diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c b/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
index 442ab79dc8..4c57488ec3 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_disk.c
@@ -460,11 +460,7 @@ vdev_disk_io_start(zio_t *zio)
 		break;
 
 	case ZIO_TYPE_READ:
-		if (zio->io_flags & ZIO_FLAG_SPECULATIVE)
-			flags = READA;
-		else
-			flags = READ;
-
+		flags = READ;
 		break;
 
 	default: