}
 
 /* Verify aliases are as expected */
-static int __test__pmu_event_aliases(char *pmu_name, int *count)
+static int __test_core_pmu_event_aliases(char *pmu_name, int *count)
 {
        struct perf_pmu_test_event const **test_event_table;
        struct perf_pmu *pmu;
        LIST_HEAD(aliases);
        int res = 0;
-       bool use_uncore_table;
        struct pmu_events_map *map = __test_pmu_get_events_map();
        struct perf_pmu_alias *a, *tmp;
 
        if (!map)
                return -1;
 
-       if (is_pmu_core(pmu_name)) {
-               test_event_table = &core_events[0];
-               use_uncore_table = false;
-       } else {
-               test_event_table = &uncore_events[0];
-               use_uncore_table = true;
-       }
+       test_event_table = &core_events[0];
 
        pmu = zalloc(sizeof(*pmu));
        if (!pmu)
        for (; *test_event_table; test_event_table++) {
                struct perf_pmu_test_event const *test_event = *test_event_table;
                struct pmu_event const *event = &test_event->event;
-
                struct perf_pmu_alias *alias = find_alias(event->name, &aliases);
 
                if (!alias) {
-                       bool uncore_match = pmu_uncore_alias_match(pmu_name,
-                                                                  event->pmu);
-
-                       if (use_uncore_table && !uncore_match) {
-                               pr_debug3("testing aliases PMU %s: skip matching alias %s\n",
-                                         pmu_name, event->name);
-                               continue;
-                       }
-
-                       pr_debug2("testing aliases PMU %s: no alias, alias_table->name=%s\n",
+                       pr_debug("testing aliases core PMU %s: no alias, alias_table->name=%s\n",
                                  pmu_name, event->name);
                        res = -1;
                        break;
                }
 
                (*count)++;
-               pr_debug2("testing aliases PMU %s: matched event %s\n",
+               pr_debug2("testing aliases core PMU %s: matched event %s\n",
                          pmu_name, alias->name);
        }
 
        return res;
 }
 
-
 /* Test that aliases generated are as expected */
 static int test_aliases(void)
 {
        while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
                int count = 0;
 
+               if (!is_pmu_core(pmu->name))
+                       continue;
+
                if (list_empty(&pmu->format)) {
-                       pr_debug2("skipping testing PMU %s\n", pmu->name);
+                       pr_debug2("skipping testing core PMU %s\n", pmu->name);
                        continue;
                }
 
-               if (__test__pmu_event_aliases(pmu->name, &count)) {
-                       pr_debug("testing PMU %s aliases: failed\n", pmu->name);
+               if (__test_core_pmu_event_aliases(pmu->name, &count)) {
+                       pr_debug("testing core PMU %s aliases: failed\n", pmu->name);
                        return -1;
                }
 
-               if (count == 0)
-                       pr_debug3("testing PMU %s aliases: no events to match\n",
+               if (count == 0) {
+                       pr_debug("testing core PMU %s aliases: no events to match\n",
                                  pmu->name);
-               else
-                       pr_debug("testing PMU %s aliases: pass\n", pmu->name);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+
+               pr_debug("testing core PMU %s aliases: pass\n", pmu->name);
        }
 
        return 0;