diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
index 44326cf..32695f3 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 						     struct buffer_head *,
 						     void *))
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_I_NILFS(inode);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		goto failed_bh;
 	}
-	bh->b_bdev = NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs->ns_bdev;
-	bh->b_blocknr = (sector_t)blknum;
-	set_buffer_mapped(bh);
+	map_bh(bh, inode->i_sb, (sector_t)blknum);
 
 	bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
 	get_bh(bh);
@@ -412,7 +410,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	sb = inode->i_sb;
-	nilfs = NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs;
+	nilfs = NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs;
 
 	if (!sb) {
 		down_read(&nilfs->ns_writer_sem);
@@ -452,7 +450,6 @@
 	if (!mi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mi->mi_nilfs = NILFS_I_NILFS(inode);
 	init_rwsem(&mi->mi_sem);
 	inode->i_private = mi;
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
index 73ff7c0..76356d2 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 /**
  * struct nilfs_mdt_info - on-memory private data of meta data files
- * @mi_nilfs: back pointer to the_nilfs struct
  * @mi_sem: reader/writer semaphore for meta data operations
  * @mi_bgl: per-blockgroup locking
  * @mi_entry_size: size of an entry
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
  * @mi_blocks_per_desc_block: number of blocks per descriptor block
  */
 struct nilfs_mdt_info {
-	struct the_nilfs       *mi_nilfs;
 	struct rw_semaphore	mi_sem;
 	struct blockgroup_lock *mi_bgl;
 	unsigned		mi_entry_size;
@@ -68,9 +66,7 @@
 
 static inline struct the_nilfs *NILFS_I_NILFS(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-
-	return sb ? NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs : NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs;
+	return NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
 }
 
 /* Default GFP flags using highmem */
@@ -117,7 +113,7 @@
 
 static inline __u64 nilfs_mdt_cno(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs->ns_cno;
+	return NILFS_I_NILFS(inode)->ns_cno;
 }
 
 #define nilfs_mdt_bgl_lock(inode, bg) \
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
index 599d9c2..1d6f488 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 {
 	struct buffer_head *header_bh;
 	struct nilfs_sufile_header *header;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_MDT(sufile)->mi_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_I_NILFS(sufile);
 	void *kaddr;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 	struct nilfs_segment_usage *su;
 	struct nilfs_suinfo *si = buf;
 	size_t susz = NILFS_MDT(sufile)->mi_entry_size;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_MDT(sufile)->mi_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_I_NILFS(sufile);
 	void *kaddr;
 	unsigned long nsegs, segusages_per_block;
 	ssize_t n;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.h b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.h
index 203f610..a943fba 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sufile.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sufile.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 static inline unsigned long nilfs_sufile_get_nsegments(struct inode *sufile)
 {
-	return NILFS_MDT(sufile)->mi_nilfs->ns_nsegments;
+	return NILFS_I_NILFS(sufile)->ns_nsegments;
 }
 
 unsigned long nilfs_sufile_get_ncleansegs(struct inode *sufile);