static inline xfs_failaddr_t
 xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(
        struct xfs_mount        *mp,
-       struct xfs_btree_cur    *cur,
-       int                     level,
        xfs_fsblock_t           fsb,
        __be64                  dsibling)
 {
        sibling = be64_to_cpu(dsibling);
        if (sibling == fsb)
                return __this_address;
-       if (level >= 0) {
-               if (!xfs_btree_check_lptr(cur, sibling, level + 1))
-                       return __this_address;
-       } else {
-               if (!xfs_verify_fsbno(mp, sibling))
-                       return __this_address;
-       }
-
+       if (!xfs_verify_fsbno(mp, sibling))
+               return __this_address;
        return NULL;
 }
 
        if (bp)
                fsb = XFS_DADDR_TO_FSB(mp, xfs_buf_daddr(bp));
 
-       fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, cur, level, fsb,
-                       block->bb_u.l.bb_leftsib);
+       fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, fsb, block->bb_u.l.bb_leftsib);
        if (!fa)
-               fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, cur, level, fsb,
+               fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, fsb,
                                block->bb_u.l.bb_rightsib);
        return fa;
 }
 
        /* sibling pointer verification */
        fsb = XFS_DADDR_TO_FSB(mp, xfs_buf_daddr(bp));
-       fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, NULL, -1, fsb,
-                       block->bb_u.l.bb_leftsib);
+       fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, fsb, block->bb_u.l.bb_leftsib);
        if (!fa)
-               fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, NULL, -1, fsb,
+               fa = xfs_btree_check_lblock_siblings(mp, fsb,
                                block->bb_u.l.bb_rightsib);
        return fa;
 }