diff --git a/tools/include/linux/rbtree.h b/tools/include/linux/rbtree.h
index d83763a..e03b1ea 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/rbtree.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/rbtree.h
@@ -31,25 +31,9 @@
 	struct rb_node *rb_node;
 };
 
-/*
- * Leftmost-cached rbtrees.
- *
- * We do not cache the rightmost node based on footprint
- * size vs number of potential users that could benefit
- * from O(1) rb_last(). Just not worth it, users that want
- * this feature can always implement the logic explicitly.
- * Furthermore, users that want to cache both pointers may
- * find it a bit asymmetric, but that's ok.
- */
-struct rb_root_cached {
-	struct rb_root rb_root;
-	struct rb_node *rb_leftmost;
-};
-
 #define rb_parent(r)   ((struct rb_node *)((r)->__rb_parent_color & ~3))
 
 #define RB_ROOT	(struct rb_root) { NULL, }
-#define RB_ROOT_CACHED (struct rb_root_cached) { {NULL, }, NULL }
 #define	rb_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr, type, member)
 
 #define RB_EMPTY_ROOT(root)  (READ_ONCE((root)->rb_node) == NULL)
@@ -71,12 +55,6 @@
 extern struct rb_node *rb_first(const struct rb_root *);
 extern struct rb_node *rb_last(const struct rb_root *);
 
-extern void rb_insert_color_cached(struct rb_node *,
-				   struct rb_root_cached *, bool);
-extern void rb_erase_cached(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root_cached *);
-/* Same as rb_first(), but O(1) */
-#define rb_first_cached(root) (root)->rb_leftmost
-
 /* Postorder iteration - always visit the parent after its children */
 extern struct rb_node *rb_first_postorder(const struct rb_root *);
 extern struct rb_node *rb_next_postorder(const struct rb_node *);
@@ -84,8 +62,6 @@
 /* Fast replacement of a single node without remove/rebalance/add/rebalance */
 extern void rb_replace_node(struct rb_node *victim, struct rb_node *new,
 			    struct rb_root *root);
-extern void rb_replace_node_cached(struct rb_node *victim, struct rb_node *new,
-				   struct rb_root_cached *root);
 
 static inline void rb_link_node(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_node *parent,
 				struct rb_node **rb_link)
@@ -129,4 +105,51 @@
 	rb_erase(n, root);
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(n);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Leftmost-cached rbtrees.
+ *
+ * We do not cache the rightmost node based on footprint
+ * size vs number of potential users that could benefit
+ * from O(1) rb_last(). Just not worth it, users that want
+ * this feature can always implement the logic explicitly.
+ * Furthermore, users that want to cache both pointers may
+ * find it a bit asymmetric, but that's ok.
+ */
+struct rb_root_cached {
+	struct rb_root rb_root;
+	struct rb_node *rb_leftmost;
+};
+
+#define RB_ROOT_CACHED (struct rb_root_cached) { {NULL, }, NULL }
+
+/* Same as rb_first(), but O(1) */
+#define rb_first_cached(root) (root)->rb_leftmost
+
+static inline void rb_insert_color_cached(struct rb_node *node,
+					  struct rb_root_cached *root,
+					  bool leftmost)
+{
+	if (leftmost)
+		root->rb_leftmost = node;
+	rb_insert_color(node, &root->rb_root);
+}
+
+static inline void rb_erase_cached(struct rb_node *node,
+				   struct rb_root_cached *root)
+{
+	if (root->rb_leftmost == node)
+		root->rb_leftmost = rb_next(node);
+	rb_erase(node, &root->rb_root);
+}
+
+static inline void rb_replace_node_cached(struct rb_node *victim,
+					  struct rb_node *new,
+					  struct rb_root_cached *root)
+{
+	if (root->rb_leftmost == victim)
+		root->rb_leftmost = new;
+	rb_replace_node(victim, new, &root->rb_root);
+}
+
 #endif /* __TOOLS_LINUX_PERF_RBTREE_H */
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h b/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
index ddd0100..467a3ee 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
@@ -32,17 +32,16 @@
 	void (*rotate)(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new);
 };
 
