diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 2662b50..03185de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dentry, tmp, &dir->d_subdirs, d_u.d_child) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (!(d_unhashed(dentry)) && dentry->d_inode) {
-			dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+			dget_dlock(dentry);
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			simple_unlink(dir->d_inode, dentry);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
index 925e882..31ae1b1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&tmp->d_lock);
 	if (!(d_unhashed(tmp) && tmp->d_inode)) {
-		dget_locked_dlock(tmp);
+		dget_dlock(tmp);
 		__d_drop(tmp);
 		spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
 		simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, tmp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
index 49af4a6..df7fa25 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&tmp->d_lock);
 	if (!(d_unhashed(tmp) && tmp->d_inode)) {
-		dget_locked_dlock(tmp);
+		dget_dlock(tmp);
 		__d_drop(tmp);
 		spin_unlock(&tmp->d_lock);
 		simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, tmp);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c b/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
index 75dfd40..f2a1323 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/smbfs/cache.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 		dent = list_entry(next, struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
 		if ((unsigned long)dent->d_fsdata == fpos) {
 			if (dent->d_inode)
-				dget_locked(dent);
+				dget(dent);
 			else
 				dent = NULL;
 			goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/fs/configfs/inode.c b/fs/configfs/inode.c
index fb3a55f..c83f476 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/inode.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	if (dentry) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (!(d_unhashed(dentry) && dentry->d_inode)) {
-			dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+			dget_dlock(dentry);
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			simple_unlink(parent->d_inode, dentry);
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 01f0167..b4d2e28 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -429,33 +429,18 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_invalidate);
 
 /* This must be called with d_lock held */
-static inline struct dentry * __dget_locked_dlock(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void __dget_dlock(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	dentry->d_count++;
-	dentry_lru_del(dentry);
-	return dentry;
 }
 
-/* This must be called with d_lock held */
-static inline struct dentry * __dget_locked(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline void __dget(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+	__dget_dlock(dentry);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	return dentry;
 }
 
-struct dentry * dget_locked_dlock(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return __dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
-}
-
-struct dentry * dget_locked(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return __dget_locked(dentry);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dget_locked);
-
 struct dentry *dget_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *ret;
@@ -512,7 +497,7 @@
 			    (alias->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
 				discon_alias = alias;
 			} else if (!want_discon) {
-				__dget_locked_dlock(alias);
+				__dget_dlock(alias);
 				spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
 				return alias;
 			}
@@ -525,7 +510,7 @@
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || !d_unhashed(alias)) {
 			if (IS_ROOT(alias) &&
 			    (alias->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
-				__dget_locked_dlock(alias);
+				__dget_dlock(alias);
 				spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
 				return alias;
 			}
@@ -561,7 +546,7 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(dentry, &inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (!dentry->d_count) {
-			__dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+			__dget_dlock(dentry);
 			__d_drop(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
@@ -1257,7 +1242,8 @@
 		 * don't need child lock because it is not subject
 		 * to concurrency here
 		 */
-		dentry->d_parent = dget_dlock(parent);
+		__dget_dlock(parent);
+		dentry->d_parent = parent;
 		dentry->d_sb = parent->d_sb;
 		list_add(&dentry->d_u.d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
@@ -1360,7 +1346,7 @@
 			continue;
 		if (memcmp(qstr->name, name, len))
 			continue;
-		dget_locked(alias);
+		__dget(alias);
 		return alias;
 	}
 
@@ -1613,7 +1599,7 @@
 	 * reference to it, move it in place and use it.
 	 */
 	new = list_entry(inode->i_dentry.next, struct dentry, d_alias);
-	dget_locked(new);
+	__dget(new);
 	spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	security_d_instantiate(found, inode);
 	d_move(new, found);
@@ -1789,7 +1775,7 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &dparent->d_subdirs, d_u.d_child) {
 		if (dentry == child) {
 			spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-			__dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+			__dget_dlock(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dparent->d_lock);
 			return 1;
diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index 53a5c08..f06a940 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(dentry, &result->d_inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
-		dget_locked(dentry);
+		dget(dentry);
 		spin_unlock(&dcache_inode_lock);
 		if (toput)
 			dput(toput);
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index de15c53..0ba3cdc 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 		dent = list_entry(next, struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
 		if ((unsigned long)dent->d_fsdata == fpos) {
 			if (dent->d_inode)
-				dget_locked(dent);
+				dget(dent);
 			else
 				dent = NULL;
 			spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
index b7de749..4d54c60 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 			mlog(0, "dentry found: %.*s\n",
 			     dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-			dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
+			dget_dlock(dentry);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index a2ceb94..ca64868 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -287,23 +287,17 @@
 /* Allocation counts.. */
 
 /**
- *	dget, dget_locked	-	get a reference to a dentry
+ *	dget, dget_dlock -	get a reference to a dentry
  *	@dentry: dentry to get a reference to
  *
  *	Given a dentry or %NULL pointer increment the reference count
  *	if appropriate and return the dentry. A dentry will not be 
- *	destroyed when it has references. dget() should never be
- *	called for dentries with zero reference counter. For these cases
- *	(preferably none, functions in dcache.c are sufficient for normal
- *	needs and they take necessary precautions) you should hold d_lock
- *	and call dget_dlock() instead of dget().
+ *	destroyed when it has references.
  */
 static inline struct dentry *dget_dlock(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	if (dentry) {
-		BUG_ON(!dentry->d_count);
+	if (dentry)
 		dentry->d_count++;
-	}
 	return dentry;
 }
 
@@ -317,9 +311,6 @@
 	return dentry;
 }
 
-extern struct dentry * dget_locked(struct dentry *);
-extern struct dentry * dget_locked_dlock(struct dentry *);
-
 extern struct dentry *dget_parent(struct dentry *dentry);
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 1864cb6..9f41470 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
 			/* This should never be called on a cgroup
 			 * directory with child cgroups */
 			BUG_ON(d->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFDIR);
-			dget_locked_dlock(d);
+			dget_dlock(d);
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			d_delete(d);
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 2285d69..43deac2 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 		list_del_init(node);
 
 		if (d->d_inode) {
-			dget_locked_dlock(d);
+			dget_dlock(d);
 			spin_unlock(&de->d_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
 			d_delete(d);