diff --git a/db/view/view.cc b/db/view/view.cc
index 066f9691fb..9a4308988d 100644
--- a/db/view/view.cc
+++ b/db/view/view.cc
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ future<> view_builder::initialize_reader_at_current_token(build_step& step) {
   return step.reader.close().then([this, &step] {
     step.pslice = make_partition_slice(*step.base->schema());
     step.prange = dht::partition_range(dht::ring_position::starting_at(step.current_token()), dht::ring_position::max());
-    step.reader = downgrade_to_v1(step.base->get_sstable_set().make_local_shard_sstable_reader(
+    step.reader = step.base->get_sstable_set().make_local_shard_sstable_reader(
             step.base->schema(),
             _permit,
             step.prange,
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ future<> view_builder::initialize_reader_at_current_token(build_step& step) {
             default_priority_class(),
             nullptr,
             streamed_mutation::forwarding::no,
-            mutation_reader::forwarding::no));
+            mutation_reader::forwarding::no);
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/db/view/view_builder.hh b/db/view/view_builder.hh
index 7cdf6b0616..d7a695c119 100644
--- a/db/view/view_builder.hh
+++ b/db/view/view_builder.hh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class view_builder final : public service::migration_listener::only_view_notific
         lw_shared_ptr<replica::column_family> base;
         query::partition_slice pslice;
         dht::partition_range prange;
-        flat_mutation_reader reader{nullptr};
+        flat_mutation_reader_v2 reader{nullptr};
         dht::decorated_key current_key{dht::minimum_token(), partition_key::make_empty()};
         std::vector<view_build_status> build_status;