diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index 2a8c8f2eb..5b4ad092a 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -3719,8 +3719,7 @@ InternalIterator* DBImpl::NewInternalIterator(const ReadOptions& read_options,
   InternalIterator* internal_iter;
   assert(arena != nullptr);
   // Need to create internal iterator from the arena.
-  MergeIteratorBuilder merge_iter_builder(&cfd->internal_comparator(), arena,
-                                          cfd->ioptions()->prefix_extractor);
+  MergeIteratorBuilder merge_iter_builder(&cfd->internal_comparator(), arena);
   // Collect iterator for mutable mem
   merge_iter_builder.AddIterator(
       super_version->mem->NewIterator(read_options, arena));
diff --git a/db/db_impl.h b/db/db_impl.h
index b937118ab..7986c1da0 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "db/column_family.h"
 #include "db/compaction_job.h"
-#include "db/db_iter.h"
 #include "db/dbformat.h"
 #include "db/flush_job.h"
 #include "db/flush_scheduler.h"
diff --git a/db/db_iter.cc b/db/db_iter.cc
index c004fb99c..2a12534f2 100644
--- a/db/db_iter.cc
+++ b/db/db_iter.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class DBIter: public Iterator {
         direction_(kForward),
         valid_(false),
         current_entry_is_merged_(false),
-        prefix_is_saved_(false),
         statistics_(ioptions.statistics),
         version_number_(version_number),
         iterate_upper_bound_(iterate_upper_bound),
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ class DBIter: public Iterator {
   virtual void SeekToLast() override;
 
  private:
-  void ReverseToForward();
   void ReverseToBackward();
   void PrevInternal();
   void FindParseableKey(ParsedInternalKey* ikey, Direction direction);
@@ -257,8 +255,6 @@ class DBIter: public Iterator {
   Direction direction_;
   bool valid_;
   bool current_entry_is_merged_;
-  // for prefix seek mode to support prev()
-  bool prefix_is_saved_;
   Statistics* statistics_;
   uint64_t max_skip_;
   uint64_t version_number_;
@@ -297,7 +293,11 @@ void DBIter::Next() {
   // Release temporarily pinned blocks from last operation
   ReleaseTempPinnedData();
   if (direction_ == kReverse) {
-    ReverseToForward();
+    FindNextUserKey();
+    direction_ = kForward;
+    if (!iter_->Valid()) {
+      iter_->SeekToFirst();
+    }
   } else if (iter_->Valid() && !current_entry_is_merged_) {
     // If the current value is not a merge, the iter position is the
     // current key, which is already returned. We can safely issue a
@@ -510,20 +510,7 @@ void DBIter::Prev() {
   }
 }
 
-void DBIter::ReverseToForward() {
-  FindNextUserKey();
-  direction_ = kForward;
-  if (!iter_->Valid()) {
-    iter_->SeekToFirst();
-  }
-}
-
 void DBIter::ReverseToBackward() {
-  if (prefix_extractor_ != nullptr) {
-    Slice prefix = prefix_extractor_->Transform(key());
-    iter_->ResetPrefix(&prefix);
-    prefix_is_saved_ = true;
-  }
   if (current_entry_is_merged_) {
     // Not placed in the same key. Need to call Prev() until finding the
     // previous key.
@@ -742,11 +729,6 @@ bool DBIter::FindValueForCurrentKeyUsingSeek() {
 // Don't use Seek(),
 // because next user key will be very close
 void DBIter::FindNextUserKey() {
-  if (prefix_extractor_ != nullptr) {
-    Slice prefix = prefix_extractor_->Transform(key());
-    iter_->ResetPrefix(&prefix);
-    prefix_is_saved_ = true;
-  }
   if (!iter_->Valid()) {
     return;
   }
@@ -810,6 +792,7 @@ void DBIter::Seek(const Slice& target) {
     PERF_TIMER_GUARD(seek_internal_seek_time);
     iter_->Seek(saved_key_.GetKey());
   }
+
   RecordTick(statistics_, NUMBER_DB_SEEK);
   if (iter_->Valid()) {
     if (prefix_extractor_ && prefix_same_as_start_) {
@@ -830,11 +813,6 @@ void DBIter::Seek(const Slice& target) {
   } else {
     valid_ = false;
   }
-  // Need to reset prefix if change direction
-  if (prefix_is_saved_) {
-    iter_->ResetPrefix();
-    prefix_is_saved_ = false;
-  }
   if (valid_ && prefix_extractor_ && prefix_same_as_start_) {
     prefix_start_buf_.SetKey(prefix_start_key_);
     prefix_start_key_ = prefix_start_buf_.GetKey();
diff --git a/db/db_iter_test.cc b/db/db_iter_test.cc
index ab92efc22..30956e35c 100644
--- a/db/db_iter_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_iter_test.cc
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ TEST_F(DBIteratorTest, DBIterator12) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter->Valid());
 }
 
-class DBIterWithMergeIterTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool> {
+class DBIterWithMergeIterTest : public testing::Test {
  public:
   DBIterWithMergeIterTest()
       : env_(Env::Default()), icomp_(BytewiseComparator()) {
@@ -1865,11 +1865,9 @@ class DBIterWithMergeIterTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool> {
     child_iters.push_back(internal_iter1_);
     child_iters.push_back(internal_iter2_);
     InternalKeyComparator icomp(BytewiseComparator());
-    if (GetParam() == false) {
-      options_.prefix_extractor.reset(NewFixedPrefixTransform(0));
-    }
-    InternalIterator* merge_iter = NewMergingIterator(
-        &icomp_, &child_iters[0], 2u, nullptr, options_.prefix_extractor.get());
+    InternalIterator* merge_iter =
+        NewMergingIterator(&icomp_, &child_iters[0], 2u);
+
     db_iter_.reset(NewDBIterator(env_, ImmutableCFOptions(options_),
                                  BytewiseComparator(), merge_iter,
                                  8 /* read data earlier than seqId 8 */,
@@ -1885,7 +1883,7 @@ class DBIterWithMergeIterTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool> {
   std::unique_ptr<Iterator> db_iter_;
 };
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator1) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator1) {
   db_iter_->SeekToFirst();
   ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
   ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->key().ToString(), "a");
@@ -1914,7 +1912,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator1) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(db_iter_->Valid());
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator2) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator2) {
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end.
   db_iter_->Seek("g");
   ASSERT_TRUE(db_iter_->Valid());
@@ -1942,7 +1940,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIterator2) {
   ASSERT_EQ(db_iter_->value().ToString(), "4");
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace1) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace1) {
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
   // are added.
   db_iter_->Seek("f");
@@ -1978,7 +1976,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace1) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace2) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace2) {
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
   // are added.
   db_iter_->Seek("f");
@@ -2016,7 +2014,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace2) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace3) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace3) {
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator is at its end but more rows
   // are added and max_skipped is triggered.
   db_iter_->Seek("f");
@@ -2058,7 +2056,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace3) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace4) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace4) {
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
   // between Seek() and Prev() when changing directions.
   internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
@@ -2109,7 +2107,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace4) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace5) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace5) {
   internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
 
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
@@ -2156,7 +2154,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace5) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace6) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace6) {
   internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
 
   // Test Prev() when one child iterator has more rows inserted
@@ -2202,7 +2200,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace6) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace7) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace7) {
   internal_iter1_->Add("u", kTypeValue, "10", 4u);
   internal_iter1_->Add("v", kTypeValue, "11", 4u);
   internal_iter1_->Add("w", kTypeValue, "12", 4u);
@@ -2256,7 +2254,7 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace7) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
-TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace8) {
+TEST_F(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace8) {
   // internal_iter1_: a, f, g
   // internal_iter2_: a, b, c, d, adding (z)
   internal_iter2_->Add("z", kTypeValue, "9", 4u);
@@ -2292,10 +2290,6 @@ TEST_P(DBIterWithMergeIterTest, InnerMergeIteratorDataRace8) {
 
