diff --git a/dm-bht.c b/dm-bht.c
index 5a6cc3b..46b03c0 100644
--- a/dm-bht.c
+++ b/dm-bht.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@
 	if (status)
 		goto bad_entries_alloc;
 
-	bht->verify_mode = DM_BHT_REVERIFY_LEAVES;
 	bht->entry_readahead = 0;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -727,10 +726,9 @@
 			goto mismatch;
 		}
 
-		if (bht->verify_mode != DM_BHT_FULL_REVERIFY)
-			atomic_cmpxchg(&entry->state,
-				       DM_BHT_ENTRY_READY,
-				       DM_BHT_ENTRY_VERIFIED);
+		atomic_cmpxchg(&entry->state,
+			       DM_BHT_ENTRY_READY,
+			       DM_BHT_ENTRY_VERIFIED);
 
 		entry = parent;
 		depth--;
@@ -1169,17 +1167,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_bht_set_write_cb);
 
 /**
- * dm_bht_set_verify_mode - set verify mode
- * @bht:	pointer to a dm_bht_create()d bht
- * @verify_mode:	indicate verification behavior
- */
-void dm_bht_set_verify_mode(struct dm_bht *bht, int verify_mode)
-{
-	bht->verify_mode = verify_mode;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dm_bht_set_verify_mode);
-
-/**
  * dm_bht_set_entry_readahead - set verify mode
  * @bht:	pointer to a dm_bht_create()d bht
  * @readahead_count:	number of entries to readahead from a given level
diff --git a/dm-bht.h b/dm-bht.h
index 25c20b5..a6528d3 100644
--- a/dm-bht.h
+++ b/dm-bht.h
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@
  * TODO(wad): All hash storage memory is pre-allocated and freed once an
  * entire branch has been verified.
  */
-enum verify_mode { DM_BHT_REVERIFY_LEAVES = 0, DM_BHT_FULL_REVERIFY };
 struct dm_bht {
 	/* Configured values */
 	/* ENFORCE: depth must be >= 2. */
 	unsigned int depth;  /* Depth of the tree including the root */
 	unsigned int block_count;  /* Number of blocks hashed */
 	char hash_alg[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
-	int verify_mode;  /* different verification modes */
 	unsigned int entry_readahead;  /* number of entries to attempt to
 					* pre-read in a level.
 					*/
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@
 				unsigned int readahead_count);
 void dm_bht_set_read_cb(struct dm_bht *bht, dm_bht_callback read_cb);
 void dm_bht_set_write_cb(struct dm_bht *bht, dm_bht_callback write_cb);
-void dm_bht_set_verify_mode(struct dm_bht *bht, int verify_mode);
 int dm_bht_set_root_hexdigest(struct dm_bht *bht, const u8 *hexdigest);
 int dm_bht_root_hexdigest(struct dm_bht *bht, u8 *hexdigest, int available);