diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 7d1e4fc5fb6a..e005d9b04616 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ static noinline int insert_new_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 static void insert_ptr(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		       struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 		       struct btrfs_disk_key *key, u64 bytenr,
-		       int slot, int level, int tree_mod_log)
+		       int slot, int level)
 {
 	struct extent_buffer *lower;
 	int nritems;
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ static void insert_ptr(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	BUG_ON(slot > nritems);
 	BUG_ON(nritems == BTRFS_NODEPTRS_PER_BLOCK(root));
 	if (slot != nritems) {
-		if (tree_mod_log && level)
+		if (level)
 			tree_mod_log_eb_move(root->fs_info, lower, slot + 1,
 					     slot, nritems - slot);
 		memmove_extent_buffer(lower,
@@ -3018,7 +3018,7 @@ static void insert_ptr(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			      btrfs_node_key_ptr_offset(slot),
 			      (nritems - slot) * sizeof(struct btrfs_key_ptr));
 	}
-	if (tree_mod_log && level) {
+	if (level) {
 		ret = tree_mod_log_insert_key(root->fs_info, lower, slot,
 					      MOD_LOG_KEY_ADD);
 		BUG_ON(ret < 0);
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ static noinline int split_node(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(split);
 
 	insert_ptr(trans, root, path, &disk_key, split->start,
-		   path->slots[level + 1] + 1, level + 1, 1);
+		   path->slots[level + 1] + 1, level + 1);
 
 	if (path->slots[level] >= mid) {
 		path->slots[level] -= mid;
@@ -3643,7 +3643,7 @@ static noinline void copy_for_split(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_set_header_nritems(l, mid);
 	btrfs_item_key(right, &disk_key, 0);
 	insert_ptr(trans, root, path, &disk_key, right->start,
-		   path->slots[1] + 1, 1, 0);
+		   path->slots[1] + 1, 1);
 
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(right);
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(l);
@@ -3850,7 +3850,7 @@ again:
 		if (mid <= slot) {
 			btrfs_set_header_nritems(right, 0);
 			insert_ptr(trans, root, path, &disk_key, right->start,
-				   path->slots[1] + 1, 1, 0);
+				   path->slots[1] + 1, 1);
 			btrfs_tree_unlock(path->nodes[0]);
 			free_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0]);
 			path->nodes[0] = right;
@@ -3859,7 +3859,7 @@ again:
 		} else {
 			btrfs_set_header_nritems(right, 0);
 			insert_ptr(trans, root, path, &disk_key, right->start,
-					  path->slots[1], 1, 0);
+					  path->slots[1], 1);
 			btrfs_tree_unlock(path->nodes[0]);
 			free_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0]);
 			path->nodes[0] = right;