diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index 704418a..ae2c2e7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@
 	/* set up the buffer for a read IO */
 	XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, daddr);
 	XFS_BUF_READ(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 
 	xfsbdstrat(mp, bp);
 	error = xfs_buf_iowait(bp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index 08a15c2..05e744f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@
 #define XFS_BUF_UNDONE(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XBF_DONE)
 #define XFS_BUF_ISDONE(bp)	((bp)->b_flags & XBF_DONE)
 
-#define XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp)	do { } while (0)
-#define XFS_BUF_UNBUSY(bp)	do { } while (0)
-#define XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp)	(1)
-
 #define XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp)	((bp)->b_flags |= XBF_ASYNC)
 #define XFS_BUF_UNASYNC(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XBF_ASYNC)
 #define XFS_BUF_ISASYNC(bp)	((bp)->b_flags & XBF_ASYNC)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
index 784019d..0e12861 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@
 	int		curid, i;
 
 	ASSERT(tp);
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
 	d = (xfs_dqblk_t *)XFS_BUF_PTR(bp);
@@ -534,7 +533,6 @@
 			return XFS_ERROR(error);
 	}
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
 	/*
@@ -553,7 +551,6 @@
 			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, bp);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 		}
-		XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp); /* We dirtied this */
 	}
 
 	*O_bpp = bp;
@@ -622,7 +619,6 @@
 	 * this particular dquot was repaired. We still aren't afraid to
 	 * brelse it because we have the changes incore.
 	 */
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 	xfs_trans_brelse(tp, bp);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 38417ab..9e9b4a7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@
 {
 	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = BUF_ITEM(lip);
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bip->bli_buf));
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
 	ASSERT((bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_LOGGED) ||
 	       (bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE));
@@ -895,7 +894,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_log_item_t	*head_lip;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
 	lip->li_cb = cb;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index d1595e7..64682b6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,6 @@
 	if (!bp)
 		goto out_free_log;
 	bp->b_iodone = xlog_iodone;
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 	log->l_xbuf = bp;
 
@@ -1108,7 +1107,6 @@
 		iclog->ic_callback_tail = &(iclog->ic_callback);
 		iclog->ic_datap = (char *)iclog->ic_data + log->l_iclog_hsize;
 
-		ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(iclog->ic_bp));
 		ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(iclog->ic_bp));
 		init_waitqueue_head(&iclog->ic_force_wait);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&iclog->ic_write_wait);
@@ -1355,7 +1353,6 @@
 	XFS_BUF_SET_COUNT(bp, count);
 	bp->b_fspriv = iclog;
 	XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
 	bp->b_flags |= XBF_SYNCIO;
 
@@ -1402,7 +1399,6 @@
 					    (__psint_t)count), split);
 		bp->b_fspriv = iclog;
 		XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
-		XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 		XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
 		bp->b_flags |= XBF_SYNCIO;
 		if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index a8e0827..4c8a892 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
 
 	XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, log->l_logBBstart + blk_no);
 	XFS_BUF_READ(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_COUNT(bp, BBTOB(nbblks));
 	XFS_BUF_SET_TARGET(bp, log->l_mp->m_logdev_targp);
 
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@
 
 	XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, log->l_logBBstart + blk_no);
 	XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_HOLD(bp);
 	xfs_buf_lock(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_COUNT(bp, BBTOB(nbblks));
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
index f9f1bf6..7dd62e2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 {
 	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == NULL);
 
 	/*
@@ -580,7 +579,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(!(bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE));
@@ -601,7 +599,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(!(bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE));
@@ -630,7 +627,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT((first <= last) && (last < XFS_BUF_COUNT(bp)));
@@ -701,7 +697,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
@@ -773,7 +768,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
@@ -797,7 +791,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
@@ -822,7 +815,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
@@ -850,7 +842,6 @@
 {
 	xfs_buf_log_item_t	*bip = bp->b_fspriv;
 
-	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISBUSY(bp));
 	ASSERT(bp->b_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(bip != NULL);
 	ASSERT(type == XFS_BLF_UDQUOT_BUF ||