diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index 92a709f96012..def074807cee 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -720,8 +720,7 @@ perf_event_paranoid:
 ====================
 
 Controls use of the performance events system by unprivileged
-users (without CAP_SYS_ADMIN).  The default value is 3 if
-CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT is set, or 2 otherwise.
+users (without CAP_SYS_ADMIN).  The default value is 2.
 
 ===  ==================================================================
  -1  Allow use of (almost) all events by all users
@@ -735,8 +734,6 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT is set, or 2 otherwise.
 >=1  Disallow CPU event access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
 
 >=2  Disallow kernel profiling by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
-
->=3: Disallow all event access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
 ===  ==================================================================
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index ddc2b7848979..6d4aecd3c7b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_MAC_INUIT=y
 CONFIG_NLS_MAC_ROMANIAN=y
 CONFIG_NLS_MAC_TURKISH=y
 CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y
-CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 4cc494239483..f767e5b06e99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_MAC_INUIT=y
 CONFIG_NLS_MAC_ROMANIAN=y
 CONFIG_NLS_MAC_TURKISH=y
 CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y
-CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index cba40762e802..d5a71cde9adb 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -398,13 +398,8 @@ static cpumask_var_t perf_online_mask;
  *   0 - disallow raw tracepoint access for unpriv
  *   1 - disallow cpu events for unpriv
  *   2 - disallow kernel profiling for unpriv
- *   3 - disallow all unpriv perf event use
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT
-int sysctl_perf_event_paranoid __read_mostly = 3;
-#else
 int sysctl_perf_event_paranoid __read_mostly = 2;
-#endif
 
 /* Minimum for 512 kiB + 1 user control page */
 int sysctl_perf_event_mlock __read_mostly = 512 + (PAGE_SIZE / 1024); /* 'free' kiB per user */
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index c66f43a36dbe..2a1a2d396228 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
 
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
-config SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT
-	bool "Restrict unprivileged use of performance events"
-	depends on PERF_EVENTS
-	help
-	  If you say Y here, the kernel.perf_event_paranoid sysctl
-	  will be set to 3 by default, and no unprivileged use of the
-	  perf_event_open syscall will be permitted unless it is
-	  changed.
-
 config SECURITY
 	bool "Enable different security models"
 	depends on SYSFS