diff --git a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
index d0ca2ffa439..73e3743c79f 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ gistRedoPageUpdateRecord(XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 		GistPageSetLeaf(page);
 	}
 
-	GistPageGetOpaque(page)->rightlink = InvalidBlockNumber;
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetTLI(page, ThisTimeLineID);
 	MarkBufferDirty(buffer);