diff --git a/include/sys/fm/fs/zfs.h b/include/sys/fm/fs/zfs.h
index b9bac7e252..3cf2b1274d 100644
--- a/include/sys/fm/fs/zfs.h
+++ b/include/sys/fm/fs/zfs.h
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_RANGE_CLEARS	"bad_range_clears"
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_SET_BITS	"bad_set_bits"
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_CLEARED_BITS	"bad_cleared_bits"
-#define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_SET_HISTOGRAM "bad_set_histogram"
-#define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_CLEARED_HISTOGRAM "bad_cleared_histogram"
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_SNAPSHOT_NAME	"snapshot_name"
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_DEVICE_NAME	"device_name"
 #define	FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_RAW_DEVICE_NAME	"raw_name"
diff --git a/man/man8/zpool-events.8 b/man/man8/zpool-events.8
index 341f902fe6..c3bd3208e6 100644
--- a/man/man8/zpool-events.8
+++ b/man/man8/zpool-events.8
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" Copyright 2017 Nexenta Systems, Inc.
 .\" Copyright (c) 2017 Open-E, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 .\"
-.Dd May 27, 2021
+.Dd July 11, 2023
 .Dt ZPOOL-EVENTS 8
 .Os
 .
@@ -362,23 +362,6 @@ Like
 but contains
 .Pq Ar good data No & ~( Ns Ar bad data ) ;
 that is, the bits set in the good data which are cleared in the bad data.
-.It Sy bad_set_histogram
-If this field exists, it is an array of counters.
-Each entry counts bits set in a particular bit of a big-endian uint64 type.
-The first entry counts bits
-set in the high-order bit of the first byte, the 9th byte, etc, and the last
-entry counts bits set of the low-order bit of the 8th byte, the 16th byte, etc.
-This information is useful for observing a stuck bit in a parallel data path,
-such as IDE or parallel SCSI.
-.It Sy bad_cleared_histogram
-If this field exists, it is an array of counters.
-Each entry counts bit clears in a particular bit of a big-endian uint64 type.
-The first entry counts bits
-clears of the high-order bit of the first byte, the 9th byte, etc, and the
-last entry counts clears of the low-order bit of the 8th byte, the 16th byte,
-etc.
-This information is useful for observing a stuck bit in a parallel data
-path, such as IDE or parallel SCSI.
 .El
 .
 .Sh I/O STAGES
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_fm.c b/module/zfs/zfs_fm.c
index 2754ceec83..9365ca500d 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_fm.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_fm.c
@@ -754,10 +754,6 @@ zfs_ereport_start(nvlist_t **ereport_out, nvlist_t **detector_out,
 #define	MAX_RANGES		16
 
 typedef struct zfs_ecksum_info {
-	/* histograms of set and cleared bits by bit number in a 64-bit word */
-	uint8_t zei_histogram_set[sizeof (uint64_t) * NBBY];
-	uint8_t zei_histogram_cleared[sizeof (uint64_t) * NBBY];
-
 	/* inline arrays of bits set and cleared. */
 	uint64_t zei_bits_set[ZFM_MAX_INLINE];
 	uint64_t zei_bits_cleared[ZFM_MAX_INLINE];
@@ -781,7 +777,7 @@ typedef struct zfs_ecksum_info {
 } zfs_ecksum_info_t;
 
 static void
-update_histogram(uint64_t value_arg, uint8_t *hist, uint32_t *count)
+update_bad_bits(uint64_t value_arg, uint32_t *count)
 {
 	size_t i;
 	size_t bits = 0;
@@ -789,10 +785,8 @@ update_histogram(uint64_t value_arg, uint8_t *hist, uint32_t *count)
 
 	/* We store the bits in big-endian (largest-first) order */
 	for (i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
-		if (value & (1ull << i)) {
-			hist[63 - i] = MAX(hist[63 - i], hist[63 - i] + 1);
+		if (value & (1ull << i))
 			++bits;
-		}
 	}
 	/* update the count of bits changed */
 	*count += bits;
@@ -1010,10 +1004,8 @@ annotate_ecksum(nvlist_t *ereport, zio_bad_cksum_t *info,
 				offset++;
 			}
 
-			update_histogram(set, eip->zei_histogram_set,
-			    &eip->zei_range_sets[range]);
-			update_histogram(cleared, eip->zei_histogram_cleared,
-			    &eip->zei_range_clears[range]);
+			update_bad_bits(set, &eip->zei_range_sets[range]);
+			update_bad_bits(cleared, &eip->zei_range_clears[range]);
 		}
 
 		/* convert to byte offsets */
@@ -1049,15 +1041,6 @@ annotate_ecksum(nvlist_t *ereport, zio_bad_cksum_t *info,
 		    DATA_TYPE_UINT8_ARRAY,
 		    inline_size, (uint8_t *)eip->zei_bits_cleared,
 		    NULL);
-	} else {
-		fm_payload_set(ereport,
-		    FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_SET_HISTOGRAM,
-		    DATA_TYPE_UINT8_ARRAY,
-		    NBBY * sizeof (uint64_t), eip->zei_histogram_set,
-		    FM_EREPORT_PAYLOAD_ZFS_BAD_CLEARED_HISTOGRAM,
-		    DATA_TYPE_UINT8_ARRAY,
-		    NBBY * sizeof (uint64_t), eip->zei_histogram_cleared,
-		    NULL);
 	}
 	return (eip);
 }