return ret;
 }
 
+static int del_perf_probe_caches(struct strfilter *filter)
+{
+       struct probe_cache *cache;
+       struct strlist *bidlist;
+       struct str_node *nd;
+       int ret;
+
+       bidlist = build_id_cache__list_all();
+       if (!bidlist) {
+               ret = -errno;
+               pr_debug("Failed to get buildids: %d\n", ret);
+               return ret ?: -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
+       strlist__for_each_entry(nd, bidlist) {
+               cache = probe_cache__new(nd->s);
+               if (!cache)
+                       continue;
+               if (probe_cache__filter_purge(cache, filter) < 0 ||
+                   probe_cache__commit(cache) < 0)
+                       pr_warning("Failed to remove entries for %s\n", nd->s);
+               probe_cache__delete(cache);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int perf_del_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter)
 {
        int ret, ret2, ufd = -1, kfd = -1;
 
        pr_debug("Delete filter: \'%s\'\n", str);
 
+       if (probe_conf.cache)
+               return del_perf_probe_caches(filter);
+
        /* Get current event names */
        ret = probe_file__open_both(&kfd, &ufd, PF_FL_RW);
        if (ret < 0)
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+static bool probe_cache_entry__compare(struct probe_cache_entry *entry,
+                                      struct strfilter *filter)
+{
+       char buf[128], *ptr = entry->spev;
+
+       if (entry->pev.event) {
+               snprintf(buf, 128, "%s:%s", entry->pev.group, entry->pev.event);
+               ptr = buf;
+       }
+       return strfilter__compare(filter, ptr);
+}
+
+int probe_cache__filter_purge(struct probe_cache *pcache,
+                             struct strfilter *filter)
+{
+       struct probe_cache_entry *entry, *tmp;
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &pcache->entries, node) {
+               if (probe_cache_entry__compare(entry, filter)) {
+                       pr_info("Removed cached event: %s\n", entry->spev);
+                       list_del_init(&entry->node);
+                       probe_cache_entry__delete(entry);
+               }
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int probe_cache__show_entries(struct probe_cache *pcache,
                                     struct strfilter *filter)
 {
        struct probe_cache_entry *entry;
-       char buf[128], *ptr;
 
        list_for_each_entry(entry, &pcache->entries, node) {
-               if (entry->pev.event) {
-                       ptr = buf;
-                       snprintf(buf, 128, "%s:%s",
-                                entry->pev.group, entry->pev.event);
-               } else
-                       ptr = entry->spev;
-               if (strfilter__compare(filter, ptr))
+               if (probe_cache_entry__compare(entry, filter))
                        printf("%s\n", entry->spev);
        }
        return 0;
 
 int probe_cache__commit(struct probe_cache *pcache);
 void probe_cache__purge(struct probe_cache *pcache);
 void probe_cache__delete(struct probe_cache *pcache);
+int probe_cache__filter_purge(struct probe_cache *pcache,
+                             struct strfilter *filter);
 struct probe_cache_entry *probe_cache__find(struct probe_cache *pcache,
                                            struct perf_probe_event *pev);
 struct probe_cache_entry *probe_cache__find_by_name(struct probe_cache *pcache,