diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
index 97f7328967fd..3916925e2584 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
@@ -280,38 +280,6 @@ xfs_allocbt_key_diff(
 	return (__int64_t)be32_to_cpu(kp->ar_startblock) - rec->ar_startblock;
 }
 
-STATIC int
-xfs_allocbt_kill_root(
-	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
-	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
-	int			level,
-	union xfs_btree_ptr	*newroot)
-{
-	int			error;
-
-	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ENTRY);
-	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, killroot);
-
-	/*
-	 * Update the root pointer, decreasing the level by 1 and then
-	 * free the old root.
-	 */
-	xfs_allocbt_set_root(cur, newroot, -1);
-	error = xfs_allocbt_free_block(cur, bp);
-	if (error) {
-		XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ERROR);
-		return error;
-	}
-
-	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, free);
-
-	xfs_btree_setbuf(cur, level, NULL);
-	cur->bc_nlevels--;
-
-	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_EXIT);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 STATIC int
 xfs_allocbt_keys_inorder(
@@ -423,7 +391,6 @@ static const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_allocbt_ops = {
 
 	.dup_cursor		= xfs_allocbt_dup_cursor,
 	.set_root		= xfs_allocbt_set_root,
-	.kill_root		= xfs_allocbt_kill_root,
 	.alloc_block		= xfs_allocbt_alloc_block,
 	.free_block		= xfs_allocbt_free_block,
 	.update_lastrec		= xfs_allocbt_update_lastrec,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
index 829af92f0fba..735dc2e671b1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ xfs_btree_del_cursor(
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < cur->bc_nlevels; i++) {
 		if (cur->bc_bufs[i])
-			xfs_btree_setbuf(cur, i, NULL);
+			xfs_trans_brelse(cur->bc_tp, cur->bc_bufs[i]);
 		else if (!error)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -763,22 +763,19 @@ xfs_btree_readahead(
  * Set the buffer for level "lev" in the cursor to bp, releasing
  * any previous buffer.
  */
-void
+STATIC void
 xfs_btree_setbuf(
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur,	/* btree cursor */
 	int			lev,	/* level in btree */
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp)	/* new buffer to set */
 {
 	struct xfs_btree_block	*b;	/* btree block */
-	xfs_buf_t		*obp;	/* old buffer pointer */
 
-	obp = cur->bc_bufs[lev];
-	if (obp)
-		xfs_trans_brelse(cur->bc_tp, obp);
+	if (cur->bc_bufs[lev])
+		xfs_trans_brelse(cur->bc_tp, cur->bc_bufs[lev]);
 	cur->bc_bufs[lev] = bp;
 	cur->bc_ra[lev] = 0;
-	if (!bp)
-		return;
+
 	b = XFS_BUF_TO_BLOCK(bp);
 	if (cur->bc_flags & XFS_BTREE_LONG_PTRS) {
 		if (be64_to_cpu(b->bb_u.l.bb_leftsib) == NULLDFSBNO)
@@ -3011,6 +3008,43 @@ out0:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Kill the current root node, and replace it with it's only child node.
+ */
+STATIC int
+xfs_btree_kill_root(
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
+	int			level,
+	union xfs_btree_ptr	*newroot)
+{
+	int			error;
+
+	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ENTRY);
+	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, killroot);
+
+	/*
+	 * Update the root pointer, decreasing the level by 1 and then
+	 * free the old root.
+	 */
+	cur->bc_ops->set_root(cur, newroot, -1);
+
+	error = cur->bc_ops->free_block(cur, bp);
+	if (error) {
+		XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ERROR);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, free);
+
+	cur->bc_bufs[level] = NULL;
+	cur->bc_ra[level] = 0;
+	cur->bc_nlevels--;
+
+	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_EXIT);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 STATIC int
 xfs_btree_dec_cursor(
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
@@ -3195,7 +3229,7 @@ xfs_btree_delrec(
 			 * Make it the new root of the btree.
 			 */
 			pp = xfs_btree_ptr_addr(cur, 1, block);
-			error = cur->bc_ops->kill_root(cur, bp, level, pp);
+			error = xfs_btree_kill_root(cur, bp, level, pp);
 			if (error)
 				goto error0;
 		} else if (level > 0) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.h
index 7fa07062bdda..82fafc66bd1f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ struct xfs_btree_ops {
 
 	/* update btree root pointer */
 	void	(*set_root)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
-				union xfs_btree_ptr *nptr, int level_change);
-	int	(*kill_root)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur, struct xfs_buf *bp,
-				int level, union xfs_btree_ptr *newroot);
+			    union xfs_btree_ptr *nptr, int level_change);
 
 	/* block allocation / freeing */
 	int	(*alloc_block)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
@@ -399,16 +397,6 @@ xfs_btree_reada_bufs(
 	xfs_agblock_t		agbno,	/* allocation group block number */
 	xfs_extlen_t		count);	/* count of filesystem blocks */
 
-/*
- * Set the buffer for level "lev" in the cursor to bp, releasing
- * any previous buffer.
- */
-void
-xfs_btree_setbuf(
-	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur,	/* btree cursor */
-	int			lev,	/* level in btree */
-	struct xfs_buf		*bp);	/* new buffer to set */
-
 
 /*
  * Common btree core entry points.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
index d352862cefa0..16921f55c542 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc_btree.c
@@ -183,38 +183,6 @@ xfs_inobt_key_diff(
 			  cur->bc_rec.i.ir_startino;
 }
 
-STATIC int
-xfs_inobt_kill_root(
-	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
-	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
-	int			level,
-	union xfs_btree_ptr	*newroot)
-{
-	int			error;
-
-	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ENTRY);
-	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, killroot);
-
-	/*
-	 * Update the root pointer, decreasing the level by 1 and then
-	 * free the old root.
-	 */
-	xfs_inobt_set_root(cur, newroot, -1);
-	error = xfs_inobt_free_block(cur, bp);
-	if (error) {
-		XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_ERROR);
-		return error;
-	}
-
-	XFS_BTREE_STATS_INC(cur, free);
-
-	cur->bc_bufs[level] = NULL;
-	cur->bc_nlevels--;
-
-	XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_EXIT);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 STATIC int
 xfs_inobt_keys_inorder(
@@ -309,7 +277,6 @@ static const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_inobt_ops = {
 
 	.dup_cursor		= xfs_inobt_dup_cursor,
 	.set_root		= xfs_inobt_set_root,
-	.kill_root		= xfs_inobt_kill_root,
 	.alloc_block		= xfs_inobt_alloc_block,
 	.free_block		= xfs_inobt_free_block,
 	.get_minrecs		= xfs_inobt_get_minrecs,