diff --git a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
index f90a7390993..7fade671e93 100644
--- a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
+++ b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
@@ -3860,7 +3860,9 @@ static bool xtrabackup_backup_low()
 		if (recv_find_max_checkpoint(&max_cp_field) == DB_SUCCESS
 		    && log_sys.log.format != 0) {
 			if (max_cp_field == LOG_CHECKPOINT_1) {
-				log_header_read(max_cp_field);
+				log_sys.log.read(max_cp_field,
+						 {log_sys.checkpoint_buf,
+						  OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 			}
 			metadata_to_lsn = mach_read_from_8(
 				log_sys.checkpoint_buf + LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSN);
@@ -4067,11 +4069,11 @@ reread_log_header:
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	const byte* buf = log_sys.checkpoint_buf;
+	byte* buf = log_sys.checkpoint_buf;
 	checkpoint_lsn_start = log_sys.log.get_lsn();
 	checkpoint_no_start = log_sys.next_checkpoint_no;
 
-	log_header_read(max_cp_field);
+	log_sys.log.read(max_cp_field, {buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 
 	if (checkpoint_no_start != mach_read_from_8(buf + LOG_CHECKPOINT_NO)
 	    || checkpoint_lsn_start
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/log0log.h b/storage/innobase/include/log0log.h
index a484f04666a..e8aead05af5 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/log0log.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/log0log.h
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@ shutdown. This function also writes all log in log file to the log archive. */
 void
 logs_empty_and_mark_files_at_shutdown(void);
 /*=======================================*/
-/** Read a log group header page to log_sys.checkpoint_buf.
-@param[in]	header	0 or LOG_CHECKPOINT_1 or LOG_CHECKPOINT2 */
-void log_header_read(ulint header);
 /** Write checkpoint info to the log header and invoke log_mutex_exit().
 @param[in]	end_lsn	start LSN of the FILE_CHECKPOINT mini-transaction */
 void log_write_checkpoint_info(lsn_t end_lsn);
diff --git a/storage/innobase/log/log0log.cc b/storage/innobase/log/log0log.cc
index b63ea201ffb..945cf520a8d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/log/log0log.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/log/log0log.cc
@@ -1340,20 +1340,6 @@ static bool log_preflush_pool_modified_pages(lsn_t new_oldest)
 	return(success);
 }
 
-/** Read a log group header page to log_sys.checkpoint_buf.
-@param[in]	header	0 or LOG_CHECKPOINT_1 or LOG_CHECKPOINT2 */
-void log_header_read(ulint header)
-{
-	ut_ad(log_mutex_own());
-
-	log_sys.n_log_ios++;
-
-	MONITOR_INC(MONITOR_LOG_IO);
-
-	log_sys.log.read(header,
-			 {log_sys.checkpoint_buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
-}
-
 /** Write checkpoint info to the log header and invoke log_mutex_exit().
 @param[in]	end_lsn	start LSN of the FILE_CHECKPOINT mini-transaction */
 void log_write_checkpoint_info(lsn_t end_lsn)
diff --git a/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc b/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
index faf2ea72324..e3d5cdb42c4 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ recv_find_max_checkpoint_0(ulint* max_field)
 
 	for (ulint field = LOG_CHECKPOINT_1; field <= LOG_CHECKPOINT_2;
 	     field += LOG_CHECKPOINT_2 - LOG_CHECKPOINT_1) {
-		log_header_read(field);
+		log_sys.log.read(field, {buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 
 		if (static_cast<uint32_t>(ut_fold_binary(buf, CHECKSUM_1))
 		    != mach_read_from_4(buf + CHECKSUM_1)
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ recv_find_max_checkpoint(ulint* max_field)
 
 	buf = log_sys.checkpoint_buf;
 
-	log_header_read(0);
+	log_sys.log.read(0, {buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 	/* Check the header page checksum. There was no
 	checksum in the first redo log format (version 0). */
 	log_sys.log.format = mach_read_from_4(buf + LOG_HEADER_FORMAT);
@@ -1591,8 +1591,7 @@ recv_find_max_checkpoint(ulint* max_field)
 
 	for (field = LOG_CHECKPOINT_1; field <= LOG_CHECKPOINT_2;
 	     field += LOG_CHECKPOINT_2 - LOG_CHECKPOINT_1) {
-
-		log_header_read(field);
+		log_sys.log.read(field, {buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 
 		const ulint crc32 = log_block_calc_checksum_crc32(buf);
 		const ulint cksum = log_block_get_checksum(buf);
@@ -3306,9 +3305,8 @@ recv_recovery_from_checkpoint_start(lsn_t flush_lsn)
 		return(err);
 	}
 
-	log_header_read(max_cp_field);
-
 	buf = log_sys.checkpoint_buf;
+	log_sys.log.read(max_cp_field, {buf, OS_FILE_LOG_BLOCK_SIZE});
 
 	checkpoint_lsn = mach_read_from_8(buf + LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSN);
 	checkpoint_no = mach_read_from_8(buf + LOG_CHECKPOINT_NO);