diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index aa62cf5976e8..f2e449c595b4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ void __gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 
-	sdp->sd_vfs->s_dirt = 0;
 	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	kfree(ai);
@@ -823,7 +822,6 @@ void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	log_refund(sdp, tr);
 	buf_lo_incore_commit(sdp, tr);
 
-	sdp->sd_vfs->s_dirt = 1;
 	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 40bcc37e5a70..0a6801336470 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -787,17 +787,6 @@ restart:
 	gfs2_sys_fs_del(sdp);
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_write_super
- * @sb: the superblock
- *
- */
-
-static void gfs2_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	sb->s_dirt = 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_sync_fs - sync the filesystem
  * @sb: the superblock
@@ -807,7 +796,6 @@ static void gfs2_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 static int gfs2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
-	sb->s_dirt = 0;
 	if (wait && sb->s_fs_info)
 		gfs2_log_flush(sb->s_fs_info, NULL);
 	return 0;
@@ -1324,7 +1312,6 @@ const struct super_operations gfs2_super_ops = {
 	.write_inode		= gfs2_write_inode,
 	.delete_inode		= gfs2_delete_inode,
 	.put_super		= gfs2_put_super,
-	.write_super		= gfs2_write_super,
 	.sync_fs		= gfs2_sync_fs,
 	.freeze_fs 		= gfs2_freeze,
 	.unfreeze_fs		= gfs2_unfreeze,