diff --git a/mvcc/index.go b/mvcc/index.go
index e2964cf5b..f8cc6df88 100644
--- a/mvcc/index.go
+++ b/mvcc/index.go
@@ -91,11 +91,10 @@ func (ti *treeIndex) keyIndex(keyi *keyIndex) *keyIndex {
 func (ti *treeIndex) visit(key, end []byte, f func(ki *keyIndex)) {
 	keyi, endi := &keyIndex{key: key}, &keyIndex{key: end}
 
-	ti.Lock()
-	clone := ti.tree.Clone()
-	ti.Unlock()
+	ti.RLock()
+	defer ti.RUnlock()
 
-	clone.AscendGreaterOrEqual(keyi, func(item btree.Item) bool {
+	ti.tree.AscendGreaterOrEqual(keyi, func(item btree.Item) bool {
 		if len(endi.key) > 0 && !item.Less(endi) {
 			return false
 		}