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
-
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(InnerMergeIteratorDataRaceInstance,
-                        DBIterWithMergeIterTest, ::testing::Bool());
-
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
diff --git a/db/prefix_test.cc b/db/prefix_test.cc
index f8dc51911..067977cd1 100644
--- a/db/prefix_test.cc
+++ b/db/prefix_test.cc
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ int main() {
 #include "rocksdb/slice_transform.h"
 #include "rocksdb/table.h"
 #include "util/histogram.h"
-#include "util/random.h"
 #include "util/stop_watch.h"
 #include "util/string_util.h"
 #include "util/testharness.h"
-#include "utilities/merge_operators.h"
 
 using GFLAGS::ParseCommandLineFlags;
 
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ DEFINE_int32(skiplist_height, 4, "");
 DEFINE_double(memtable_prefix_bloom_size_ratio, 0.1, "");
 DEFINE_int32(memtable_huge_page_size, 2 * 1024 * 1024, "");
 DEFINE_int32(value_size, 40, "");
-DEFINE_bool(enable_print, false, "Print options generated to console.");
 
 // Path to the database on file system
 const std::string kDbName = rocksdb::test::TmpDir() + "/prefix_test";
@@ -109,10 +106,6 @@ class TestKeyComparator : public Comparator {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  bool operator()(const TestKey& a, const TestKey& b) const {
-    return Compare(TestKeyToSlice(a), TestKeyToSlice(b)) < 0;
-  }
-
   virtual const char* Name() const override {
     return "TestKeyComparator";
   }
@@ -131,23 +124,6 @@ void PutKey(DB* db, WriteOptions write_options, uint64_t prefix,
   ASSERT_OK(db->Put(write_options, key, value));
 }
 
