diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index f4d4e708a8d..ea79072f521 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -987,13 +987,12 @@ xfs_bwrite(
 {
 	int			error;
 
-	bp->b_strat = xfs_bdstrat_cb;
 	bp->b_mount = mp;
 	bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
 	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ);
 
 	xfs_buf_delwri_dequeue(bp);
-	xfs_buf_iostrategy(bp);
+	xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
 
 	error = xfs_buf_iowait(bp);
 	if (error)
@@ -1009,7 +1008,6 @@ xfs_bdwrite(
 {
 	trace_xfs_buf_bdwrite(bp, _RET_IP_);
 
-	bp->b_strat = xfs_bdstrat_cb;
 	bp->b_mount = mp;
 
 	bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_READ;
@@ -1044,7 +1042,6 @@ xfs_bioerror(
 	XFS_BUF_UNDONE(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_STALE(bp);
 
-	XFS_BUF_CLR_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp);
 	xfs_biodone(bp);
 
 	return EIO;
@@ -1074,7 +1071,6 @@ xfs_bioerror_relse(
 	XFS_BUF_DONE(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_STALE(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_CLR_IODONE_FUNC(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_CLR_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp);
 	if (!(fl & XBF_ASYNC)) {
 		/*
 		 * Mark b_error and B_ERROR _both_.
@@ -1869,7 +1865,7 @@ xfsbufd(
 			struct xfs_buf *bp;
 			bp = list_first_entry(&tmp, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
 			list_del_init(&bp->b_list);
-			xfs_buf_iostrategy(bp);
+			xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
 			count++;
 		}
 		if (count)
@@ -1916,7 +1912,7 @@ xfs_flush_buftarg(
 			bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_ASYNC;
 			list_add(&bp->b_list, &wait_list);
 		}
-		xfs_buf_iostrategy(bp);
+		xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
 	}
 
 	if (wait) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index 814f9e83b51..d072e5ff923 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf {
 	atomic_t		b_io_remaining;	/* #outstanding I/O requests */
 	xfs_buf_iodone_t	b_iodone;	/* I/O completion function */
 	xfs_buf_relse_t		b_relse;	/* releasing function */
-	xfs_buf_bdstrat_t	b_strat;	/* pre-write function */
 	struct completion	b_iowait;	/* queue for I/O waiters */
 	void			*b_fspriv;
 	void			*b_fspriv2;
@@ -245,11 +244,6 @@ extern int xfs_buf_iowait(xfs_buf_t *);
 extern void xfs_buf_iomove(xfs_buf_t *, size_t, size_t, void *,
 				xfs_buf_rw_t);
 
-static inline int xfs_buf_iostrategy(xfs_buf_t *bp)
-{
-	return bp->b_strat ? bp->b_strat(bp) : xfs_buf_iorequest(bp);
-}
-
 static inline int xfs_buf_geterror(xfs_buf_t *bp)
 {
 	return bp ? bp->b_error : ENOMEM;
@@ -321,8 +315,6 @@ extern void xfs_buf_terminate(void);
 #define XFS_BUF_IODONE_FUNC(bp)			((bp)->b_iodone)
 #define XFS_BUF_SET_IODONE_FUNC(bp, func)	((bp)->b_iodone = (func))
 #define XFS_BUF_CLR_IODONE_FUNC(bp)		((bp)->b_iodone = NULL)
-#define XFS_BUF_SET_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp, func)	((bp)->b_strat = (func))
-#define XFS_BUF_CLR_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp)		((bp)->b_strat = NULL)
 
 #define XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE(bp, type)		((type)(bp)->b_fspriv)
 #define XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE(bp, val)		((bp)->b_fspriv = (void*)(val))
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 2a9e4ef1211..1b09d7a280d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	 */
 	if (bp->b_mount != mp)
 		bp->b_mount = mp;
-	XFS_BUF_SET_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp, xfs_bdstrat_cb);
 	if (XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE(bp, void *) != NULL) {
 		lip = XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE(bp, xfs_log_item_t *);
 		if (lip->li_type == XFS_LI_BUF) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index eef211dfca0..68415cb4f23 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2719,7 +2719,6 @@ cluster_corrupt_out:
 		 * mark it as stale and brelse.
 		 */
 		if (XFS_BUF_IODONE_FUNC(bp)) {
-			XFS_BUF_CLR_BDSTRAT_FUNC(bp);
 			XFS_BUF_UNDONE(bp);
 			XFS_BUF_STALE(bp);
 			XFS_BUF_ERROR(bp,EIO);