diff --git a/storage/innobase/btr/btr0cur.cc b/storage/innobase/btr/btr0cur.cc
index 5597a085525..bb010190af7 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/btr/btr0cur.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/btr/btr0cur.cc
@@ -3433,7 +3433,6 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 	ulint		n_reserved	= 0;
 	ibool		success;
 	ibool		ret		= FALSE;
-	ulint		level;
 	mem_heap_t*	heap;
 	ulint*		offsets;
 
@@ -3484,6 +3483,10 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 #endif /* UNIV_ZIP_DEBUG */
 	}
 
+	if (flags == 0) {
+		lock_update_delete(block, rec);
+	}
+
 	if (UNIV_UNLIKELY(page_get_n_recs(page) < 2)
 	    && UNIV_UNLIKELY(dict_index_get_page(index)
 			     != buf_block_get_page_no(block))) {
@@ -3498,13 +3501,7 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 		goto return_after_reservations;
 	}
 
-	if (flags == 0) {
-		lock_update_delete(block, rec);
-	}
-
-	level = btr_page_get_level(page, mtr);
-
-	if (level > 0
+	if (!page_is_leaf(page)
 	    && UNIV_UNLIKELY(rec == page_rec_get_next(
 				     page_get_infimum_rec(page)))) {
 
@@ -3527,6 +3524,7 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 			on a page, we have to change the father node pointer
 			so that it is equal to the new leftmost node pointer
 			on the page */
+			ulint level = btr_page_get_level(page, mtr);
 
 			btr_node_ptr_delete(index, block, mtr);
 
diff --git a/storage/xtradb/btr/btr0cur.cc b/storage/xtradb/btr/btr0cur.cc
index 59470b95c35..f22871deb32 100644
--- a/storage/xtradb/btr/btr0cur.cc
+++ b/storage/xtradb/btr/btr0cur.cc
@@ -3624,7 +3624,6 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 	ulint		n_reserved	= 0;
 	ibool		success;
 	ibool		ret		= FALSE;
-	ulint		level;
 	mem_heap_t*	heap;
 	ulint*		offsets;
 
@@ -3677,6 +3676,10 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 #endif /* UNIV_ZIP_DEBUG */
 	}
 
+	if (flags == 0) {
+		lock_update_delete(block, rec);
+	}
+
 	if (UNIV_UNLIKELY(page_get_n_recs(page) < 2)
 	    && UNIV_UNLIKELY(dict_index_get_page(index)
 			     != buf_block_get_page_no(block))) {
@@ -3691,13 +3694,7 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 		goto return_after_reservations;
 	}
 
-	if (flags == 0) {
-		lock_update_delete(block, rec);
-	}
-
-	level = btr_page_get_level(page, mtr);
-
-	if (level > 0
+	if (!page_is_leaf(page)
 	    && UNIV_UNLIKELY(rec == page_rec_get_next(
 				     page_get_infimum_rec(page)))) {
 
@@ -3720,6 +3717,7 @@ btr_cur_pessimistic_delete(
 			on a page, we have to change the father node pointer
 			so that it is equal to the new leftmost node pointer
 			on the page */
+			ulint level = btr_page_get_level(page, mtr);
 
 			btr_node_ptr_delete(index, block, mtr);