static inline xfs_failaddr_t
 xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(
        struct xfs_perag        *pag,
-       struct xfs_btree_cur    *cur,
-       int                     level,
        xfs_agblock_t           agbno,
        __be32                  dsibling)
 {
        sibling = be32_to_cpu(dsibling);
        if (sibling == agbno)
                return __this_address;
-       if (level >= 0) {
-               if (!xfs_btree_check_sptr(cur, sibling, level + 1))
-                       return __this_address;
-       } else {
-               if (!xfs_verify_agbno(pag, sibling))
-                       return __this_address;
-       }
+       if (!xfs_verify_agbno(pag, sibling))
+               return __this_address;
        return NULL;
 }
 
        if (bp)
                agbno = xfs_daddr_to_agbno(mp, xfs_buf_daddr(bp));
 
-       fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(pag, cur, level, agbno,
+       fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(pag, agbno,
                        block->bb_u.s.bb_leftsib);
        if (!fa)
-               fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(pag, cur, level, agbno,
+               fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(pag, agbno,
                                block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib);
        return fa;
 }
 
        /* sibling pointer verification */
        agbno = xfs_daddr_to_agbno(mp, xfs_buf_daddr(bp));
-       fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(bp->b_pag, NULL, -1, agbno,
+       fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(bp->b_pag, agbno,
                        block->bb_u.s.bb_leftsib);
        if (!fa)
-               fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(bp->b_pag, NULL, -1, agbno,
+               fa = xfs_btree_check_sblock_siblings(bp->b_pag, agbno,
                                block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib);
        return fa;
 }