diff --git a/btrbk b/btrbk
index 44b47b3..7dda83a 100755
--- a/btrbk
+++ b/btrbk
@@ -3110,7 +3110,6 @@ sub _vinfo_subtree_list
   my $tree = shift;
   my $vinfo_parent = shift;
   my $filter_readonly = shift; # if set, return only read-only
-  my $filter_btrbk_direct_leaf = shift; # if set, return only read-only direct leafs matching btrbk_basename
   my $list = shift // [];
   my $path_prefix = shift // "";
   my $depth = shift // 0;
@@ -3126,11 +3125,6 @@ sub _vinfo_subtree_list
     }
     my $path = $path_prefix . $rel_path; # always points to a subvolume
 
-    # filter direct leafs (SUBVOL_DIR="") matching btrbk_basename
-    next unless(!defined($filter_btrbk_direct_leaf) ||
-                (exists($node->{BTRBK_BASENAME}) && ($node->{BTRBK_BASENAME} eq $filter_btrbk_direct_leaf) &&
-                 ($rel_path !~ /\//))); # note: depth is always 0 if $filter_btrbk_direct_leaf
-
     # filter readonly, push vinfo_child
     if(!$filter_readonly || $node->{readonly}) {
       my $vinfo = vinfo_child($vinfo_parent, $path);
@@ -3142,9 +3136,7 @@ sub _vinfo_subtree_list
       push(@$list, $vinfo);
     }
 
-    unless(defined($filter_btrbk_direct_leaf)) {
-      _vinfo_subtree_list($node, $vinfo_parent, $filter_readonly, undef, $list, $path . '/', $depth + 1);
-    }
+    _vinfo_subtree_list($node, $vinfo_parent, $filter_readonly, $list, $path . '/', $depth + 1);
   }
   return $list;
 }
@@ -3158,7 +3150,7 @@ sub vinfo_subvol_list($;@)
   TRACE "Creating subvolume list for: $vol->{PRINT}" if($do_trace);
 
   # recurse into tree from $vol->{node}, returns arrayref of vinfo
-  my $subvol_list = _vinfo_subtree_list($vol->{node}, $vol, $opts{readonly}, $opts{btrbk_direct_leaf});
+  my $subvol_list = _vinfo_subtree_list($vol->{node}, $vol, $opts{readonly});
 
   if($opts{sort}) {
     if($opts{sort} eq 'path') {