diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index 14d6c33b0957e..357535a5c89ce 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -754,14 +754,12 @@ static unsigned long bch_mca_scan(struct shrinker *shrink,
 		b = list_first_entry(&c->btree_cache, struct btree, list);
 		list_rotate_left(&c->btree_cache);
 
-		if (!b->accessed &&
-		    !mca_reap(b, 0, false)) {
+		if (!mca_reap(b, 0, false)) {
 			mca_bucket_free(b);
 			mca_data_free(b);
 			rw_unlock(true, b);
 			freed++;
-		} else
-			b->accessed = 0;
+		}
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&c->bucket_lock);
@@ -1069,7 +1067,6 @@ struct btree *bch_btree_node_get(struct cache_set *c, struct btree_op *op,
 	BUG_ON(!b->written);
 
 	b->parent = parent;
-	b->accessed = 1;
 
 	for (; i <= b->keys.nsets && b->keys.set[i].size; i++) {
 		prefetch(b->keys.set[i].tree);
@@ -1160,7 +1157,6 @@ struct btree *__bch_btree_node_alloc(struct cache_set *c, struct btree_op *op,
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	b->accessed = 1;
 	b->parent = parent;
 	bch_bset_init_next(&b->keys, b->keys.set->data, bset_magic(&b->c->sb));
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
index 76cfd121a4861..f4dcca4493913 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ struct btree {
 	/* Key/pointer for this btree node */
 	BKEY_PADDED(key);
 
-	/* Single bit - set when accessed, cleared by shrinker */
-	unsigned long		accessed;
 	unsigned long		seq;
 	struct rw_semaphore	lock;
 	struct cache_set	*c;