diff --git a/bolt_unix.go b/bolt_unix.go
index d1922c2d9..faf7c9978 100644
--- a/bolt_unix.go
+++ b/bolt_unix.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package bbolt
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -58,13 +57,6 @@ func mmap(db *DB, sz int) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Advise the kernel that the mmap is accessed randomly.
-	err = unix.Madvise(b, syscall.MADV_RANDOM)
-	if err != nil && err != syscall.ENOSYS {
-		// Ignore not implemented error in kernel because it still works.
-		return fmt.Errorf("madvise: %s", err)
-	}
-
 	// Save the original byte slice and convert to a byte array pointer.
 	db.dataref = b
 	db.data = (*[maxMapSize]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]))