names[MAP__NR_TYPES];
-	struct symbol    *(*find_symbol)(struct dso *self,
-					 enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 	u8		 adjust_symbols:1;
 	u8		 slen_calculated:1;
 	u8		 has_build_id:1;
@@ -109,6 +107,7 @@ size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *self, FILE *fp);
 size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
 char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *self);
 void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *self, void *build_id);
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type,
 					const char *name);