diff --git a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
index bec321164a4..9cf26626171 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0load.cc
@@ -2533,8 +2533,8 @@ static dict_table_t *dict_load_table_one(table_name_t &name, bool cached,
   if (!cached || table->ibd_file_missing) {
     /* Don't attempt to load the indexes from disk. */
   } else if (err == DB_SUCCESS) {
-    err = dict_load_foreigns(table->name.m_name, nullptr, true, true,
-                             ignore_err, fk_tables);
+    err = dict_load_foreigns(table->name.m_name, nullptr, true, ignore_err,
+                             fk_tables);
 
     if (err != DB_SUCCESS) {
       ib::warn(ER_IB_MSG_210) << "Load table " << table->name
@@ -2734,10 +2734,6 @@ static void dict_load_foreign_cols(
     const char **col_names,
     /*!< in: column names, or NULL
     to use foreign->foreign_table->col_names */
-    bool check_recursive,
-    /*!< in: whether to record the foreign table
-    parent count to avoid unlimited recursive
-    load of chained foreign tables */
     bool check_charsets,
     /*!< in: whether to check charset
     compatibility */
@@ -2768,8 +2764,6 @@ stack. */
   size_t id_len;
 
   DBUG_TRACE;
-  DBUG_PRINT("dict_load_foreign",
-             ("id: '%s', check_recursive: %d", id, check_recursive));
 
   ut_ad(dict_sys_mutex_own());
 
@@ -2917,9 +2911,6 @@ dberr_t dict_load_foreigns(
     const char *table_name,       /*!< in: table name */
     const char **col_names,       /*!< in: column names, or NULL
                                   to use table->col_names */
-    bool check_recursive,         /*!< in: Whether to check
-                                  recursive load of tables
-                                  chained by FK */
     bool check_charsets,          /*!< in: whether to check
                                   charset compatibility */
     dict_err_ignore_t ignore_err, /*!< in: error to be ignored */
@@ -3032,8 +3023,8 @@ loop:
 
   /* Load the foreign constraint definition to the dictionary cache */
 
-  err = dict_load_foreign(fk_id, col_names, check_recursive, check_charsets,
-                          ignore_err, fk_tables);
+  err = dict_load_foreign(fk_id, col_names, check_charsets, ignore_err,
+                          fk_tables);
 
   if (err != DB_SUCCESS) {
     pcur.close();
@@ -3057,11 +3048,6 @@ load_next_index:
   if (sec_index != nullptr) {
     mtr_start(&mtr);
 
-    /* Switch to scan index on REF_NAME, fk_max_recusive_level
-    already been updated when scanning FOR_NAME index, no need to
-    update again */
-    check_recursive = false;
-
     goto start_load;
   }
 
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/dict0load.h b/storage/innobase/include/dict0load.h
index 533825ff8dd..2a1ddce055d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/dict0load.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/dict0load.h
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ void dict_load_sys_table(dict_table_t *table); /*!< in: system table */
     const char *table_name,       /*!< in: table name */
     const char **col_names,       /*!< in: column names, or NULL
                                   to use table->col_names */
-    bool check_recursive,         /*!< in: Whether to check
-                                  recursive load of tables
-                                  chained by FK */
     bool check_charsets,          /*!< in: whether to check
                                   charset compatibility */
     dict_err_ignore_t ignore_err, /*!< in: error to be ignored */