diff --git a/src/elements/core.c b/src/elements/core.c
index cfb806e6..f411afaa 100644
--- a/src/elements/core.c
+++ b/src/elements/core.c
@@ -3930,9 +3930,7 @@ __cold static int mdbx_wipe_steady(MDBX_env *env, const txnid_t last_steady) {
 #define MDBX_ALLOC_CACHE 1
 #define MDBX_ALLOC_GC 2
 #define MDBX_ALLOC_NEW 4
-#define MDBX_ALLOC_KICK 8
-#define MDBX_ALLOC_ALL                                                         \
-  (MDBX_ALLOC_CACHE | MDBX_ALLOC_GC | MDBX_ALLOC_NEW | MDBX_ALLOC_KICK)
+#define MDBX_ALLOC_ALL (MDBX_ALLOC_CACHE | MDBX_ALLOC_GC | MDBX_ALLOC_NEW)
 
 static int mdbx_page_alloc(MDBX_cursor *mc, unsigned num, MDBX_page **mp,
                            int flags) {
@@ -3946,8 +3944,7 @@ static int mdbx_page_alloc(MDBX_cursor *mc, unsigned num, MDBX_page **mp,
     if (unlikely(mc->mc_flags & C_RECLAIMING)) {
       /* If mc is updating the GC, then the retired-list cannot play
        * catch-up with itself by growing while trying to save it. */
-      flags &=
-          ~(MDBX_ALLOC_GC | MDBX_ALLOC_KICK | MDBX_COALESCE | MDBX_LIFORECLAIM);
+      flags &= ~(MDBX_ALLOC_GC | MDBX_COALESCE | MDBX_LIFORECLAIM);
     } else if (unlikely(txn->mt_dbs[FREE_DBI].md_entries == 0)) {
       /* avoid (recursive) search inside empty tree and while tree is updating,
        * https://github.com/leo-yuriev/libmdbx/issues/31 */
@@ -6176,7 +6173,7 @@ retry:
         mc.mc_flags &= ~C_RECLAIMING;
         bool need_cleanup = false;
         do {
-          rc = mdbx_page_alloc(&mc, 0, NULL, MDBX_ALLOC_GC | MDBX_ALLOC_KICK);
+          rc = mdbx_page_alloc(&mc, 0, NULL, MDBX_ALLOC_GC);
           if (likely(rc == MDBX_SUCCESS)) {
             mdbx_trace("%s: took @%" PRIaTXN " from GC", dbg_prefix_mode,
                        MDBX_PNL_LAST(txn->tw.lifo_reclaimed));