diff --git a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.cc b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.cc
index 0877b3e9b0e..851cc6e747d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0buf.cc
@@ -4807,7 +4807,7 @@ and the lock released later.
 @param[in]      page_size               page size
 @param[in]      unzip                   true=request uncompressed page
 @return pointer to the block or NULL */
-buf_page_t *buf_page_init_for_read(dberr_t *err, ulint mode,
+buf_page_t *buf_page_init_for_read(ulint mode,
                                    const page_id_t &page_id,
                                    const page_size_t &page_size, bool unzip) {
   buf_block_t *block;
@@ -4818,8 +4818,6 @@ buf_page_t *buf_page_init_for_read(dberr_t *err, ulint mode,
 
   ut_ad(buf_pool);
 
-  *err = DB_SUCCESS;
-
   if (mode == BUF_READ_IBUF_PAGES_ONLY) {
     /* It is a read-ahead within an ibuf routine */
 
diff --git a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0rea.cc b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0rea.cc
index 4440c11b097..20f08d9ab45 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/buf/buf0rea.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/buf/buf0rea.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ulint buf_read_page_low(dberr_t *err, bool sync, ulint type, ulint mode,
   or is being dropped; if we succeed in initing the page in the buffer
   pool for read, then DISCARD cannot proceed until the read has
   completed */
-  bpage = buf_page_init_for_read(err, mode, page_id, page_size, unzip);
+  bpage = buf_page_init_for_read(mode, page_id, page_size, unzip);
 
   ut_a(bpage == nullptr || bpage->get_space()->id == page_id.space());
 
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
index 4a3aaea23d4..a92407dcaaf 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/buf0buf.h
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ and the lock released later.
 @param[in]      page_size               page size
 @param[in]      unzip                   true=request uncompressed page
 @return pointer to the block or NULL */
-buf_page_t *buf_page_init_for_read(dberr_t *err, ulint mode,
+buf_page_t *buf_page_init_for_read(ulint mode,
                                    const page_id_t &page_id,
                                    const page_size_t &page_size, bool unzip);