-extern void __rb_insert_augmented(struct rb_node *node,
-				  struct rb_root *root,
-				  bool newleft, struct rb_node **leftmost,
+extern void __rb_insert_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
 	void (*augment_rotate)(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new));
+
 /*
  * Fixup the rbtree and update the augmented information when rebalancing.
  *
  * On insertion, the user must update the augmented information on the path
  * leading to the inserted node, then call rb_link_node() as usual and
- * rb_augment_inserted() instead of the usual rb_insert_color() call.
- * If rb_augment_inserted() rebalances the rbtree, it will callback into
+ * rb_insert_augmented() instead of the usual rb_insert_color() call.
+ * If rb_insert_augmented() rebalances the rbtree, it will callback into
  * a user provided function to update the augmented information on the
  * affected subtrees.
  */
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
 rb_insert_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
 		    const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
-	__rb_insert_augmented(node, root, false, NULL, augment->rotate);
+	__rb_insert_augmented(node, root, augment->rotate);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -58,8 +57,9 @@
 			   struct rb_root_cached *root, bool newleft,
 			   const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
-	__rb_insert_augmented(node, &root->rb_root,
-			      newleft, &root->rb_leftmost, augment->rotate);
+	if (newleft)
+		root->rb_leftmost = node;
+	rb_insert_augmented(node, &root->rb_root, augment);
 }
 
 #define RB_DECLARE_CALLBACKS(rbstatic, rbname, rbstruct, rbfield,	\
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
 
 static __always_inline struct rb_node *
 __rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
-		     struct rb_node **leftmost,
 		     const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
 	struct rb_node *child = node->rb_right;
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@
 	struct rb_node *parent, *rebalance;
 	unsigned long pc;
 
-	if (leftmost && node == *leftmost)
-		*leftmost = rb_next(node);
-
 	if (!tmp) {
 		/*
 		 * Case 1: node to erase has no more than 1 child (easy!)
@@ -249,8 +245,7 @@
 rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
 		   const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
-	struct rb_node *rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, root,
-							 NULL, augment);
+	struct rb_node *rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, root, augment);
 	if (rebalance)
 		__rb_erase_color(rebalance, root, augment->rotate);
 }
@@ -259,11 +254,9 @@
 rb_erase_augmented_cached(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root_cached *root,
 			  const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
-	struct rb_node *rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, &root->rb_root,
-							 &root->rb_leftmost,
-							 augment);
-	if (rebalance)
-		__rb_erase_color(rebalance, &root->rb_root, augment->rotate);
+	if (root->rb_leftmost == node)
+		root->rb_leftmost = rb_next(node);
+	rb_erase_augmented(node, &root->rb_root, augment);
 }
 
 #endif /* _TOOLS_LINUX_RBTREE_AUGMENTED_H */
diff --git a/tools/lib/rbtree.c b/tools/lib/rbtree.c
index 804f145..2548ff8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/tools/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -83,14 +83,10 @@
 
 static __always_inline void
 __rb_insert(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
-	    bool newleft, struct rb_node **leftmost,
 	    void (*augment_rotate)(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new))
 {
 	struct rb_node *parent = rb_red_parent(node), *gparent, *tmp;
 
-	if (newleft)
-		*leftmost = node;
-
 	while (true) {
 		/*
 		 * Loop invariant: node is red.
@@ -436,34 +432,17 @@
 
 void rb_insert_color(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root)
 {
-	__rb_insert(node, root, false, NULL, dummy_rotate);
+	__rb_insert(node, root, dummy_rotate);
 }
 
 void rb_erase(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root)
 {
 	struct rb_node *rebalance;
-	rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, root,
-					 NULL, &dummy_callbacks);
+	rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, root, &dummy_callbacks);
 	if (rebalance)
 		____rb_erase_color(rebalance, root, dummy_rotate);
 }
 
-void rb_insert_color_cached(struct rb_node *node,
-			    struct rb_root_cached *root, bool leftmost)
-{
-	__rb_insert(node, &root->rb_root, leftmost,
-		    &root->rb_leftmost, dummy_rotate);
-}
-
-void rb_erase_cached(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root_cached *root)
-{
-	struct rb_node *rebalance;
-	rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, &root->rb_root,
-					 &root->rb_leftmost, &dummy_callbacks);
-	if (rebalance)
-		____rb_erase_color(rebalance, &root->rb_root, dummy_rotate);
-}
-
 /*
  * Augmented rbtree manipulation functions.
  *
@@ -472,10 +451,9 @@
  */
 
 void __rb_insert_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
-			   bool newleft, struct rb_node **leftmost,
 	void (*augment_rotate)(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new))
 {
-	__rb_insert(node, root, newleft, leftmost, augment_rotate);
+	__rb_insert(node, root, augment_rotate);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -580,15 +558,6 @@
 	__rb_change_child(victim, new, parent, root);
 }
 
-void rb_replace_node_cached(struct rb_node *victim, struct rb_node *new,
-			    struct rb_root_cached *root)
-{
-	rb_replace_node(victim, new, &root->rb_root);
-
-	if (root->rb_leftmost == victim)
-		root->rb_leftmost = new;
-}
-
 static struct rb_node *rb_left_deepest_node(const struct rb_node *node)
 {
 	for (;;) {