diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index 05e744f9fe71..6691a0236708 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ void xfs_buf_stale(struct xfs_buf *bp);
 #define XFS_BUF_UNASYNC(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XBF_ASYNC)
 #define XFS_BUF_ISASYNC(bp)	((bp)->b_flags & XBF_ASYNC)
 
-#define XFS_BUF_HOLD(bp)	xfs_buf_hold(bp)
 #define XFS_BUF_READ(bp)	((bp)->b_flags |= XBF_READ)
 #define XFS_BUF_UNREAD(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XBF_READ)
 #define XFS_BUF_ISREAD(bp)	((bp)->b_flags & XBF_READ)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 9e9b4a70360a..a6dd497510a3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_trylock(
 		return XFS_ITEM_LOCKED;
 
 	/* take a reference to the buffer.  */
-	XFS_BUF_HOLD(bp);
+	xfs_buf_hold(bp);
 
 	ASSERT(!(bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE));
 	trace_xfs_buf_item_trylock(bip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 4c8a892c0951..536eb0dd94d6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ xlog_bwrite(
 
 	XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, log->l_logBBstart + blk_no);
 	XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
-	XFS_BUF_HOLD(bp);
+	xfs_buf_hold(bp);
 	xfs_buf_lock(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_COUNT(bp, BBTOB(nbblks));
 	XFS_BUF_SET_TARGET(bp, log->l_mp->m_logdev_targp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 7f25245da289..b00c808d7d3e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ xfs_getsb(
 		xfs_buf_lock(bp);
 	}
 
-	XFS_BUF_HOLD(bp);
+	xfs_buf_hold(bp);
 	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISDONE(bp));
 	return bp;
 }