diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
index ff6f902..7b94036 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 #define TRACE_FREE(mp, ip, pip, ag, cnt)
 #define TRACE_LOOKUP(mp, ip, pip, ag, cnt)
 
-static kmem_zone_t *item_zone;
-
 struct xfs_fstrm_item {
 	struct xfs_mru_cache_elem	mru;
 	struct xfs_inode		*ip;
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@
 	TRACE_FREE(mp, ip, NULL, item->ag,
 		   xfs_filestream_peek_ag(mp, item->ag));
 
-	kmem_zone_free(item_zone, item);
+	kmem_free(item);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -272,7 +270,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	err = ENOMEM;
-	item = kmem_zone_zalloc(item_zone, KM_MAYFAIL);
+	item = kmem_alloc(sizeof(*item), KM_MAYFAIL);
 	if (!item)
 		goto out_put_ag;
 
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_item:
-	kmem_zone_free(item_zone, item);
+	kmem_free(item);
 out_put_ag:
 	xfs_filestream_put_ag(mp, *agp);
 	return err;
@@ -474,20 +472,3 @@
 {
 	xfs_mru_cache_destroy(mp->m_filestream);
 }
-
-
-/* needs to return a positive errno for the init path */
-int
-xfs_filestream_init(void)
-{
-	item_zone = kmem_zone_init(sizeof(struct xfs_fstrm_item), "fstrm_item");
-	if (!item_zone)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-xfs_filestream_uninit(void)
-{
-	kmem_zone_destroy(item_zone);
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.h
index e3a25f8..578d49e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 struct xfs_inode;
 struct xfs_bmalloca;
 
-int xfs_filestream_init(void);
-void xfs_filestream_uninit(void);
 int xfs_filestream_mount(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_filestream_unmount(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_filestream_deassociate(struct xfs_inode *ip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 2053767..89a50e7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1754,13 +1754,9 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out_destroy_wq;
 
-	error = xfs_filestream_init();
-	if (error)
-		goto out_mru_cache_uninit;
-
 	error = xfs_buf_init();
 	if (error)
-		goto out_filestream_uninit;
+		goto out_mru_cache_uninit;
 
 	error = xfs_init_procfs();
 	if (error)
@@ -1787,8 +1783,6 @@
 	xfs_cleanup_procfs();
  out_buf_terminate:
 	xfs_buf_terminate();
- out_filestream_uninit:
-	xfs_filestream_uninit();
  out_mru_cache_uninit:
 	xfs_mru_cache_uninit();
  out_destroy_wq:
@@ -1807,7 +1801,6 @@
 	xfs_sysctl_unregister();
 	xfs_cleanup_procfs();
 	xfs_buf_terminate();
-	xfs_filestream_uninit();
 	xfs_mru_cache_uninit();
 	xfs_destroy_workqueues();
 	xfs_destroy_zones();