diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index e0d3a0d..44c22d4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -962,8 +962,6 @@ static int parse_probe_vars(char *orig_arg, const struct fetch_type *t,
 			code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM;
 			return 0;
 		}
-		/* backward compatibility */
-		ctx->offset = 0;
 		goto inval;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
index 4f5e8c6..2a680c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ check_error 'e:foo/^123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
 check_error 'e:foo/^bar.1 syscalls/sys_enter_openat'	# BAD_EVENT_NAME
 
 check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat arg=^dfd'	# BAD_FETCH_ARG
-check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat ^arg=$foo'	# BAD_ATTACH_ARG
+check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat arg=^$foo'	# BAD_ATTACH_ARG
 
 if grep -q '<attached-group>\.<attached-event>.*\[if <filter>\]' README; then
   check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat if ^'	# NO_EP_FILTER