diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 9083e528e3c9..c017a2dfb909 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -849,13 +849,10 @@ try_again:
 		if (!bh)
 			goto no_grow;
 
-		bh->b_bdev = NULL;
 		bh->b_this_page = head;
 		bh->b_blocknr = -1;
 		head = bh;
 
-		bh->b_state = 0;
-		atomic_set(&bh->b_count, 0);
 		bh->b_size = size;
 
 		/* Link the buffer to its page */