diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 3af81012014e..d6e845c57902 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -511,38 +511,6 @@ static void fs_something(void)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef __s390x__
-#include "header.h" // for get_cpuid()
-#endif
-
-static const char *do_determine_event(bool excl_kernel)
-{
-	const char *event = excl_kernel ? "cycles:u" : "cycles";
-
-#ifdef __s390x__
-	char cpuid[128], model[16], model_c[16], cpum_cf_v[16];
-	unsigned int family;
-	int ret, cpum_cf_a;
-
-	if (get_cpuid(cpuid, sizeof(cpuid)))
-		goto out_clocks;
-	ret = sscanf(cpuid, "%*[^,],%u,%[^,],%[^,],%[^,],%x", &family, model_c,
-		     model, cpum_cf_v, &cpum_cf_a);
-	if (ret != 5)		 /* Not available */
-		goto out_clocks;
-	if (excl_kernel && (cpum_cf_a & 4))
-		return event;
-	if (!excl_kernel && (cpum_cf_a & 2))
-		return event;
-
-	/* Fall through: missing authorization */
-out_clocks:
-	event = excl_kernel ? "cpu-clock:u" : "cpu-clock";
-
-#endif
-	return event;
-}
-
 static void do_something(void)
 {
 	fs_something();
@@ -583,8 +551,10 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 	int err = -1, ret;
 	pid_t pid;
 	struct map *map;
-	bool have_vmlinux, have_kcore, excl_kernel = false;
+	bool have_vmlinux, have_kcore;
 	struct dso *dso;
+	const char *events[] = { "cycles", "cycles:u", "cpu-clock", "cpu-clock:u", NULL };
+	int evidx = 0;
 
 	pid = getpid();
 
@@ -618,7 +588,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 	/* No point getting kernel events if there is no kernel object */
 	if (!have_vmlinux && !have_kcore)
-		excl_kernel = true;
+		evidx++;
 
 	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(pid);
 	if (!threads) {
@@ -646,7 +616,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	while (1) {
+	while (events[evidx]) {
 		const char *str;
 
 		evlist = evlist__new();
@@ -657,7 +627,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 		perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
 
-		str = do_determine_event(excl_kernel);
+		str = events[evidx];
 		pr_debug("Parsing event '%s'\n", str);
 		ret = parse_event(evlist, str);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -675,32 +645,32 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 		ret = evlist__open(evlist);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			if (!excl_kernel) {
-				excl_kernel = true;
-				/*
-				 * Both cpus and threads are now owned by evlist
-				 * and will be freed by following perf_evlist__set_maps
-				 * call. Getting reference to keep them alive.
-				 */
-				perf_cpu_map__get(cpus);
-				perf_thread_map__get(threads);
-				perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, NULL, NULL);
-				evlist__delete(evlist);
-				evlist = NULL;
-				continue;
-			}
+			evidx++;
 
-			if (verbose > 0) {
+			if (events[evidx] == NULL && verbose > 0) {
 				char errbuf[512];
 				evlist__strerror_open(evlist, errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
 				pr_debug("perf_evlist__open() failed!\n%s\n", errbuf);
 			}
 
-			goto out_put;
+			/*
+			 * Both cpus and threads are now owned by evlist
+			 * and will be freed by following perf_evlist__set_maps
+			 * call. Getting reference to keep them alive.
+			 */
+			perf_cpu_map__get(cpus);
+			perf_thread_map__get(threads);
+			perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, NULL, NULL);
+			evlist__delete(evlist);
+			evlist = NULL;
+			continue;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (events[evidx] == NULL)
+		goto out_put;
+
 	ret = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_debug("evlist__mmap failed\n");
@@ -721,7 +691,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_KERNEL_OBJ;
 	else if (!have_vmlinux && !try_kcore)
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_VMLINUX;
-	else if (excl_kernel)
+	else if (strstr(events[evidx], ":u"))
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_ACCESS;
 	else
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_OK;