diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
index f21ce6a3d4cf..58b319757b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-btree.c
@@ -683,23 +683,8 @@ static int btree_split_beneath(struct shadow_spine *s, uint64_t key)
 	pn->keys[1] = rn->keys[0];
 	memcpy_disk(value_ptr(pn, 1), &val, sizeof(__le64));
 
-	/*
-	 * rejig the spine.  This is ugly, since it knows too
-	 * much about the spine
-	 */
-	if (s->nodes[0] != new_parent) {
-		unlock_block(s->info, s->nodes[0]);
-		s->nodes[0] = new_parent;
-	}
-	if (key < le64_to_cpu(rn->keys[0])) {
-		unlock_block(s->info, right);
-		s->nodes[1] = left;
-	} else {
-		unlock_block(s->info, left);
-		s->nodes[1] = right;
-	}
-	s->count = 2;
-
+	unlock_block(s->info, left);
+	unlock_block(s->info, right);
 	return 0;
 }