diff --git a/ConflictSet.cpp b/ConflictSet.cpp
index 0d08a58..2dcc3bd 100644
--- a/ConflictSet.cpp
+++ b/ConflictSet.cpp
@@ -2795,38 +2795,13 @@ bool checkRangeRead(Node *n, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
     }
     auto [child, v] = getChildAndMaxVersion(n, remaining[0]);
     if (child == nullptr) {
-      auto c = getChildGeq(n, remaining[0]);
-      if (c != nullptr) {
-        n = c;
-        goto downLeftSpine;
-      } else {
-        n = nextSibling(n);
-        if (n == nullptr) {
-          return true;
-        }
-        goto downLeftSpine;
-      }
+      break;
     }
 
     if (child->partialKeyLen > 0) {
       int cl = std::min<int>(child->partialKeyLen, remaining.size() - 1);
       int i =
           longestCommonPrefix(child->partialKey(), remaining.data() + 1, cl);
-      if (i < cl) {
-        auto c = child->partialKey()[i] <=> remaining[1 + i];
-        if (c > 0) {
-          n = child;
-          goto downLeftSpine;
-        } else {
-          n = nextSibling(child);
-          if (n == nullptr) {
-            return true;
-          }
-          goto downLeftSpine;
-        }
-      }
-      // If the partial key is longer than the common prefix (remaining), we
-      // still need to keep searching
       if (i != child->partialKeyLen) {
         break;
       }
@@ -2842,12 +2817,6 @@ bool checkRangeRead(Node *n, std::span<const uint8_t> begin,
   }
   assert(getSearchPath(arena, n) <=> begin.subspan(0, lcp - remaining.size()) ==
          0);
-  if (0) {
-  downLeftSpine:
-    for (; !n->entryPresent; n = getFirstChildExists(n)) {
-    }
-    return n->entry.rangeVersion <= readVersion;
-  }
 
   const int consumed = lcp - remaining.size();
   assume(consumed >= 0);