return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_nr_entries(struct dm_transaction_manager *tm,
-                         dm_block_t b, uint32_t *result)
-{
-       int r;
-       struct dm_block *block;
-       struct btree_node *n;
-
-       r = dm_tm_read_lock(tm, b, &btree_node_validator, &block);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
-
-       n = dm_block_data(block);
-       *result = le32_to_cpu(n->header.nr_entries);
-
-       return dm_tm_unlock(tm, block);
-}
-
 static int rebalance_children(struct shadow_spine *s,
                              struct dm_btree_info *info,
                              struct dm_btree_value_type *vt, uint64_t key)
 {
        int i, r, has_left_sibling, has_right_sibling;
-       uint32_t child_entries;
        struct btree_node *n;
 
        n = dm_block_data(shadow_current(s));
        if (i < 0)
                return -ENODATA;
 
-       r = get_nr_entries(info->tm, value64(n, i), &child_entries);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
-
        has_left_sibling = i > 0;
        has_right_sibling = i < (le32_to_cpu(n->header.nr_entries) - 1);