diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
index de9dc747b451..ad7fbead4c97 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ struct attrlist_cursor_kern;
 					   Prevent VM access to the pages until
 					   the operation completes. */
 
-/*
- * Dealing with bad inodes
- */
-static inline int VN_BAD(struct inode *vp)
-{
-	return is_bad_inode(vp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Some useful predicates.
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 59de04954bc8..6e28461e7611 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ xfs_inactive(
 	 * If the inode is already free, then there can be nothing
 	 * to clean up here.
 	 */
-	if (ip->i_d.di_mode == 0 || VN_BAD(VFS_I(ip))) {
+	if (ip->i_d.di_mode == 0 || is_bad_inode(VFS_I(ip))) {
 		ASSERT(ip->i_df.if_real_bytes == 0);
 		ASSERT(ip->i_df.if_broot_bytes == 0);
 		return VN_INACTIVE_CACHE;
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ xfs_reclaim(
 	ASSERT(!VN_MAPPED(VFS_I(ip)));
 
 	/* bad inode, get out here ASAP */
-	if (VN_BAD(VFS_I(ip))) {
+	if (is_bad_inode(VFS_I(ip))) {
 		xfs_ireclaim(ip);
 		return 0;
 	}