diff --git a/src/include/lib/radixtree_insert_impl.h b/src/include/lib/radixtree_insert_impl.h
index 4e00b46d9b..3f831227c9 100644
--- a/src/include/lib/radixtree_insert_impl.h
+++ b/src/include/lib/radixtree_insert_impl.h
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					int			insertpos = RT_NODE_3_GET_INSERTPOS(&n3->base, chunk);
+					int			insertpos;// = RT_NODE_3_GET_INSERTPOS(&n3->base, chunk);
 					int			count = n3->base.n.count;
-
+#ifdef RT_MAINTAIN_ORDERING
+					insertpos = RT_NODE_3_GET_INSERTPOS(&n3->base, chunk);
 					/* shift chunks and children */
 					if (insertpos < count)
 					{
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@
 												   count, insertpos);
 #endif
 					}
+#else
+					insertpos = count;
+#endif	/* order */
 
 					n3->base.chunks[insertpos] = chunk;
 #ifdef RT_NODE_LEVEL_LEAF
@@ -186,8 +190,10 @@
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					int	insertpos = RT_NODE_32_GET_INSERTPOS(&n32->base, chunk);
+					int			insertpos;
 					int count = n32->base.n.count;
+#ifdef RT_MAINTAIN_ORDERING
+					insertpos = RT_NODE_32_GET_INSERTPOS(&n32->base, chunk);
 
 					if (insertpos < count)
 					{
@@ -200,6 +206,9 @@
 												   count, insertpos);
 #endif
 					}
+#else
+					insertpos = count;
+#endif
 
 					n32->base.chunks[insertpos] = chunk;
 #ifdef RT_NODE_LEVEL_LEAF