diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 3e7bd2388ed2..54a64d1e18c6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,6 @@ static int __btrfs_inc_extent_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	/* this will setup the path even if it fails to insert the back ref */
 	ret = insert_inline_extent_backref(trans, path, bytenr, num_bytes,
@@ -1472,7 +1471,6 @@ static int __btrfs_inc_extent_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
-	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	/* now insert the actual backref */
 	if (owner < BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
@@ -1589,7 +1587,6 @@ static int run_delayed_extent_op(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	}
 
 again:
-	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, fs_info->extent_root, &key, path, 0, 1);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2978,7 +2975,6 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 
 	is_data = owner_objectid >= BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;