diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index d826fbaf7d50..e4d5e6eae409 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -1290,8 +1290,6 @@ again:
 					ret = -EIO;
 					goto out;
 				}
-				btrfs_tree_read_lock(eb);
-				btrfs_set_lock_blocking_rw(eb, BTRFS_READ_LOCK);
 				if (!path->skip_locking) {
 					btrfs_tree_read_lock(eb);
 					btrfs_set_lock_blocking_rw(eb, BTRFS_READ_LOCK);