diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 18a4b8e11df..a82a93db67c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -930,13 +930,39 @@ xfs_fs_alloc_inode(
  */
 STATIC void
 xfs_fs_destroy_inode(
-	struct inode	*inode)
+	struct inode		*inode)
 {
-	xfs_inode_t		*ip = XFS_I(inode);
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
+
+	xfs_itrace_entry(ip);
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(vn_reclaim);
-	if (xfs_reclaim(ip))
-		panic("%s: cannot reclaim 0x%p\n", __func__, inode);
+
+	/* bad inode, get out here ASAP */
+	if (is_bad_inode(inode))
+		goto out_reclaim;
+
+	xfs_ioend_wait(ip);
+
+	ASSERT(XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount) || ip->i_delayed_blks == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * We should never get here with one of the reclaim flags already set.
+	 */
+	ASSERT_ALWAYS(!xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_IRECLAIMABLE));
+	ASSERT_ALWAYS(!xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_IRECLAIM));
+
+	/*
+	 * If we have nothing to flush with this inode then complete the
+	 * teardown now, otherwise delay the flush operation.
+	 */
+	if (!xfs_inode_clean(ip)) {
+		xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(ip);
+		return;
+	}
+
+out_reclaim:
+	xfs_ireclaim(ip);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 961df0a22c7..d895a3a960f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -663,10 +663,9 @@ xfs_syncd_stop(
 	kthread_stop(mp->m_sync_task);
 }
 
-int
+STATIC int
 xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip,
-	int		locked,
 	int		sync_mode)
 {
 	xfs_perag_t	*pag = xfs_get_perag(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino);
@@ -682,10 +681,6 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	    !__xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_IRECLAIMABLE)) {
 		spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
 		write_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
-		if (locked) {
-			xfs_ifunlock(ip);
-			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		}
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	__xfs_iflags_set(ip, XFS_IRECLAIM);
@@ -704,10 +699,8 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	 * We get the flush lock regardless, though, just to make sure
 	 * we don't free it while it is being flushed.
 	 */
-	if (!locked) {
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_iflock(ip);
-	}
+	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_iflock(ip);
 
 	/*
 	 * In the case of a forced shutdown we rely on xfs_iflush() to
@@ -778,7 +771,7 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode_now(
 	}
 	read_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
 
-	return xfs_reclaim_inode(ip, 0, flags);
+	return xfs_reclaim_inode(ip, flags);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index 27920eb7a82..a500b4d9183 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ void xfs_quiesce_attr(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
 void xfs_flush_inodes(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
-int xfs_reclaim_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip, int locked, int sync_mode);
 int xfs_reclaim_inodes(struct xfs_mount *mp, int mode);
 
 void xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(struct xfs_inode *ip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index b572f7e840e..3fac146b3b7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -2456,46 +2456,6 @@ xfs_set_dmattrs(
 	return error;
 }
 
-int
-xfs_reclaim(
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
-{
-
-	xfs_itrace_entry(ip);
-
-	ASSERT(!VN_MAPPED(VFS_I(ip)));
-
-	/* bad inode, get out here ASAP */
-	if (is_bad_inode(VFS_I(ip))) {
-		xfs_ireclaim(ip);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	xfs_ioend_wait(ip);
-
-	ASSERT(XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount) || ip->i_delayed_blks == 0);
-
-	/*
-	 * If we have nothing to flush with this inode then complete the
-	 * teardown now, otherwise break the link between the xfs inode and the
-	 * linux inode and clean up the xfs inode later. This avoids flushing
-	 * the inode to disk during the delete operation itself.
-	 *
-	 * When breaking the link, we need to set the XFS_IRECLAIMABLE flag
-	 * first to ensure that xfs_iunpin() will never see an xfs inode
-	 * that has a linux inode being reclaimed. Synchronisation is provided
-	 * by the i_flags_lock.
-	 */
-	if (!ip->i_update_core && (ip->i_itemp == NULL)) {
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_iflock(ip);
-		xfs_iflags_set(ip, XFS_IRECLAIMABLE);
-		return xfs_reclaim_inode(ip, 1, XFS_IFLUSH_DELWRI_ELSE_SYNC);
-	}
-	xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(ip);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * xfs_alloc_file_space()
  *      This routine allocates disk space for the given file.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
index a9e102de71a..167a467403a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ int xfs_symlink(struct xfs_inode *dp, struct xfs_name *link_name,
 		const char *target_path, mode_t mode, struct xfs_inode **ipp,
 		cred_t *credp);
 int xfs_set_dmattrs(struct xfs_inode *ip, u_int evmask, u_int16_t state);
-int xfs_reclaim(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_change_file_space(struct xfs_inode *ip, int cmd,
 		xfs_flock64_t *bf, xfs_off_t offset, int attr_flags);
 int xfs_rename(struct xfs_inode *src_dp, struct xfs_name *src_name,