The invention discloses preparation of a compound filter material for removing drinking water disinfection by-products. The compound filter material is prepared by the steps of mixing the following filter material raw materials: active peanut shell carbon, modified activated carbon, far infrared sintering balls, quartz sand, ceramisite filter materials, asbestos and garnet according to a certain proportion, and supplementing with a synergistic effect of chemical treatment agents such as a degerming agent to prepare the compound filter material. The compound filter material carries out joint coordination treatment during a water quality purification process, has a high-efficient water purification effect, and especially has a better effect on removing halogenated hydrocarbon of the drinking water disinfection by-products, the adsorption saturation of the filter material is remarkably improved, the service life and the replacement cycle of the filter material are prolonged, the preparation method is simple and convenient, the prepared filter material particles cannot breed mycete easily, and the safety performance is high.