diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 7f31dd57de54..63b11e546a87 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -743,8 +743,6 @@ struct backref_node *build_backref_tree(struct reloc_control *rc,
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	path1->reada = READA_FORWARD;
-	path2->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	node = alloc_backref_node(cache);
 	if (!node) {