diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
index c7686fb6641a..d4dffc934bc3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ static int cat_test(const struct resctrl_test *test,
 		    struct resctrl_val_param *param,
 		    size_t span, unsigned long current_mask)
 {
-	char *resctrl_val = param->resctrl_val;
 	struct perf_event_read pe_read;
 	struct perf_event_attr pea;
 	cpu_set_t old_affinity;
@@ -178,8 +177,7 @@ static int cat_test(const struct resctrl_test *test,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Write benchmark to specified con_mon grp, mon_grp in resctrl FS*/
-	ret = write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(bm_pid, param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp,
-				      resctrl_val);
+	ret = write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(bm_pid, param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto reset_affinity;
 
@@ -272,7 +270,6 @@ static int cat_run_test(const struct resctrl_test *test, const struct user_param
 	start_mask = create_bit_mask(start, n);
 
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
-		.resctrl_val	= CAT_STR,
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
 		.num_of_runs	= 0,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
index 238f514ba7e6..e1fadc1bfa37 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static int cmt_run_test(const struct resctrl_test *test, const struct user_param
 	}
 
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
-		.resctrl_val	= CMT_STR,
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
index 5e0b1e794295..1f2a7dc73b62 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static void mba_test_cleanup(void)
 static int mba_run_test(const struct resctrl_test *test, const struct user_params *uparams)
 {
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
-		.resctrl_val	= MBA_STR,
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
 		.init		= mba_init,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
index 0a3ab99b31ab..b027d17b57c5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static void mbm_test_cleanup(void)
 static int mbm_run_test(const struct resctrl_test *test, const struct user_params *uparams)
 {
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
-		.resctrl_val	= MBM_STR,
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index a999fbc13fd3..2dda56084588 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct resctrl_test {
 
 /*
  * resctrl_val_param:	resctrl test parameters
- * @resctrl_val:	Resctrl feature (Eg: mbm, mba.. etc)
  * @ctrlgrp:		Name of the control monitor group (con_mon grp)
  * @mongrp:		Name of the monitor group (mon grp)
  * @filename:		Name of file to which the o/p should be written
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ struct resctrl_test {
  * @measure:		Callback that performs the measurement (a single test)
  */
 struct resctrl_val_param {
-	char		*resctrl_val;
 	const char	*ctrlgrp;
 	const char	*mongrp;
 	char		filename[64];
@@ -113,11 +111,6 @@ struct perf_event_read {
 	} values[2];
 };
 
-#define MBM_STR			"mbm"
-#define MBA_STR			"mba"
-#define CMT_STR			"cmt"
-#define CAT_STR			"cat"
-
 /*
  * Memory location that consumes values compiler must not optimize away.
  * Volatile ensures writes to this location cannot be optimized away by
@@ -143,8 +136,7 @@ int taskset_benchmark(pid_t bm_pid, int cpu_no, cpu_set_t *old_affinity);
 int taskset_restore(pid_t bm_pid, cpu_set_t *old_affinity);
 int write_schemata(const char *ctrlgrp, char *schemata, int cpu_no,
 		   const char *resource);
-int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, const char *ctrlgrp,
-			    const char *mongrp, const char *resctrl_val);
+int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp);
 int perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *hw_event, pid_t pid, int cpu,
 		    int group_fd, unsigned long flags);
 unsigned char *alloc_buffer(size_t buf_size, int memflush);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
index a9e0bb35a4ab..17b93b44b013 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ int resctrl_val(const struct resctrl_test *test,
 		const char * const *benchmark_cmd,
 		struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 {
-	char *resctrl_val = param->resctrl_val;
 	struct sigaction sigact;
 	int ret = 0, pipefd[2];
 	char pipe_message = 0;
@@ -755,8 +754,7 @@ int resctrl_val(const struct resctrl_test *test,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Write benchmark to specified control&monitoring grp in resctrl FS */
-	ret = write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(bm_pid, param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp,
-				      resctrl_val);
+	ret = write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(bm_pid, param->ctrlgrp, param->mongrp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
index 6b4448588666..4bf1fe6dc308 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ static int write_pid_to_tasks(char *tasks, pid_t pid)
  * @bm_pid:		PID that should be written
  * @ctrlgrp:		Name of the control monitor group (con_mon grp)
  * @mongrp:		Name of the monitor group (mon grp)
- * @resctrl_val:	Resctrl feature (Eg: mbm, mba.. etc)
  *
  * If a con_mon grp is requested, create it and write pid to it, otherwise
  * write pid to root con_mon grp.
@@ -529,8 +528,7 @@ static int write_pid_to_tasks(char *tasks, pid_t pid)
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, < 0 on error.
  */
-int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, const char *ctrlgrp,
-			    const char *mongrp, const char *resctrl_val)
+int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, const char *ctrlgrp, const char *mongrp)
 {
 	char controlgroup[128], monitorgroup[512], monitorgroup_p[256];
 	char tasks[1024];
@@ -550,22 +548,19 @@ int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, const char *ctrlgrp,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Create mon grp and write pid into it for "mbm" and "cmt" test */
-	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)) ||
-	    !strncmp(resctrl_val, MBM_STR, sizeof(MBM_STR))) {
-		if (mongrp) {
-			sprintf(monitorgroup_p, "%s/mon_groups", controlgroup);
-			sprintf(monitorgroup, "%s/%s", monitorgroup_p, mongrp);
-			ret = create_grp(mongrp, monitorgroup, monitorgroup_p);
-			if (ret)
-				goto out;
-
-			sprintf(tasks, "%s/mon_groups/%s/tasks",
-				controlgroup, mongrp);
-			ret = write_pid_to_tasks(tasks, bm_pid);
-			if (ret)
-				goto out;
-		}
+	/* Create monitor group and write pid into if it is used */
+	if (mongrp) {
+		sprintf(monitorgroup_p, "%s/mon_groups", controlgroup);
+		sprintf(monitorgroup, "%s/%s", monitorgroup_p, mongrp);
+		ret = create_grp(mongrp, monitorgroup, monitorgroup_p);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		sprintf(tasks, "%s/mon_groups/%s/tasks",
+			controlgroup, mongrp);
+		ret = write_pid_to_tasks(tasks, bm_pid);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 out:
