diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 768339a3f99d..9addfd5cdf4e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -3302,14 +3302,10 @@ struct btrfs_new_inode_args {
 int btrfs_new_inode_prepare(struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args,
 			    unsigned int *trans_num_items);
 int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			   struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args,
-			   u64 *index);
+			   struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args);
 void btrfs_new_inode_args_destroy(struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args);
 struct inode *btrfs_new_subvol_inode(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				     struct inode *dir);
-int btrfs_create_subvol_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			     struct btrfs_root *parent_root,
-			     struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args);
  void btrfs_set_delalloc_extent(struct inode *inode, struct extent_state *state,
 			       unsigned *bits);
 void btrfs_clear_delalloc_extent(struct inode *inode,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index beafdb4ff873..dbf059926141 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6105,9 +6105,6 @@ static void btrfs_inherit_iflags(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 {
 	unsigned int flags;
 
-	if (!dir)
-		return;
-
 	flags = BTRFS_I(dir)->flags;
 
 	if (flags & BTRFS_INODE_NOCOMPRESS) {
@@ -6128,14 +6125,13 @@ static void btrfs_inherit_iflags(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 }
 
 int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			   struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args,
-			   u64 *index)
+			   struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = args->subvol ? NULL : args->dir;
+	struct inode *dir = args->dir;
 	struct inode *inode = args->inode;
-	const char *name;
-	int name_len;
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(inode->i_sb);
+	const char *name = args->orphan ? NULL : args->dentry->d_name.name;
+	int name_len = args->orphan ? 0 : args->dentry->d_name.len;
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(dir->i_sb);
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_inode_item *inode_item;
 	struct btrfs_key *location;
@@ -6148,49 +6144,31 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	unsigned long ptr;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (args->subvol) {
-		name = "..";
-		name_len = 2;
-	} else if (args->orphan) {
-		name = NULL;
-		name_len = 0;
-	} else {
-		name = args->dentry->d_name.name;
-		name_len = args->dentry->d_name.len;
-	}
-
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/*
-	 * O_TMPFILE, set link count to 0, so that after this point,
-	 * we fill in an inode item with the correct link count.
-	 */
-	if (!name)
-		set_nlink(inode, 0);
-
 	if (!args->subvol)
 		BTRFS_I(inode)->root = btrfs_grab_root(BTRFS_I(dir)->root);
 	root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 
 	ret = btrfs_get_free_objectid(root, &objectid);
-	if (ret) {
-		btrfs_free_path(path);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
 	inode->i_ino = objectid;
 
-	if (dir && name) {
+	if (args->orphan) {
+		/*
+		 * O_TMPFILE, set link count to 0, so that after this point, we
+		 * fill in an inode item with the correct link count.
+		 */
+		set_nlink(inode, 0);
+	} else {
 		trace_btrfs_inode_request(dir);
 
-		ret = btrfs_set_inode_index(BTRFS_I(dir), index);
-		if (ret) {
-			btrfs_free_path(path);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	} else if (dir) {
-		*index = 0;
+		ret = btrfs_set_inode_index(BTRFS_I(dir), &BTRFS_I(inode)->dir_index);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * index_cnt is ignored for everything but a dir,
@@ -6198,11 +6176,16 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 * number
 	 */
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->index_cnt = 2;
-	BTRFS_I(inode)->dir_index = *index;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->generation = trans->transid;
 	inode->i_generation = BTRFS_I(inode)->generation;
 
-	btrfs_inherit_iflags(inode, dir);
+	/*
+	 * Subvolumes don't inherit flags from their parent directory.
+	 * Originally this was probably by accident, but we probably can't
+	 * change it now without compatibility issues.
+	 */
+	if (!args->subvol)
+		btrfs_inherit_iflags(inode, dir);
 
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (btrfs_test_opt(fs_info, NODATASUM))
@@ -6212,6 +6195,55 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				BTRFS_INODE_NODATASUM;
 	}
 
