diff --git a/cmds-subvolume.c b/cmds-subvolume.c
index 61f08f51..4258ea10 100644
--- a/cmds-subvolume.c
+++ b/cmds-subvolume.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static int cmd_subvol_show(int argc, char **argv)
 	char uuidparse[BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE];
 	char *fullpath = NULL, *svpath = NULL, *mnt = NULL;
 	char raw_prefix[] = "\t\t\t\t";
-	u64 sv_id, mntid;
+	u64 sv_id;
 	int fd = -1, mntfd = -1;
 	int ret = 1;
 	DIR *dirstream1 = NULL, *dirstream2 = NULL;
@@ -998,12 +998,6 @@ static int cmd_subvol_show(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = btrfs_list_get_path_rootid(mntfd, &mntid);
-	if (ret) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: can't get rootid for '%s'\n", mnt);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (sv_id == BTRFS_FS_TREE_OBJECTID) {
 		printf("%s is btrfs root\n", fullpath);
 		goto out;