diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 7f5851e..7d8dbf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -442,19 +442,6 @@
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]	  = NULL,
 };
 
-static void perf_session_free_sample_buffers(struct perf_session *session)
-{
-	struct ordered_events *oe = &session->ordered_events;
-
-	while (!list_empty(&oe->to_free)) {
-		struct ordered_event *event;
-
-		event = list_entry(oe->to_free.next, struct ordered_event, list);
-		list_del(&event->list);
-		free(event);
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * When perf record finishes a pass on every buffers, it records this pseudo
  * event.
@@ -1092,7 +1079,7 @@
 out_err:
 	free(buf);
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1237,7 +1224,7 @@
 out_err:
 	ui_progress__finish();
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	session->one_mmap = false;
 	return err;
 }