diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/BenchmarkRunner.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/BenchmarkRunner.cpp
index 5f08c67bfc89a..dee7af5fd520a 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/BenchmarkRunner.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/BenchmarkRunner.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,11 @@ class SubProcessFunctionExecutorImpl
       if (ChildExitCode == 0) {
         // The child exited succesfully, read counter values and return
         // success
-        CounterValues[0] = Counter->read();
+        auto CounterValueOrErr = Counter->readOrError();
+        if (!CounterValueOrErr)
+          return CounterValueOrErr.takeError();
+        CounterValues = std::move(*CounterValueOrErr);
+
         return Error::success();
       }
       // The child exited, but not successfully
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.cpp
index 3ff1745e9e062..314de1ec32366 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.cpp
@@ -148,17 +148,6 @@ void Counter::stop() {
     ioctl(FileDescriptor, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
 }
 
-int64_t Counter::read() const {
-  auto ValueOrError = readOrError();
-  if (ValueOrError) {
-    if (!ValueOrError.get().empty())
-      return ValueOrError.get()[0];
-    errs() << "Counter has no reading\n";
-  } else
-    errs() << ValueOrError.takeError() << "\n";
-  return -1;
-}
-
 llvm::Expected<llvm::SmallVector<int64_t, 4>>
 Counter::readOrError(StringRef /*unused*/) const {
   int64_t Count = 0;
@@ -187,8 +176,6 @@ void Counter::start() {}
 
 void Counter::stop() {}
 
-int64_t Counter::read() const { return 42; }
-
 llvm::Expected<llvm::SmallVector<int64_t, 4>>
 Counter::readOrError(StringRef /*unused*/) const {
   if (IsDummyEvent) {
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.h b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.h
index a50974f0a67be..894aac1f197ed 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.h
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-exegesis/lib/PerfHelper.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ class Counter {
   /// Stops the measurement of the event.
   void stop();
 
-  /// Returns the current value of the counter or -1 if it cannot be read.
-  int64_t read() const;
-
   /// Returns the current value of the counter or error if it cannot be read.
   /// FunctionBytes: The benchmark function being executed.
   /// This is used to filter out the measurements to ensure they are only