diff --git a/sstables/index_reader.hh b/sstables/index_reader.hh
index 7112d8a883..ad6767c601 100644
--- a/sstables/index_reader.hh
+++ b/sstables/index_reader.hh
@@ -763,8 +763,11 @@ private:
     }
 
 public:
-    index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit, const io_priority_class& pc, tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state,
-                 use_caching caching, bool single_partition_read = false)
+    index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit,
+                 const io_priority_class& pc = default_priority_class(),
+                 tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state = {},
+                 use_caching caching = use_caching::yes,
+                 bool single_partition_read = false)
         : _sstable(std::move(sst))
         , _permit(std::move(permit))
         , _pc(pc)
diff --git a/sstables/sstables.cc b/sstables/sstables.cc
index b47fa1fef8..271be30a73 100644
--- a/sstables/sstables.cc
+++ b/sstables/sstables.cc
@@ -2784,7 +2784,7 @@ future<bool> sstable::has_partition_key(const utils::hashed_key& hk, const dht::
     std::exception_ptr ex;
     auto sem = reader_concurrency_semaphore(reader_concurrency_semaphore::no_limits{}, "sstables::has_partition_key()");
     try {
-        auto lh_index_ptr = std::make_unique<sstables::index_reader>(s, sem.make_tracking_only_permit(_schema.get(), s->get_filename(), db::no_timeout, {}), default_priority_class(), tracing::trace_state_ptr(), use_caching::yes);
+        auto lh_index_ptr = std::make_unique<sstables::index_reader>(s, sem.make_tracking_only_permit(_schema.get(), s->get_filename(), db::no_timeout, {}));
         present = co_await lh_index_ptr->advance_lower_and_check_if_present(dk);
     } catch (...) {
         ex = std::current_exception();
diff --git a/test/boost/sstable_3_x_test.cc b/test/boost/sstable_3_x_test.cc
index d96ef96665..6b18ba8b42 100644
--- a/test/boost/sstable_3_x_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/sstable_3_x_test.cc
@@ -4586,8 +4586,7 @@ static sstring get_read_index_test_path(sstring table_name) {
 }
 
 static std::unique_ptr<index_reader> get_index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit) {
-    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit), default_priority_class(),
-                                          tracing::trace_state_ptr(), use_caching::yes);
+    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit));
 }
 
 shared_sstable make_test_sstable(test_env& env, schema_ptr schema, const sstring& table_name) {
diff --git a/test/boost/sstable_datafile_test.cc b/test/boost/sstable_datafile_test.cc
index b5619cdade..bbd0657940 100644
--- a/test/boost/sstable_datafile_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/sstable_datafile_test.cc
@@ -2309,8 +2309,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_wrong_counter_shard_order) {
 }
 
 static std::unique_ptr<index_reader> get_index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit) {
-    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit), default_priority_class(),
-                                          tracing::trace_state_ptr(), use_caching::yes);
+    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit));
 }
 
 SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_broken_promoted_index_is_skipped) {
diff --git a/test/boost/sstable_mutation_test.cc b/test/boost/sstable_mutation_test.cc
index fe9e6130c2..cee8629faa 100644
--- a/test/boost/sstable_mutation_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/sstable_mutation_test.cc
@@ -900,8 +900,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_has_partition_key) {
 }
 
 static std::unique_ptr<index_reader> get_index_reader(shared_sstable sst, reader_permit permit) {
-    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit), default_priority_class(),
-                                          tracing::trace_state_ptr(), use_caching::yes);
+    return std::make_unique<index_reader>(sst, std::move(permit));
 }
 
 SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_promoted_index_blocks_are_monotonic) {
diff --git a/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh b/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
index b9e6b81939..7ddc431452 100644
--- a/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
+++ b/test/lib/sstable_utils.hh
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<index_reader> make_index_reader(reader_permit permit) {
-        return std::make_unique<index_reader>(_sst, std::move(permit), default_priority_class(),
-                                              tracing::trace_state_ptr(), use_caching::yes);
+        return std::make_unique<index_reader>(_sst, std::move(permit));
     }
 
     struct index_entry {
diff --git a/tools/scylla-sstable.cc b/tools/scylla-sstable.cc
index 6dfff7f845..729fe50d19 100644
--- a/tools/scylla-sstable.cc
+++ b/tools/scylla-sstable.cc
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ void dump_index_operation(schema_ptr schema, reader_permit permit, const std::ve
     json_writer writer;
     writer.StartStream();
     for (auto& sst : sstables) {
-        sstables::index_reader idx_reader(sst, permit, default_priority_class(), {}, sstables::use_caching::yes);
+        sstables::index_reader idx_reader(sst, permit);
         auto close_idx_reader = deferred_close(idx_reader);
 
         writer.SstableKey(*sst);