diff --git a/fs/xfs/kmem.h b/fs/xfs/kmem.h
index 70ed74c7f37e..6143117770e9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/kmem.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/kmem.h
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ kmem_zalloc_large(size_t size, xfs_km_flags_t flags)
 #define kmem_zone	kmem_cache
 #define kmem_zone_t	struct kmem_cache
 
-static inline void
-kmem_zone_free(kmem_zone_t *zone, void *ptr)
-{
-	kmem_cache_free(zone, ptr);
-}
-
 extern void *kmem_zone_alloc(kmem_zone_t *, xfs_km_flags_t);
 
 static inline void *
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 8f0e3a368f38..e2cc98931552 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ xfs_btree_del_cursor(
 	/*
 	 * Free the cursor.
 	 */
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_btree_cur_zone, cur);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_btree_cur_zone, cur);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index e424b004e3cb..272db30947e5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ xfs_da_state_free(xfs_da_state_t *state)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	memset((char *)state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 #endif /* DEBUG */
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_da_state_zone, state);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_da_state_zone, state);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
index 15d6f947620f..ad2b9c313fd2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ xfs_iformat_fork(
 		break;
 	}
 	if (error) {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_afp);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_afp);
 		ip->i_afp = NULL;
 		if (ip->i_cowfp)
-			kmem_zone_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_cowfp);
+			kmem_cache_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_cowfp);
 		ip->i_cowfp = NULL;
 		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
 	}
@@ -531,10 +531,10 @@ xfs_idestroy_fork(
 	}
 
 	if (whichfork == XFS_ATTR_FORK) {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_afp);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_afp);
 		ip->i_afp = NULL;
 	} else if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK) {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_cowfp);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_ifork_zone, ip->i_cowfp);
 		ip->i_cowfp = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index 243e5e0f82a3..ee6f4229cebc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void
 xfs_bui_item_free(
 	struct xfs_bui_log_item	*buip)
 {
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_bui_zone, buip);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_bui_zone, buip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ xfs_bud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_bud_log_item	*budp = BUD_ITEM(lip);
 
 	xfs_bui_release(budp->bud_buip);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_bud_zone, budp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_bud_zone, budp);
 }
 
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_bud_item_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index ccccfb792ff8..a0229c368e78 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ _xfs_buf_alloc(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_buf_get_maps(bp, nmaps);
 	if (error)  {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ xfs_buf_free(
 		kmem_free(bp->b_addr);
 	_xfs_buf_free_pages(bp);
 	xfs_buf_free_maps(bp);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ xfs_buf_get_uncached(
 	_xfs_buf_free_pages(bp);
  fail_free_buf:
 	xfs_buf_free_maps(bp);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_buf_zone, bp);
  fail:
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 6b69e6137b2b..3458a1264a3f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	error = xfs_buf_item_get_format(bip, bp->b_map_count);
 	ASSERT(error == 0);
 	if (error) {	/* to stop gcc throwing set-but-unused warnings */
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_item_zone, bip);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_buf_item_zone, bip);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_free(
 {
 	xfs_buf_item_free_format(bip);
 	kmem_free(bip->bli_item.li_lv_shadow);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_buf_item_zone, bip);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_buf_item_zone, bip);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
index e980e736bde2..2bff21ca9d78 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqdestroy(
 	mutex_destroy(&dqp->q_qlock);
 
 	XFS_STATS_DEC(dqp->q_mount, xs_qm_dquot);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_qm_dqzone, dqp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_qm_dqzone, dqp);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index a05a1074e8f8..6ea847f6e298 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ xfs_efi_item_free(
 	if (efip->efi_format.efi_nextents > XFS_EFI_MAX_FAST_EXTENTS)
 		kmem_free(efip);
 	else
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_efi_zone, efip);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_efi_zone, efip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ xfs_efd_item_free(struct xfs_efd_log_item *efdp)
 	if (efdp->efd_format.efd_nextents > XFS_EFD_MAX_FAST_EXTENTS)
 		kmem_free(efdp);
 	else
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_efd_zone, efdp);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_efd_zone, efdp);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index ec302b7e48f3..8dc2e5414276 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 	if (!ip)
 		return NULL;
 	if (inode_init_always(mp->m_super, VFS_I(ip))) {
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ xfs_inode_free_callback(
 		ip->i_itemp = NULL;
 	}
 
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
index 3ebd1b7f49d8..490fee22b878 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ STATIC void
 xfs_icreate_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_icreate_zone, ICR_ITEM(lip));
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_icreate_zone, ICR_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_icreate_item_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 07f2b57feecb..8bd5d0de6321 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_destroy(
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
 {
 	kmem_free(ip->i_itemp->ili_item.li_lv_shadow);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_ili_zone, ip->i_itemp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_ili_zone, ip->i_itemp);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 3806674090ed..6a147c63a8a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -3468,7 +3468,7 @@ xfs_log_ticket_put(
 {
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ticket->t_ref) > 0);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ticket->t_ref))
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_log_ticket_zone, ticket);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_log_ticket_zone, ticket);
 }
 
 xlog_ticket_t *
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index d5708d40ad87..8eeed73928cd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ xfs_cui_item_free(
 	if (cuip->cui_format.cui_nextents > XFS_CUI_MAX_FAST_EXTENTS)
 		kmem_free(cuip);
 	else
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_cui_zone, cuip);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_cui_zone, cuip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ xfs_cud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_cud_log_item	*cudp = CUD_ITEM(lip);
 
 	xfs_cui_release(cudp->cud_cuip);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_cud_zone, cudp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_cud_zone, cudp);
 }
 
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_cud_item_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
index 02f84d9a511c..4911b68f95dd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ xfs_rui_item_free(
 	if (ruip->rui_format.rui_nextents > XFS_RUI_MAX_FAST_EXTENTS)
 		kmem_free(ruip);
 	else
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_rui_zone, ruip);
+		kmem_cache_free(xfs_rui_zone, ruip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ xfs_rud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_rud_log_item	*rudp = RUD_ITEM(lip);
 
 	xfs_rui_release(rudp->rud_ruip);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_rud_zone, rudp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_rud_zone, rudp);
 }
 
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_rud_item_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index f4795fdb7389..3b208f9a865c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ xfs_trans_free(
 	if (!(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_NO_WRITECOUNT))
 		sb_end_intwrite(tp->t_mountp->m_super);
 	xfs_trans_free_dqinfo(tp);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_trans_zone, tp);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_trans_zone, tp);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 454fc83c588a..a6fe2d8dc40f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -872,6 +872,6 @@ xfs_trans_free_dqinfo(
 {
 	if (!tp->t_dqinfo)
 		return;
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_qm_dqtrxzone, tp->t_dqinfo);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_qm_dqtrxzone, tp->t_dqinfo);
 	tp->t_dqinfo = NULL;
 }