diff --git a/src/ra_log_segment.erl b/src/ra_log_segment.erl
index f830b2fd..18788209 100644
--- a/src/ra_log_segment.erl
+++ b/src/ra_log_segment.erl
@@ -116,17 +116,17 @@ open(Filename, Options) ->
 
 process_file(true, Mode, Filename, Fd, Options) ->
     AccessPattern = maps:get(access_pattern, Options, random),
-    if AccessPattern == random andalso
-       Mode == read ->
-           %% advise for random access for any data beyond our best guess
-           %% index size, readers could pass `max_count` in the config to
-           %% ensure this is correct
-           ConfMaxCount = maps:get(max_count, Options, ?SEGMENT_MAX_ENTRIES),
-           Offset = ?HEADER_SIZE + (ConfMaxCount * ?INDEX_RECORD_SIZE_V2),
-           ok = file:advise(Fd, Offset, 0, random);
-       true ->
-           ok
-    end,
+    % if AccessPattern == random andalso
+    %    Mode == read ->
+    %        %% advise for random access for any data beyond our best guess
+    %        %% index size, readers could pass `max_count` in the config to
+    %        %% ensure this is correct
+    %        ConfMaxCount = maps:get(max_count, Options, ?SEGMENT_MAX_ENTRIES),
+    %        Offset = ?HEADER_SIZE + (ConfMaxCount * ?INDEX_RECORD_SIZE_V2),
+    %        ok = file:advise(Fd, Offset, 0, random);
+    %    true ->
+    %        ok
+    % end,
     case read_header(Fd) of
         {ok, Version, MaxCount} ->
             MaxPending = maps:get(max_pending, Options, ?SEGMENT_MAX_PENDING),
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ fold(#state{cfg = #cfg{mode = read} = Cfg,
 
 -spec is_modified(state()) -> boolean().
 is_modified(#state{cfg = #cfg{fd = Fd},
-                data_offset = DataOffset} = State) ->
+                   data_offset = DataOffset} = State) ->
     case is_full(State) of
         true ->
             %% a full segment cannot be appended to.