diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
index 09d4f49d18..8ca2c4e01a 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
@@ -3951,6 +3951,31 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn delta_layer_dumping() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let (tenant, ctx) = TenantHarness::create("test_layer_dumping")?.load().await;
+        let tline = tenant
+            .create_test_timeline(TIMELINE_ID, Lsn(0x10), DEFAULT_PG_VERSION, &ctx)
+            .await?;
+        make_some_layers(tline.as_ref(), Lsn(0x20)).await?;
+
+        let layer_map = tline.layers.read().await;
+        let level0_deltas = layer_map.layer_map().get_level0_deltas()?;
+
+        assert!(!level0_deltas.is_empty());
+
+        for delta in level0_deltas {
+            let delta = layer_map.get_from_desc(&delta);
+            // Ensure we are dumping a delta layer here
+            let delta = delta.downcast_delta_layer().unwrap();
+
+            delta.dump(false, &ctx).await.unwrap();
+            delta.dump(true, &ctx).await.unwrap();
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn corrupt_metadata() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         const TEST_NAME: &str = "corrupt_metadata";
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
index bff42a1ec2..6094a7db52 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ use std::ops::Range;
 use std::os::unix::fs::FileExt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::runtime::Handle;
 use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 use tracing::*;
 
@@ -177,10 +176,6 @@ impl DeltaKey {
         Lsn(u64::from_be_bytes(self.0[KEY_SIZE..].try_into().unwrap()))
     }
 
-    fn extract_key_from_buf(buf: &[u8]) -> Key {
-        Key::from_slice(&buf[..KEY_SIZE])
-    }
-
     fn extract_lsn_from_buf(buf: &[u8]) -> Lsn {
         let mut lsn_buf = [0u8; 8];
         lsn_buf.copy_from_slice(&buf[KEY_SIZE..]);
@@ -277,48 +272,42 @@ impl Layer for DeltaLayer {
 
         tree_reader.dump().await?;
 
-        let cursor = file.block_cursor();
+        let keys = DeltaLayerInner::load_keys(&Ref(&**inner)).await?;
 
         // A subroutine to dump a single blob
-        let dump_blob = |blob_ref: BlobRef| -> anyhow::Result<String> {
-            // TODO this is not ideal, but on the other hand we are in dumping code...
-            let buf = Handle::current().block_on(cursor.read_blob(blob_ref.pos()))?;
-            let val = Value::des(&buf)?;
-            let desc = match val {
-                Value::Image(img) => {
-                    format!(" img {} bytes", img.len())
-                }
-                Value::WalRecord(rec) => {
-                    let wal_desc = walrecord::describe_wal_record(&rec)?;
-                    format!(
-                        " rec {} bytes will_init: {} {}",
-                        buf.len(),
-                        rec.will_init(),
-                        wal_desc
-                    )
-                }
-            };
-            Ok(desc)
+        let dump_blob = |val: ValueRef<_>| -> _ {
+            async move {
+                let buf = val.reader.read_blob(val.blob_ref.pos()).await?;
+                let val = Value::des(&buf)?;
+                let desc = match val {
+                    Value::Image(img) => {
+                        format!(" img {} bytes", img.len())
+                    }
+                    Value::WalRecord(rec) => {
+                        let wal_desc = walrecord::describe_wal_record(&rec)?;
+                        format!(
+                            " rec {} bytes will_init: {} {}",
+                            buf.len(),
+                            rec.will_init(),
+                            wal_desc
+                        )
+                    }
+                };
+                Ok(desc)
+            }
         };
 
-        tree_reader
-            .visit(
-                &[0u8; DELTA_KEY_SIZE],
-                VisitDirection::Forwards,
-                |delta_key, val| {
-                    let blob_ref = BlobRef(val);
-                    let key = DeltaKey::extract_key_from_buf(delta_key);
-                    let lsn = DeltaKey::extract_lsn_from_buf(delta_key);
-
-                    let desc = match dump_blob(blob_ref) {
-                        Ok(desc) => desc,
-                        Err(err) => format!("ERROR: {}", err),
-                    };
-                    println!("  key {} at {}: {}", key, lsn, desc);
-                    true
-                },
-            )
-            .await?;
+        for entry in keys {
+            let DeltaEntry { key, lsn, val, .. } = entry;
+            let desc = match dump_blob(val).await {
+                Ok(desc) => desc,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    let err: anyhow::Error = err;
+                    format!("ERROR: {err}")
+                }
+            };
+            println!("  key {key} at {lsn}: {desc}");
+        }
 
         Ok(())
     }