-void PutKey(DB* db, WriteOptions write_options, const TestKey& test_key,
-            const Slice& value) {
-  Slice key = TestKeyToSlice(test_key);
-  ASSERT_OK(db->Put(write_options, key, value));
-}
-
-void MergeKey(DB* db, WriteOptions write_options, const TestKey& test_key,
-              const Slice& value) {
-  Slice key = TestKeyToSlice(test_key);
-  ASSERT_OK(db->Merge(write_options, key, value));
-}
-
-void DeleteKey(DB* db, WriteOptions write_options, const TestKey& test_key) {
-  Slice key = TestKeyToSlice(test_key);
-  ASSERT_OK(db->Delete(write_options, key));
-}
-
 void SeekIterator(Iterator* iter, uint64_t prefix, uint64_t suffix) {
   TestKey test_key(prefix, suffix);
   Slice key = TestKeyToSlice(test_key);
@@ -653,115 +629,8 @@ TEST_F(PrefixTest, DynamicPrefixIterator) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(PrefixTest, PrefixSeekModePrev) {
-  // Only for SkipListFactory
-  options.memtable_factory.reset(new SkipListFactory);
-  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreatePutOperator();
-  options.write_buffer_size = 1024 * 1024;
-  Random rnd(1);
-  for (size_t m = 1; m < 100; m++) {
-    std::cout << "[" + std::to_string(m) + "]" + "*** Mem table: "
-              << options.memtable_factory->Name() << std::endl;
-    DestroyDB(kDbName, Options());
-    auto db = OpenDb();
-    WriteOptions write_options;
-    ReadOptions read_options;
-    std::map<TestKey, std::string, TestKeyComparator> entry_maps[3], whole_map;
-    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      int div = i % 3 + 1;
-      for (uint64_t j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
-        whole_map[TestKey(i, j)] = entry_maps[rnd.Uniform(div)][TestKey(i, j)] =
-            'v' + std::to_string(i) + std::to_string(j);
-      }
-    }
-
-    std::map<TestKey, std::string, TestKeyComparator> type_map;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      for (auto& kv : entry_maps[i]) {
-        if (rnd.OneIn(3)) {
-          PutKey(db.get(), write_options, kv.first, kv.second);
-          type_map[kv.first] = "value";
-        } else {
-          MergeKey(db.get(), write_options, kv.first, kv.second);
-          type_map[kv.first] = "merge";
-        }
-      }
-      if (i < 2) {
-        db->Flush(FlushOptions());
-      }
-    }
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      for (auto& kv : entry_maps[i]) {
-        if (rnd.OneIn(10)) {
-          whole_map.erase(kv.first);
-          DeleteKey(db.get(), write_options, kv.first);
-          entry_maps[2][kv.first] = "delete";
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (FLAGS_enable_print) {
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-        for (auto& kv : entry_maps[i]) {
-          std::cout << "[" << i << "]" << kv.first.prefix << kv.first.sorted
-                    << " " << kv.second + " " + type_map[kv.first] << std::endl;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    std::unique_ptr<Iterator> iter(db->NewIterator(read_options));
-    for (uint64_t prefix = 0; prefix < 10; prefix++) {
-      uint64_t start_suffix = rnd.Uniform(9);
-      SeekIterator(iter.get(), prefix, start_suffix);
-      auto it = whole_map.find(TestKey(prefix, start_suffix));
-      if (it == whole_map.end()) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      ASSERT_NE(it, whole_map.end());
-      ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
-      if (FLAGS_enable_print) {
-        std::cout << "round " << prefix
-                  << " iter: " << SliceToTestKey(iter->key())->prefix
-                  << SliceToTestKey(iter->key())->sorted
-                  << " | map: " << it->first.prefix << it->first.sorted << " | "
-                  << iter->value().ToString() << " " << it->second << std::endl;
-      }
-      ASSERT_EQ(iter->value(), it->second);
-      for (size_t k = 0; k < 9; k++) {
-        if (rnd.OneIn(2) || it == whole_map.begin()) {
-          iter->Next();
-          it++;
-          if (FLAGS_enable_print) {
-            std::cout << "Next >> ";
-          }
-        } else {
-          iter->Prev();
-          it--;
-          if (FLAGS_enable_print) {
-            std::cout << "Prev >> ";
-          }
-        }
-        if (!iter->Valid() || SliceToTestKey(iter->key())->prefix != prefix) {
-          break;
-        }
-        ASSERT_TRUE(iter->Valid());
-        ASSERT_NE(it, whole_map.end());
-        ASSERT_EQ(iter->value(), it->second);
-        if (FLAGS_enable_print) {
-          std::cout << "iter: " << SliceToTestKey(iter->key())->prefix
-                    << SliceToTestKey(iter->key())->sorted
-                    << " | map: " << it->first.prefix << it->first.sorted
-                    << " | " << iter->value().ToString() << " " << it->second
-                    << std::endl;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
-}  // end namespace rocksdb
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
diff --git a/table/block_based_table_reader.cc b/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
index 1ee2ecc18..ef31c7012 100644
--- a/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
@@ -556,10 +556,8 @@ Status BlockBasedTable::Open(const ImmutableCFOptions& ioptions,
   rep->hash_index_allow_collision = table_options.hash_index_allow_collision;
   // We need to wrap data with internal_prefix_transform to make sure it can
   // handle prefix correctly.
-  if (rep->ioptions.prefix_extractor != nullptr) {
-    rep->internal_prefix_transform.reset(
-        new InternalKeySliceTransform(rep->ioptions.prefix_extractor));
-  }
+  rep->internal_prefix_transform.reset(
+      new InternalKeySliceTransform(rep->ioptions.prefix_extractor));
   SetupCacheKeyPrefix(rep, file_size);
   unique_ptr<BlockBasedTable> new_table(new BlockBasedTable(rep));
 
@@ -1692,7 +1690,6 @@ Status BlockBasedTable::CreateIndexReader(
         meta_index_iter = meta_iter_guard.get();
       }
 
-      assert(rep_->internal_prefix_transform);
       return HashIndexReader::Create(
           rep_->internal_prefix_transform.get(), footer, file, rep_->ioptions,
           comparator, footer.index_handle(), meta_index_iter, index_reader,
diff --git a/table/internal_iterator.h b/table/internal_iterator.h
index 0f7f0233b..2850a6773 100644
--- a/table/internal_iterator.h
+++ b/table/internal_iterator.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ class InternalIterator : public Cleanable {
     return Status::NotSupported("");
   }
 
-  virtual void ResetPrefix(const Slice* prefix = nullptr) {}
-
  private:
   // No copying allowed
   InternalIterator(const InternalIterator&) = delete;
diff --git a/table/merger.cc b/table/merger.cc
index 3d506a4fb..53aba5536 100644
--- a/table/merger.cc
+++ b/table/merger.cc
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2011 The LevelDB Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
+
 #include "table/merger.h"
 
-#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "db/dbformat.h"
 #include "db/pinned_iterators_manager.h"
 #include "rocksdb/comparator.h"
 #include "rocksdb/iterator.h"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "table/iterator_wrapper.h"
 #include "util/arena.h"
 #include "util/autovector.h"
-#include "util/coding.h"
 #include "util/heap.h"
 #include "util/perf_context_imp.h"
 #include "util/stop_watch.h"
@@ -39,14 +37,12 @@ const size_t kNumIterReserve = 4;
 class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
  public:
   MergingIterator(const Comparator* comparator, InternalIterator** children,
-                  int n, bool is_arena_mode,
-                  const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor)
+                  int n, bool is_arena_mode)
       : is_arena_mode_(is_arena_mode),
         comparator_(comparator),
         current_(nullptr),
         direction_(kForward),
         minHeap_(comparator_),
-        prefix_extractor_(prefix_extractor),
         pinned_iters_mgr_(nullptr) {
     children_.resize(n);
     for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -113,8 +109,8 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
         PERF_TIMER_GUARD(seek_child_seek_time);
         child.Seek(target);
       }
-
       PERF_COUNTER_ADD(seek_child_seek_count, 1);
+
       if (child.Valid()) {
         PERF_TIMER_GUARD(seek_min_heap_time);
         minHeap_.push(&child);
@@ -129,6 +125,7 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
 
   virtual void Next() override {
     assert(Valid());
+
     // Ensure that all children are positioned after key().
     // If we are moving in the forward direction, it is already
     // true for all of the non-current children since current_ is
@@ -139,40 +136,13 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
       ClearHeaps();
       for (auto& child : children_) {
         if (&child != current_) {
-          if (prefix_extractor_ == nullptr) {
-            child.Seek(key());
-            if (child.Valid() && comparator_->Equal(key(), child.key())) {
-              child.Next();
-            }
-          } else {
-            // only for prefix_seek_mode
-            // we should not call Seek() here
-            if (child.Valid()) {
-              child.Next();
-            } else {
-              child.SeekToFirst();
-            }
-          }
-          // This condition is needed because it is possible that multiple
-          // threads read/write memtable simultaneously. After one thread
-          // calls Prev(), another thread may insert a new key just between
-          // the current key and the key next, which may cause the
-          // assert(current_ == CurrentForward()) failure when the first
-          // thread calls Next() again if in prefix seek mode
-          while (child.Valid() &&
-                 comparator_->Compare(key(), child.key()) >= 0) {
+          child.Seek(key());
+          if (child.Valid() && comparator_->Equal(key(), child.key())) {
             child.Next();
           }
         }
         if (child.Valid()) {
-          bool skip_iter =
-              prefix_extractor_ != nullptr &&
-              prefix_extractor_->InDomain(ExtractUserKey(child.key())) &&
-              prefix_extractor_->Transform(ExtractUserKey(child.key())) !=
-                  Slice(*prefix_);
-          if (&child == current_ || !skip_iter) {
-            minHeap_.push(&child);
-          }
+          minHeap_.push(&child);
         }
       }
       direction_ = kForward;
@@ -212,12 +182,7 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
       InitMaxHeap();
       for (auto& child : children_) {
         if (&child != current_) {
-          if (prefix_extractor_ == nullptr) {
-            child.Seek(key());
-          } else {
-            // only for prefix_seek_mode
-            // we should not call Seek() here
-          }
+          child.Seek(key());
           if (child.Valid()) {
             // Child is at first entry >= key().  Step back one to be < key()
             TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK("MergeIterator::Prev:BeforePrev", &child);
@@ -227,21 +192,9 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
             TEST_SYNC_POINT("MergeIterator::Prev:BeforeSeekToLast");
             child.SeekToLast();
           }
-          while (child.Valid() &&
-                 comparator_->Compare(key(), child.key()) <= 0) {
-            child.Prev();
-          }
         }
-
         if (child.Valid()) {
-          bool skip_iter =
-              prefix_extractor_ != nullptr &&
-              prefix_extractor_->InDomain(ExtractUserKey(child.key())) &&
-              prefix_extractor_->Transform(ExtractUserKey(child.key())) !=
-                  Slice(*prefix_);
-          if (&child == current_ || !skip_iter) {
-            maxHeap_->push(&child);
-          }
+          maxHeap_->push(&child);
         }
       }
       direction_ = kReverse;
@@ -310,17 +263,6 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
            current_->IsValuePinned();
   }
 
