diff --git a/db/db_test2.cc b/db/db_test2.cc
index e74344410..7f724ac72 100644
--- a/db/db_test2.cc
+++ b/db/db_test2.cc
@@ -4355,10 +4355,6 @@ TEST_F(DBTest2, BlockBasedTablePrefixIndexSeekForPrev) {
     if (iterator->Valid()) {
       ASSERT_EQ("a1", iterator->key().ToString());
     }
-
-    iterator->SeekForPrev("y3");
-    ASSERT_TRUE(iterator->Valid());
-    ASSERT_EQ("y1", iterator->key().ToString());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/table/block_based/block.cc b/table/block_based/block.cc
index 1aa5bfe54..cfa042d6e 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block.cc
+++ b/table/block_based/block.cc
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ void IndexBlockIter::Seek(const Slice& target) {
   if (data_ == nullptr) {  // Not init yet
     return;
   }
-  status_ = Status::OK();
   uint32_t index = 0;
   bool ok = false;
   if (prefix_index_) {
@@ -471,7 +470,6 @@ void IndexBlockIter::SeekToFirst() {
   if (data_ == nullptr) {  // Not init yet
     return;
   }
-  status_ = Status::OK();
   SeekToRestartPoint(0);
   ParseNextIndexKey();
 }
@@ -490,7 +488,6 @@ void IndexBlockIter::SeekToLast() {
   if (data_ == nullptr) {  // Not init yet
     return;
   }
-  status_ = Status::OK();
   SeekToRestartPoint(num_restarts_ - 1);
   while (ParseNextIndexKey() && NextEntryOffset() < restarts_) {
     // Keep skipping