diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.bpf.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.bpf.c
index 0b1a7ce879b0..909d1be1bfe3 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.bpf.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
-const volatile u32 nr_cpus = 32;	/* !0 for veristat, set during init */
-
 UEI_DEFINE(uei);
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.c
index a6fba9978b9c..4966e3d4c724 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_cpu0.c
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	optind = 1;
 	skel = SCX_OPS_OPEN(cpu0_ops, scx_cpu0);
 
-	skel->rodata->nr_cpus = libbpf_num_possible_cpus();
-
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "vh")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'v':