-  virtual void ResetPrefix(const Slice* prefix) override {
-    if (prefix == nullptr) {
-      prefix_.reset();
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!prefix_) {
-      prefix_.reset(new std::string);
-    }
-    *prefix_ = prefix->ToString();
-  }
-
  private:
   // Clears heaps for both directions, used when changing direction or seeking
   void ClearHeaps();
@@ -346,9 +288,7 @@ class MergingIterator : public InternalIterator {
   // Max heap is used for reverse iteration, which is way less common than
   // forward.  Lazily initialize it to save memory.
   std::unique_ptr<MergerMaxIterHeap> maxHeap_;
-  const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor_;
   PinnedIteratorsManager* pinned_iters_mgr_;
-  std::unique_ptr<std::string> prefix_;
 
   IteratorWrapper* CurrentForward() const {
     assert(direction_ == kForward);
@@ -375,9 +315,9 @@ void MergingIterator::InitMaxHeap() {
   }
 }
 
-InternalIterator* NewMergingIterator(
-    const Comparator* cmp, InternalIterator** list, int n, Arena* arena,
-    const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor) {
+InternalIterator* NewMergingIterator(const Comparator* cmp,
+                                     InternalIterator** list, int n,
+                                     Arena* arena) {
   assert(n >= 0);
   if (n == 0) {
     return NewEmptyInternalIterator(arena);
@@ -385,21 +325,19 @@ InternalIterator* NewMergingIterator(
     return list[0];
   } else {
     if (arena == nullptr) {
-      return new MergingIterator(cmp, list, n, false, prefix_extractor);
+      return new MergingIterator(cmp, list, n, false);
     } else {
       auto mem = arena->AllocateAligned(sizeof(MergingIterator));
-      return new (mem) MergingIterator(cmp, list, n, true, prefix_extractor);
+      return new (mem) MergingIterator(cmp, list, n, true);
     }
   }
 }
 
-MergeIteratorBuilder::MergeIteratorBuilder(
-    const Comparator* comparator, Arena* a,
-    const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor)
+MergeIteratorBuilder::MergeIteratorBuilder(const Comparator* comparator,
+                                           Arena* a)
     : first_iter(nullptr), use_merging_iter(false), arena(a) {
   auto mem = arena->AllocateAligned(sizeof(MergingIterator));
-  merge_iter =
-      new (mem) MergingIterator(comparator, nullptr, 0, true, prefix_extractor);
+  merge_iter = new (mem) MergingIterator(comparator, nullptr, 0, true);
 }
 
 void MergeIteratorBuilder::AddIterator(InternalIterator* iter) {
diff --git a/table/merger.h b/table/merger.h
index 65e594434..7291a0378 100644
--- a/table/merger.h
+++ b/table/merger.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "rocksdb/slice_transform.h"
 #include "rocksdb/types.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
@@ -27,10 +26,9 @@ class Arena;
 // key is present in K child iterators, it will be yielded K times.
 //
 // REQUIRES: n >= 0
-extern InternalIterator* NewMergingIterator(
-    const Comparator* comparator, InternalIterator** children, int n,
-    Arena* arena = nullptr,
-    const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor = nullptr);
+extern InternalIterator* NewMergingIterator(const Comparator* comparator,
+                                            InternalIterator** children, int n,
+                                            Arena* arena = nullptr);
 
 class MergingIterator;
 
@@ -39,9 +37,7 @@ class MergeIteratorBuilder {
  public:
   // comparator: the comparator used in merging comparator
   // arena: where the merging iterator needs to be allocated from.
-  explicit MergeIteratorBuilder(
-      const Comparator* comparator, Arena* arena,
-      const SliceTransform* const prefix_extractor = nullptr);
+  explicit MergeIteratorBuilder(const Comparator* comparator, Arena* arena);
   ~MergeIteratorBuilder() {}
 
   // Add iter to the merging iterator.