diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index_integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index_integration_test.go
index e1a3dfe03..e11b2f91b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_index_integration_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestRebuildIndexAlwaysFull(t *testing.T) {
 	defer func() {
 		index.IndexFull = indexFull
 	}()
-	index.IndexFull = func(*index.Index, bool) bool { return true }
+	index.IndexFull = func(*index.Index) bool { return true }
 	testRebuildIndex(t, nil)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/index/index.go b/internal/index/index.go
index ab497ad96..36ac2560f 100644
--- a/internal/index/index.go
+++ b/internal/index/index.go
@@ -90,13 +90,12 @@ func (idx *Index) Final() bool {
 }
 
 const (
-	indexMaxBlobs           = 50000
-	indexMaxBlobsCompressed = 3 * indexMaxBlobs
-	indexMaxAge             = 10 * time.Minute
+	indexMaxBlobs = 50000
+	indexMaxAge   = 10 * time.Minute
 )
 
 // IndexFull returns true iff the index is "full enough" to be saved as a preliminary index.
-var IndexFull = func(idx *Index, compress bool) bool {
+var IndexFull = func(idx *Index) bool {
 	idx.m.RLock()
 	defer idx.m.RUnlock()
 
@@ -107,18 +106,12 @@ var IndexFull = func(idx *Index, compress bool) bool {
 		blobs += idx.byType[typ].len()
 	}
 	age := time.Since(idx.created)
-	var maxBlobs uint
-	if compress {
-		maxBlobs = indexMaxBlobsCompressed
-	} else {
-		maxBlobs = indexMaxBlobs
-	}
 
 	switch {
 	case age >= indexMaxAge:
 		debug.Log("index %p is old enough", idx, age)
 		return true
-	case blobs >= maxBlobs:
+	case blobs >= indexMaxBlobs:
 		debug.Log("index %p has %d blobs", idx, blobs)
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/internal/index/master_index.go b/internal/index/master_index.go
index 9e5e3376c..f8e776b23 100644
--- a/internal/index/master_index.go
+++ b/internal/index/master_index.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ type MasterIndex struct {
 	idx          []*Index
 	pendingBlobs restic.BlobSet
 	idxMutex     sync.RWMutex
-	compress     bool
 }
 
 // NewMasterIndex creates a new master index.
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ func (mi *MasterIndex) clear() {
 	mi.idx[0].Finalize()
 }
 
-func (mi *MasterIndex) MarkCompressed() {
-	mi.compress = true
-}
-
 // Lookup queries all known Indexes for the ID and returns all matches.
 func (mi *MasterIndex) Lookup(bh restic.BlobHandle) (pbs []restic.PackedBlob) {
 	mi.idxMutex.RLock()
@@ -211,7 +206,7 @@ func (mi *MasterIndex) finalizeFullIndexes() []*Index {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if IndexFull(idx, mi.compress) {
+		if IndexFull(idx) {
 			debug.Log("index %p is full", idx)
 			idx.Finalize()
 			list = append(list, idx)
@@ -417,7 +412,7 @@ func (mi *MasterIndex) Rewrite(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Unpacked, exclud
 		newIndex := NewIndex()
 		for task := range rewriteCh {
 			// always rewrite indexes using the old format, that include a pack that must be removed or that are not full
-			if !task.oldFormat && len(task.idx.Packs().Intersect(excludePacks)) == 0 && IndexFull(task.idx, mi.compress) {
+			if !task.oldFormat && len(task.idx.Packs().Intersect(excludePacks)) == 0 && IndexFull(task.idx) {
 				// make sure that each pack is only stored exactly once in the index
 				excludePacks.Merge(task.idx.Packs())
 				// index is already up to date
@@ -433,7 +428,7 @@ func (mi *MasterIndex) Rewrite(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Unpacked, exclud
 
 			for pbs := range task.idx.EachByPack(wgCtx, excludePacks) {
 				newIndex.StorePack(pbs.PackID, pbs.Blobs)
-				if IndexFull(newIndex, mi.compress) {
+				if IndexFull(newIndex) {
 					select {
 					case saveCh <- newIndex:
 					case <-wgCtx.Done():
@@ -527,7 +522,7 @@ func (mi *MasterIndex) SaveFallback(ctx context.Context, repo restic.SaverRemove
 			for pbs := range idx.EachByPack(wgCtx, excludePacks) {
 				newIndex.StorePack(pbs.PackID, pbs.Blobs)
 				p.Add(1)
-				if IndexFull(newIndex, mi.compress) {
+				if IndexFull(newIndex) {
 					select {
 					case ch <- newIndex:
 					case <-wgCtx.Done():
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index f0ef93ecf..34a362c55 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -588,19 +588,11 @@ func (r *Repository) ListPacksFromIndex(ctx context.Context, packs restic.IDSet)
 // SetIndex instructs the repository to use the given index.
 func (r *Repository) SetIndex(i restic.MasterIndex) error {
 	r.idx = i.(*index.MasterIndex)
-	r.configureIndex()
 	return r.prepareCache()
 }
 
 func (r *Repository) clearIndex() {
 	r.idx = index.NewMasterIndex()
-	r.configureIndex()
-}
-
-func (r *Repository) configureIndex() {
-	if r.cfg.Version >= 2 {
-		r.idx.MarkCompressed()
-	}
 }
 
 // LoadIndex loads all index files from the backend in parallel and stores them
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository_test.go b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
index 05b790e33..92eb1bbae 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func TestRepositoryIncrementalIndex(t *testing.T) {
 func testRepositoryIncrementalIndex(t *testing.T, version uint) {
 	repo, _ := repository.TestRepositoryWithVersion(t, version)
 
-	index.IndexFull = func(*index.Index, bool) bool { return true }
+	index.IndexFull = func(*index.Index) bool { return true }
 
 	// add a few rounds of packs
 	for j := 0; j < 5; j++ {