diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 2a220be34caa..c77d40f05763 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5425,7 +5425,7 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		if (IS_I_VERSION(inode) && attr->ia_size != inode->i_size)
+		if (attr->ia_size != inode->i_size)
 			inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 
 		if (shrink) {
@@ -5735,8 +5735,7 @@ int ext4_mark_iloc_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 	 * ea_inodes are using i_version for storing reference count, don't
 	 * mess with it
 	 */
-	if (IS_I_VERSION(inode) &&
-	    !(EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags & EXT4_EA_INODE_FL))
+	if (!(EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags & EXT4_EA_INODE_FL))
 		inode_inc_iversion(inode);
 
 	/* the do_update_inode consumes one bh->b_count */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 6bb0f493221c..2a7af6cbe5e0 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_inlinecrypt,
 	Opt_usrjquota, Opt_grpjquota, Opt_quota,
 	Opt_noquota, Opt_barrier, Opt_nobarrier, Opt_err,
-	Opt_usrquota, Opt_grpquota, Opt_prjquota, Opt_i_version,
+	Opt_usrquota, Opt_grpquota, Opt_prjquota,
 	Opt_dax, Opt_dax_always, Opt_dax_inode, Opt_dax_never,
 	Opt_stripe, Opt_delalloc, Opt_nodelalloc, Opt_warn_on_error,
 	Opt_nowarn_on_error, Opt_mblk_io_submit, Opt_debug_want_extra_isize,
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ static const struct fs_parameter_spec ext4_param_specs[] = {
 	fsparam_flag	("barrier",		Opt_barrier),
 	fsparam_u32	("barrier",		Opt_barrier),
 	fsparam_flag	("nobarrier",		Opt_nobarrier),
-	fsparam_flag	("i_version",		Opt_i_version),
+	fsparam_flag	("i_version",		Opt_removed),
 	fsparam_flag	("dax",			Opt_dax),
 	fsparam_enum	("dax",			Opt_dax_type, ext4_param_dax),
 	fsparam_u32	("stripe",		Opt_stripe),
@@ -2131,11 +2131,6 @@ static int ext4_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	case Opt_abort:
 		ctx_set_mount_flag(ctx, EXT4_MF_FS_ABORTED);
 		return 0;
-	case Opt_i_version:
-		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, deprecated_msg, param->key, "5.20");
-		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, "Use iversion instead\n");
-		ctx_set_flags(ctx, SB_I_VERSION);
-		return 0;
 	case Opt_inlinecrypt:
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION_INLINE_CRYPT
 		ctx_set_flags(ctx, SB_INLINECRYPT);
@@ -2805,14 +2800,6 @@ static void ext4_apply_options(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 	sb->s_flags &= ~ctx->mask_s_flags;
 	sb->s_flags |= ctx->vals_s_flags;
 
-	/*
-	 * i_version differs from common mount option iversion so we have
-	 * to let vfs know that it was set, otherwise it would get cleared
-	 * on remount
-	 */
-	if (ctx->mask_s_flags & SB_I_VERSION)
-		fc->sb_flags |= SB_I_VERSION;
-
 #define APPLY(X) ({ if (ctx->spec & EXT4_SPEC_##X) sbi->X = ctx->X; })
 	APPLY(s_commit_interval);
 	APPLY(s_stripe);
@@ -2961,8 +2948,6 @@ static int _ext4_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct super_block *sb,
 		SEQ_OPTS_PRINT("min_batch_time=%u", sbi->s_min_batch_time);
 	if (nodefs || sbi->s_max_batch_time != EXT4_DEF_MAX_BATCH_TIME)
 		SEQ_OPTS_PRINT("max_batch_time=%u", sbi->s_max_batch_time);
-	if (sb->s_flags & SB_I_VERSION)
-		SEQ_OPTS_PUTS("i_version");
 	if (nodefs || sbi->s_stripe)
 		SEQ_OPTS_PRINT("stripe=%lu", sbi->s_stripe);
 	if (nodefs || EXT4_MOUNT_DATA_FLAGS &
@@ -4632,6 +4617,9 @@ static int __ext4_fill_super(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
 	sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~SB_POSIXACL) |
 		(test_opt(sb, POSIX_ACL) ? SB_POSIXACL : 0);
 
+	/* i_version is always enabled now */
+	sb->s_flags |= SB_I_VERSION;
+
 	if (le32_to_cpu(es->s_rev_level) == EXT4_GOOD_OLD_REV &&
 	    (ext4_has_compat_features(sb) ||
 	     ext4_has_ro_compat_features(sb) ||