+	location = &BTRFS_I(inode)->location;
+	location->objectid = objectid;
+	location->offset = 0;
+	location->type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
+
+	ret = btrfs_insert_inode_locked(inode);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (!args->orphan)
+			BTRFS_I(dir)->index_cnt--;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (args->subvol) {
+		struct inode *parent;
+
+		/*
+		 * Subvolumes inherit properties from their parent subvolume,
+		 * not the directory they were created in.
+		 */
+		parent = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID,
+				    BTRFS_I(dir)->root);
+		if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(parent);
+		} else {
+			ret = btrfs_inode_inherit_props(trans, inode, parent);
+			iput(parent);
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = btrfs_inode_inherit_props(trans, inode, dir);
+	}
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_err(fs_info,
+			  "error inheriting props for ino %llu (root %llu): %d",
+			  btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(inode)), root->root_key.objectid,
+			  ret);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Subvolumes don't inherit ACLs or get passed to the LSM. This is
+	 * probably a bug.
+	 */
+	if (!args->subvol) {
+		ret = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, args);
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+			goto discard;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We could have gotten an inode number from somebody who was fsynced
 	 * and then removed in this same transaction, so let's just set full
@@ -6226,7 +6258,7 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	sizes[0] = sizeof(struct btrfs_inode_item);
 
-	if (name) {
+	if (!args->orphan) {
 		/*
 		 * Start new inodes with an inode_ref. This is slightly more
 		 * efficient for small numbers of hard links since they will
@@ -6235,53 +6267,59 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		 */
 		key[1].objectid = objectid;
 		key[1].type = BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY;
-		if (dir)
-			key[1].offset = btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(dir));
-		else
+		if (args->subvol) {
 			key[1].offset = objectid;
-
-		sizes[1] = name_len + sizeof(*ref);
+			sizes[1] = 2 + sizeof(*ref);
+		} else {
+			key[1].offset = btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(dir));
+			sizes[1] = name_len + sizeof(*ref);
+		}
 	}
 
-	location = &BTRFS_I(inode)->location;
-	location->objectid = objectid;
-	location->offset = 0;
-	location->type = BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY;
-
-	ret = btrfs_insert_inode_locked(inode);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto fail;
-
 	batch.keys = &key[0];
 	batch.data_sizes = &sizes[0];
-	batch.total_data_size = sizes[0] + (name ? sizes[1] : 0);
-	batch.nr = name ? 2 : 1;
+	batch.total_data_size = sizes[0] + (args->orphan ? 0 : sizes[1]);
+	batch.nr = args->orphan ? 1 : 2;
 	ret = btrfs_insert_empty_items(trans, root, path, &batch);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		goto fail_unlock;
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+		goto discard;
+	}
 
 	inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime;
 	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime;
 	BTRFS_I(inode)->i_otime = inode->i_mtime;
 
+	/*
+	 * We're going to fill the inode item now, so at this point the inode
+	 * must be fully initialized.
+	 */
+
 	inode_item = btrfs_item_ptr(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
 				  struct btrfs_inode_item);
 	memzero_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0], (unsigned long)inode_item,
 			     sizeof(*inode_item));
 	fill_inode_item(trans, path->nodes[0], inode_item, inode);
 
-	if (name) {
+	if (!args->orphan) {
 		ref = btrfs_item_ptr(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0] + 1,
 				     struct btrfs_inode_ref);
-		btrfs_set_inode_ref_name_len(path->nodes[0], ref, name_len);
-		btrfs_set_inode_ref_index(path->nodes[0], ref, *index);
 		ptr = (unsigned long)(ref + 1);
-		write_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0], name, ptr, name_len);
+		if (args->subvol) {
+			btrfs_set_inode_ref_name_len(path->nodes[0], ref, 2);
+			btrfs_set_inode_ref_index(path->nodes[0], ref, 0);
+			write_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0], "..", ptr, 2);
+		} else {
+			btrfs_set_inode_ref_name_len(path->nodes[0], ref, name_len);
+			btrfs_set_inode_ref_index(path->nodes[0], ref,
+						  BTRFS_I(inode)->dir_index);
+			write_extent_buffer(path->nodes[0], name, ptr, name_len);
+		}
 	}
 
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(path->nodes[0]);
-	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 	inode_tree_add(inode);
 
@@ -6290,24 +6328,28 @@ int btrfs_create_new_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	btrfs_update_root_times(trans, root);
 
-	ret = btrfs_inode_inherit_props(trans, inode, dir);
-	if (ret)
-		btrfs_err(fs_info,
-			  "error inheriting props for ino %llu (root %llu): %d",
-			btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(inode)), root->root_key.objectid, ret);
+	if (args->orphan) {
+		ret = btrfs_orphan_add(trans, BTRFS_I(inode));
+	} else {
+		ret = btrfs_add_link(trans, BTRFS_I(dir), BTRFS_I(inode), name,
+				     name_len, 0, BTRFS_I(inode)->dir_index);
+	}
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+		goto discard;
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+	goto out;
 
-fail_unlock:
+discard:
 	/*
 	 * discard_new_inode() calls iput(), but the caller owns the reference
 	 * to the inode.
 	 */
 	ihold(inode);
 	discard_new_inode(inode);
-fail:
-	if (dir && name)
-		BTRFS_I(dir)->index_cnt--;
+out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -6414,52 +6456,28 @@ static int btrfs_create_common(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	unsigned int trans_num_items;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	int err;
-	u64 index = 0;
 
 	err = btrfs_new_inode_prepare(&new_inode_args, &trans_num_items);
-	if (err) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		goto out_inode;
 
 	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, trans_num_items);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
-		iput(inode);
 		err = PTR_ERR(trans);
 		goto out_new_inode_args;
 	}
 
-	err = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args, &index);
-	if (err) {
-		iput(inode);
-		inode = NULL;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	err = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args);
+	if (!err)
+		d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
 
-	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, &new_inode_args);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	err = btrfs_add_link(trans, BTRFS_I(dir), BTRFS_I(inode),
-			     dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, 0, index);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
-
-out_unlock:
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
-	if (err && inode) {
-		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-		discard_new_inode(inode);
-	}
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(fs_info);
 out_new_inode_args:
 	btrfs_new_inode_args_destroy(&new_inode_args);
+out_inode:
+	if (err)
+		iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -8732,34 +8750,6 @@ struct inode *btrfs_new_subvol_inode(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return inode;
 }
 
-/*
- * create a new subvolume directory/inode (helper for the ioctl).
- */
-int btrfs_create_subvol_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			     struct btrfs_root *parent_root,
-			     struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = args->inode;
-	struct btrfs_root *new_root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
-	int err;
-	u64 index = 0;
-
-	err = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, args, &index);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-
-	err = btrfs_subvol_inherit_props(trans, new_root, parent_root);
-	if (err)
-		btrfs_err(new_root->fs_info,
-			  "error inheriting subvolume %llu properties: %d",
-			  new_root->root_key.objectid, err);
-
-	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, new_root, BTRFS_I(inode));
-	return err;
-}
-
 struct inode *btrfs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(sb);
@@ -9248,41 +9238,6 @@ static struct inode *new_whiteout_inode(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return inode;
 }
 
-static int btrfs_whiteout_for_rename(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-				     struct btrfs_new_inode_args *args)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = args->inode;
-	struct inode *dir = args->dir;
-	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(dir)->root;
-	struct dentry *dentry = args->dentry;
-	int ret;
-	u64 index;
-
-	ret = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, args, &index);
-	if (ret) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, args);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = btrfs_add_link(trans, BTRFS_I(dir), BTRFS_I(inode),
-			     dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, 0, index);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
-out:
-	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	if (ret)
-		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-	iput(inode);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int btrfs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 			struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
@@ -9492,11 +9447,14 @@ static int btrfs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				   rename_ctx.index, new_dentry->d_parent);
 
 	if (flags & RENAME_WHITEOUT) {
-		ret = btrfs_whiteout_for_rename(trans, &whiteout_args);
-		whiteout_args.inode = NULL;
+		ret = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &whiteout_args);
 		if (ret) {
 			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 			goto out_fail;
+		} else {
+			unlock_new_inode(whiteout_args.inode);
+			iput(whiteout_args.inode);
+			whiteout_args.inode = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 out_fail:
@@ -9735,7 +9693,6 @@ static int btrfs_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	};
 	unsigned int trans_num_items;
 	int err;
-	u64 index = 0;
 	int name_len;
 	int datasize;
 	unsigned long ptr;
@@ -9753,38 +9710,33 @@ static int btrfs_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	inode->i_op = &btrfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 	inode_nohighmem(inode);
 	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &btrfs_aops;
+	btrfs_i_size_write(BTRFS_I(inode), name_len);
+	inode_set_bytes(inode, name_len);
 
 	new_inode_args.inode = inode;
 	err = btrfs_new_inode_prepare(&new_inode_args, &trans_num_items);
-	if (err) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		goto out_inode;
 	/* 1 additional item for the inline extent */
 	trans_num_items++;
 
 	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, trans_num_items);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
-		iput(inode);
 		err = PTR_ERR(trans);
 		goto out_new_inode_args;
 	}
 
-	err = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args, &index);
-	if (err) {
-		iput(inode);
-		inode = NULL;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	err = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, &new_inode_args);
+	err = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
+		goto out;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_unlock;
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, err);
+		discard_new_inode(inode);
+		inode = NULL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	key.objectid = btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(inode));
 	key.offset = 0;
@@ -9793,8 +9745,11 @@ static int btrfs_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	err = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key,
 				      datasize);
 	if (err) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, err);
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
-		goto out_unlock;
+		discard_new_inode(inode);
+		inode = NULL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	leaf = path->nodes[0];
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],
@@ -9812,32 +9767,16 @@ static int btrfs_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 
-	inode_set_bytes(inode, name_len);
-	btrfs_i_size_write(BTRFS_I(inode), name_len);
-	err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
-	/*
-	 * Last step, add directory indexes for our symlink inode. This is the
-	 * last step to avoid extra cleanup of these indexes if an error happens
-	 * elsewhere above.
-	 */
-	if (!err)
-		err = btrfs_add_link(trans, BTRFS_I(dir), BTRFS_I(inode),
-				     dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len, 0,
-				     index);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
 	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
-
-out_unlock:
+	err = 0;
+out:
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
-	if (err && inode) {
-		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-		discard_new_inode(inode);
-	}
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(fs_info);
 out_new_inode_args:
 	btrfs_new_inode_args_destroy(&new_inode_args);
+out_inode:
+	if (err)
+		iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -10095,7 +10034,6 @@ static int btrfs_tmpfile(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		.orphan = true,
 	};
 	unsigned int trans_num_items;
-	u64 index;
 	int ret;
 
 	inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb);
@@ -10108,35 +10046,16 @@ static int btrfs_tmpfile(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 
 	new_inode_args.inode = inode;
 	ret = btrfs_new_inode_prepare(&new_inode_args, &trans_num_items);
-	if (ret) {
-		iput(inode);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_inode;
 
 	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, trans_num_items);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
-		iput(inode);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(trans);
 		goto out_new_inode_args;
 	}
 
-	ret = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args, &index);
-	if (ret) {
-		iput(inode);
-		inode = NULL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = btrfs_init_inode_security(trans, &new_inode_args);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(inode));
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-	ret = btrfs_orphan_add(trans, BTRFS_I(inode));
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+	ret = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args);
 
