diff --git a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
index e7c3e2dd752..d044f184848 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ gistRedoPageUpdateRecord(XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record, bool isnewroot)
 		 */
 		GistPageSetLeaf(page);
 
-	GistPageGetOpaque(page)->rightlink = InvalidBlockNumber;
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetTLI(page, ThisTimeLineID);
 	MarkBufferDirty(buffer);