diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 110f03d66f4..ba124230393 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata,
 				bd_ail_gl_list);
 		bh = bd->bd_bh;
-		gfs2_remove_from_ail(NULL, bd);
+		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 		bd->bd_bh = NULL;
 		bh->b_private = NULL;
 		bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
@@ -286,23 +286,6 @@ static int inode_go_lock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 	return error;
 }
 
-/**
- * inode_go_unlock - operation done before an inode lock is unlocked by a
- *		     process
- * @gl: the glock
- * @flags:
- *
- */
-
-static void inode_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
-{
-	struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = gl->gl_object;
-
-	if (ip)
-		gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
-}
-
 /**
  * rgrp_go_demote_ok - Check to see if it's ok to unlock a RG's glock
  * @gl: the glock
@@ -377,7 +360,6 @@ static void trans_go_xmote_bh(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 	if (gl->gl_state != LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
 	    test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
-		gfs2_meta_cache_flush(GFS2_I(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode));
 		j_gl->gl_ops->go_inval(j_gl, DIO_METADATA);
 
 		error = gfs2_find_jhead(sdp->sd_jdesc, &head);
@@ -437,7 +419,6 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_inode_glops = {
 	.go_inval = inode_go_inval,
 	.go_demote_ok = inode_go_demote_ok,
 	.go_lock = inode_go_lock,
-	.go_unlock = inode_go_unlock,
 	.go_type = LM_TYPE_INODE,
 	.go_min_hold_time = HZ / 10,
 };
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 55c72f01cf3..5662ff9f86e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ struct gfs2_inode {
 	spinlock_t i_spin;
 	struct rw_semaphore i_rw_mutex;
 	unsigned long i_last_pfault;
-
-	struct buffer_head *i_cache[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index ad0fe373dca..af493fc6c8c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -293,11 +293,6 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gfs2_inode_bh(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	ip->i_cache[0] = bh;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_inode_refresh - Refresh the incore copy of the dinode
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
@@ -965,7 +960,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 	struct gfs2_inum_host inum = { .no_addr = 0, .no_formal_ino = 0 };
 	int error;
 	u64 generation;
-	struct buffer_head *bh=NULL;
+	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 
 	if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
@@ -1002,8 +997,6 @@ struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		goto fail_gunlock2;
 
-	gfs2_inode_bh(GFS2_I(inode), bh);
-
 	error = gfs2_inode_refresh(GFS2_I(inode));
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock2;
@@ -1020,6 +1013,8 @@ struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock2;
 
+	if (bh)
+		brelse(bh);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	return inode;
@@ -1031,6 +1026,8 @@ fail_gunlock2:
 fail_gunlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);
 fail:
+	if (bh)
+		brelse(bh);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 7df70247325..70b404d2774 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -68,14 +68,12 @@ unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct address_space *mapping, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
+void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
 	bd->bd_ail = NULL;
 	list_del_init(&bd->bd_ail_st_list);
 	list_del_init(&bd->bd_ail_gl_list);
 	atomic_dec(&bd->bd_gl->gl_ail_count);
-	if (mapping)
-		gfs2_meta_cache_flush(GFS2_I(mapping->host));
 	brelse(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ static void gfs2_ail2_empty_one(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
 		bd = list_entry(head->prev, struct gfs2_bufdata,
 				bd_ail_st_list);
 		gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_ail == ai);
-		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd->bd_bh->b_page->mapping, bd);
+		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index dae28240062..24e7161486e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct buffer_head *gfs2_log_fake_buf(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 				      struct buffer_head *real);
 void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *trans);
-void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct address_space *mapping, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
+void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
 
 void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 7ecfe0d3a49..653fd5a6203 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static void gfs2_init_inode_once(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *foo)
 	inode_init_once(&ip->i_inode);
 	spin_lock_init(&ip->i_spin);
 	init_rwsem(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
-	memset(ip->i_cache, 0, sizeof(ip->i_cache));
 }
 
 static void gfs2_init_glock_once(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *foo)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 4da423985e4..01ef90253ed 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int
 	}
 	if (bd) {
 		if (bd->bd_ail) {
-			gfs2_remove_from_ail(NULL, bd);
+			gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 			bh->b_private = NULL;
 			bd->bd_bh = NULL;
 			bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
@@ -357,32 +357,6 @@ void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_meta_cache_flush - get rid of any references on buffers for this inode
- * @ip: The GFS2 inode
- *
- * This releases buffers that are in the most-recently-used array of
- * blocks used for indirect block addressing for this inode.
- */
-
-void gfs2_meta_cache_flush(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-	struct buffer_head **bh_slot;
-	unsigned int x;
-
-	spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-	for (x = 0; x < GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT; x++) {
-		bh_slot = &ip->i_cache[x];
-		if (*bh_slot) {
-			brelse(*bh_slot);
-			*bh_slot = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer - Get a metadata buffer
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
@@ -391,8 +365,6 @@ void gfs2_meta_cache_flush(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
  * @new: Non-zero if we may create a new buffer
  * @bhp: the buffer is returned here
  *
- * Try to use the gfs2_inode's MRU metadata tree cache.
- *
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
@@ -401,58 +373,25 @@ int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
-	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL, **bh_slot = ip->i_cache + height;
-	int in_cache = 0;
-
-	BUG_ON(!gl);
-	BUG_ON(!sdp);
-
-	spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-	if (*bh_slot && (*bh_slot)->b_blocknr == num) {
-		bh = *bh_slot;
-		get_bh(bh);
-		in_cache = 1;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-	if (!bh)
-		bh = getbuf(gl, num, CREATE);
-
-	if (!bh)
-		return -ENOBUFS;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (new) {
-		if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, height))
-			goto err;
-		meta_prep_new(bh);
+		BUG_ON(height == 0);
+		bh = gfs2_meta_new(gl, num);
 		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
 		gfs2_metatype_set(bh, GFS2_METATYPE_IN, GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
 		gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(bh, sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
 	} else {
 		u32 mtype = height ? GFS2_METATYPE_IN : GFS2_METATYPE_DI;
-		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-			ll_rw_block(READ_META, 1, &bh);
-			if (gfs2_meta_wait(sdp, bh))
-				goto err;
+		ret = gfs2_meta_read(gl, num, DIO_WAIT, &bh);
+		if (ret == 0 && gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype)) {
+			brelse(bh);
+			ret = -EIO;
 		}
-		if (gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype))
-			goto err;
 	}
-
-	if (!in_cache) {
-		spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-		if (*bh_slot)
-			brelse(*bh_slot);
-		*bh_slot = bh;
-		get_bh(bh);
-		spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-	}
-
 	*bhp = bh;
-	return 0;
-err:
-	brelse(bh);
-	return -EIO;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
index b7048222ebb..73e3b1c76fe 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr,
 
 void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 
-void gfs2_meta_cache_flush(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
 			      int new, struct buffer_head **bhp);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
index 1696e5d9d11..4c4ef7f5990 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static int gfs2_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	error = block_write_full_page(page, gfs2_get_block_noalloc, wbc);
 	if (done_trans)
 		gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-	gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
 	return error;
 
 out_ignore:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index dd3e737f528..5183dfb9342 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
 	j_gl->gl_ops->go_inval(j_gl, DIO_METADATA);
 
 	error = gfs2_find_jhead(sdp->sd_jdesc, &head);