 	/*
 	 * We set number of links to 0 in btrfs_create_new_inode(), and here we
@@ -10146,16 +10065,20 @@ static int btrfs_tmpfile(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	 *    d_tmpfile() -> inode_dec_link_count() -> drop_nlink()
 	 */
 	set_nlink(inode, 1);
-	d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
-	unlock_new_inode(inode);
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-out:
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		d_tmpfile(dentry, inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	}
+
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
-	if (ret && inode)
-		discard_new_inode(inode);
 	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(fs_info);
 out_new_inode_args:
 	btrfs_new_inode_args_destroy(&new_inode_args);
+out_inode:
+	if (ret)
+		iput(inode);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index bd10b8d44b5d..fe00dd88c281 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -575,8 +575,6 @@ static noinline int create_subvol(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				  struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				  struct btrfs_qgroup_inherit *inherit)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
-	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(dir->i_sb);
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
@@ -596,7 +594,6 @@ static noinline int create_subvol(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	int ret;
 	dev_t anon_dev;
 	u64 objectid;
-	u64 index = 0;
 
 	root_item = kzalloc(sizeof(*root_item), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!root_item)
@@ -713,7 +710,6 @@ static noinline int create_subvol(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	free_extent_buffer(leaf);
 	leaf = NULL;
 
-	key.offset = (u64)-1;
 	new_root = btrfs_get_new_fs_root(fs_info, objectid, anon_dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_root)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(new_root);
@@ -731,47 +727,21 @@ static noinline int create_subvol(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = btrfs_create_subvol_root(trans, root, &new_inode_args);
-	if (ret) {
-		/* We potentially lose an unused inode item here */
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * insert the directory item
-	 */
-	ret = btrfs_set_inode_index(BTRFS_I(dir), &index);
-	if (ret) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = btrfs_insert_dir_item(trans, name, namelen, BTRFS_I(dir), &key,
-				    BTRFS_FT_DIR, index);
-	if (ret) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	btrfs_i_size_write(BTRFS_I(dir), dir->i_size + namelen * 2);
-	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, BTRFS_I(dir));
-	if (ret) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = btrfs_add_root_ref(trans, objectid, root->root_key.objectid,
-				 btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(dir)), index, name, namelen);
-	if (ret) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ret = btrfs_uuid_tree_add(trans, root_item->uuid,
 				  BTRFS_UUID_KEY_SUBVOL, objectid);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = btrfs_create_new_inode(trans, &new_inode_args);
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	d_instantiate_new(dentry, new_inode_args.inode);
+	new_inode_args.inode = NULL;
 
 out:
 	trans->block_rsv = NULL;
@@ -782,11 +752,6 @@ out:
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
 	else
 		ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
-
-	if (!ret) {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, new_inode_args.inode);
-		new_inode_args.inode = NULL;
-	}
 out_new_inode_args:
 	btrfs_new_inode_args_destroy(&new_inode_args);
 out_inode:
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/props.c b/fs/btrfs/props.c
index 1b31481f9e72..a2ec8ecae8de 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/props.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/props.c
@@ -380,9 +380,8 @@ static struct prop_handler prop_handlers[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			 struct inode *inode,
-			 struct inode *parent)
+int btrfs_inode_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			      struct inode *inode, struct inode *parent)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = root->fs_info;
@@ -457,41 +456,6 @@ static int inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int btrfs_inode_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			      struct inode *inode,
-			      struct inode *dir)
-{
-	if (!dir)
-		return 0;
-
-	return inherit_props(trans, inode, dir);
-}
-
-int btrfs_subvol_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			       struct btrfs_root *root,
-			       struct btrfs_root *parent_root)
-{
-	struct super_block *sb = root->fs_info->sb;
-	struct inode *parent_inode, *child_inode;
-	int ret;
-
-	parent_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID, parent_root);
-	if (IS_ERR(parent_inode))
-		return PTR_ERR(parent_inode);
-
-	child_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID, root);
-	if (IS_ERR(child_inode)) {
-		iput(parent_inode);
-		return PTR_ERR(child_inode);
-	}
-
-	ret = inherit_props(trans, child_inode, parent_inode);
-	iput(child_inode);
-	iput(parent_inode);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void __init btrfs_props_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/props.h b/fs/btrfs/props.h
index 59bea741cfcf..ca9dd3df129b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/props.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/props.h
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@ int btrfs_inode_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			      struct inode *inode,
 			      struct inode *dir);
 
-int btrfs_subvol_inherit_props(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			       struct btrfs_root *root,
-			       struct btrfs_root *parent_root);
-
 #endif