diff --git a/simpleperf/cmd_record.cpp b/simpleperf/cmd_record.cpp
index 1cbb86c..ce3576d 100644
--- a/simpleperf/cmd_record.cpp
+++ b/simpleperf/cmd_record.cpp
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@
   if (!event_selection_set_.PrepareToReadMmapEventData(callback)) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (!event_selection_set_.HandleCpuHotplugEvents(cpus_)) {
-    return false;
-  }
   if (need_to_check_targets && !event_selection_set_.StopWhenNoMoreTargets()) {
     return false;
   }