diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intlist.c b/tools/perf/util/intlist.c
index fd530dced9cb..77c504ff0088 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intlist.c
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ int intlist__add(struct intlist *ilist, int i)
 	return rblist__add_node(&ilist->rblist, (void *)((long)i));
 }
 
-void intlist__remove(struct intlist *ilist __used, struct int_node *node)
+void intlist__remove(struct intlist *ilist, struct int_node *node)
 {
-	int_node__delete(node);
+	rblist__remove_node(&ilist->rblist, &node->rb_node);
 }
 
 struct int_node *intlist__find(struct intlist *ilist, int i)