diff --git a/fs/btrfs/compression.c b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
index 6e9c4a5e0d51..74799270eb78 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/compression.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
@@ -545,8 +545,7 @@ static noinline int add_ra_bio_pages(struct inode *inode,
 		 * subpage::readers and to unlock the page.
 		 */
 		if (fs_info->sectorsize < PAGE_SIZE)
-			btrfs_subpage_start_reader(fs_info, folio, cur,
-						   add_size);
+			btrfs_folio_set_writer_lock(fs_info, folio, cur, add_size);
 		folio_put(folio);
 		cur += add_size;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index bfa745258e9b..06d2b882bf8c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void end_folio_read(struct folio *folio, bool uptodate, u64 start, u32 le
 	if (!btrfs_is_subpage(fs_info, folio->mapping))
 		folio_unlock(folio);
 	else
-		btrfs_subpage_end_reader(fs_info, folio, start, len);
+		btrfs_folio_end_writer_lock(fs_info, folio, start, len);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static void begin_folio_read(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct folio *folio)
 		return;
 
 	ASSERT(folio_test_private(folio));
-	btrfs_subpage_start_reader(fs_info, folio, folio_pos(folio), PAGE_SIZE);
+	btrfs_folio_set_writer_lock(fs_info, folio, folio_pos(folio), PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2517,12 +2517,6 @@ static bool folio_range_has_eb(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct folio *foli
 		subpage = folio_get_private(folio);
 		if (atomic_read(&subpage->eb_refs))
 			return true;
-		/*
-		 * Even there is no eb refs here, we may still have
-		 * end_folio_read() call relying on page::private.
-		 */
-		if (atomic_read(&subpage->readers))
-			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/subpage.c b/fs/btrfs/subpage.c
index 26d4d05dd165..6c3d54a45956 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/subpage.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/subpage.c
@@ -140,12 +140,10 @@ struct btrfs_subpage *btrfs_alloc_subpage(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ret->lock);
-	if (type == BTRFS_SUBPAGE_METADATA) {
+	if (type == BTRFS_SUBPAGE_METADATA)
 		atomic_set(&ret->eb_refs, 0);
-	} else {
-		atomic_set(&ret->readers, 0);
+	else
 		atomic_set(&ret->writers, 0);
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -221,62 +219,6 @@ static void btrfs_subpage_assert(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	__start_bit;							\
 })
 
-void btrfs_subpage_start_reader(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
-				struct folio *folio, u64 start, u32 len)
-{
-	struct btrfs_subpage *subpage = folio_get_private(folio);
-	const int start_bit = subpage_calc_start_bit(fs_info, folio, locked, start, len);
-	const int nbits = len >> fs_info->sectorsize_bits;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-
-	btrfs_subpage_assert(fs_info, folio, start, len);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&subpage->lock, flags);
-	/*
-	 * Even though it's just for reading the page, no one should have
-	 * locked the subpage range.
-	 */
-	ASSERT(bitmap_test_range_all_zero(subpage->bitmaps, start_bit, nbits));
-	bitmap_set(subpage->bitmaps, start_bit, nbits);
-	atomic_add(nbits, &subpage->readers);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subpage->lock, flags);
-}
-
-void btrfs_subpage_end_reader(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
-			      struct folio *folio, u64 start, u32 len)
-{
-	struct btrfs_subpage *subpage = folio_get_private(folio);
-	const int start_bit = subpage_calc_start_bit(fs_info, folio, locked, start, len);
-	const int nbits = len >> fs_info->sectorsize_bits;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	bool is_data;
-	bool last;
-
-	btrfs_subpage_assert(fs_info, folio, start, len);
-	is_data = is_data_inode(BTRFS_I(folio->mapping->host));
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&subpage->lock, flags);
-
-	/* The range should have already been locked. */
-	ASSERT(bitmap_test_range_all_set(subpage->bitmaps, start_bit, nbits));
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&subpage->readers) >= nbits);
-
-	bitmap_clear(subpage->bitmaps, start_bit, nbits);
-	last = atomic_sub_and_test(nbits, &subpage->readers);
-
-	/*
-	 * For data we need to unlock the page if the last read has finished.
-	 *
-	 * And please don't replace @last with atomic_sub_and_test() call
-	 * inside if () condition.
-	 * As we want the atomic_sub_and_test() to be always executed.
-	 */
-	if (is_data && last)
-		folio_unlock(folio);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subpage->lock, flags);
-}
-
 static void btrfs_subpage_clamp_range(struct folio *folio, u64 *start, u32 *len)
 {
 	u64 orig_start = *start;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/subpage.h b/fs/btrfs/subpage.h
index e4076c5b06bc..c150aba9318e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/subpage.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/subpage.h
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@ enum {
 struct btrfs_subpage {
 	/* Common members for both data and metadata pages */
 	spinlock_t lock;
-	/*
-	 * Both data and metadata needs to track how many readers are for the
-	 * page.
-	 * Data relies on @readers to unlock the page when last reader finished.
-	 * While metadata doesn't need page unlock, it needs to prevent
-	 * page::private get cleared before the last end_page_read().
-	 */
-	atomic_t readers;
 	union {
 		/*
 		 * Structures only used by metadata
@@ -95,11 +87,6 @@ void btrfs_free_subpage(struct btrfs_subpage *subpage);
 void btrfs_folio_inc_eb_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct folio *folio);
 void btrfs_folio_dec_eb_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct folio *folio);
 
-void btrfs_subpage_start_reader(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
-				struct folio *folio, u64 start, u32 len);
-void btrfs_subpage_end_reader(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
-			      struct folio *folio, u64 start, u32 len);
-
 void btrfs_folio_end_writer_lock(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				 struct folio *folio, u64 start, u32 len);
 void btrfs_folio_set_writer_lock(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
