diff --git a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
index ba8eb632101..a0581155e3a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/fs/ext2fs/ext2_bmap.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ ext2_bmaparray(vp, bn, bnp, runp, runb)
 		if (bp)
 			bqrelse(bp);
 
-		ap->in_exists = 1;
 		bp = getblk(vp, metalbn, bsize, 0, 0, 0);
 		if ((bp->b_flags & B_CACHE) == 0) {
 #ifdef DIAGNOSTIC
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@ ext2_getlbns(vp, bn, ap, nump)
 	 */
 	ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 	ap->in_off = off = NIADDR - i;
-	ap->in_exists = 0;
 	ap++;
 	for (++numlevels; i <= NIADDR; i++) {
 		/* If searching for a meta-data block, quit when found. */
@@ -322,7 +320,6 @@ ext2_getlbns(vp, bn, ap, nump)
 		++numlevels;
 		ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 		ap->in_off = off;
-		ap->in_exists = 0;
 		++ap;
 
 		metalbn -= -1 + off * blockcnt;
diff --git a/sys/fs/ext2fs/inode.h b/sys/fs/ext2fs/inode.h
index 100a07687db..d8aaac9c41d 100644
--- a/sys/fs/ext2fs/inode.h
+++ b/sys/fs/ext2fs/inode.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct inode {
 struct indir {
 	int32_t in_lbn;			/* Logical block number. */
 	int	in_off;			/* Offset in buffer. */
-	int	in_exists;		/* Flag if the block exists. */
 };
 
 /* Convert between inode pointers and vnode pointers. */
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/inode.h b/sys/ufs/ufs/inode.h
index 2b020007f83..51f0197974d 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/inode.h
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/inode.h
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ struct inode {
 struct indir {
 	ufs2_daddr_t in_lbn;		/* Logical block number. */
 	int	in_off;			/* Offset in buffer. */
-	int	in_exists;		/* Flag if the block exists. */
 };
 
 /* Convert between inode pointers and vnode pointers. */
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
index e0fb30761f3..22887c8ad9b 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_bmap.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ ufs_bmaparray(vp, bn, bnp, nbp, runp, runb)
 		if (bp)
 			bqrelse(bp);
 
-		ap->in_exists = 1;
 		bp = getblk(vp, metalbn, mp->mnt_stat.f_iosize, 0, 0, 0);
 		if ((bp->b_flags & B_CACHE) == 0) {
 #ifdef INVARIANTS
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ ufs_getlbns(vp, bn, ap, nump)
 	 */
 	ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 	ap->in_off = off = NIADDR - i;
-	ap->in_exists = 0;
 	ap++;
 	for (++numlevels; i <= NIADDR; i++) {
 		/* If searching for a meta-data block, quit when found. */
@@ -370,7 +368,6 @@ ufs_getlbns(vp, bn, ap, nump)
 		++numlevels;
 		ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 		ap->in_off = off;
-		ap->in_exists = 0;
 		++ap;
 
 		metalbn -= -1 + off * blockcnt;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ffs_extern.h b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ffs_extern.h
index 1c3442f5979..7755823c170 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ffs_extern.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ffs_extern.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ struct inode;
 struct indir {
 	daddr_t in_lbn;		/* Logical block number. */
 	int	in_off;			/* Offset in buffer. */
-	int	in_exists;		/* Flag if the block exists. */
 };
 
 	/* ffs.c */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ufs_bmap.c b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ufs_bmap.c
index 85c1d875974..b65b4163615 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ufs_bmap.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/ffs/ufs_bmap.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ ufs_getlbns(struct inode *ip, daddr_t bn, struct indir *ap, int *nump)
 	 */
 	ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 	ap->in_off = off = NIADDR - i;
-	ap->in_exists = 0;
 	ap++;
 	for (++numlevels; i <= NIADDR; i++) {
 		/* If searching for a meta-data block, quit when found. */
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ ufs_getlbns(struct inode *ip, daddr_t bn, struct indir *ap, int *nump)
 		++numlevels;
 		ap->in_lbn = metalbn;
 		ap->in_off = off;
-		ap->in_exists = 0;
 		++ap;
 
 		metalbn -= -1 + (off << lbc);