diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
index b783461..35d2608 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
@@ -20,24 +20,18 @@
 #include "disk-io.h"
 #include "transaction.h"
 
-int btrfs_insert_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
-		       *root, u64 objectid, struct btrfs_inode_item
-		       *inode_item)
+int btrfs_insert_empty_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			     struct btrfs_root *root,
+			     struct btrfs_path *path, u64 objectid)
 {
-	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int ret;
 	key.objectid = objectid;
-	key.flags = 0;
 	btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY);
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
-	BUG_ON(!path);
-	ret = btrfs_insert_item(trans, root, &key, inode_item,
-				sizeof(*inode_item));
-	btrfs_release_path(root, path);
-	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	ret = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key,
+				      sizeof(struct btrfs_inode_item));
 	if (ret == 0 && objectid > root->highest_inode)
 		root->highest_inode = objectid;
 	return ret;
@@ -51,15 +45,15 @@
 	int cow = mod != 0;
 	int ret;
 	int slot;
-	struct btrfs_leaf *leaf;
+	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 	struct btrfs_key found_key;
 
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, location, path, ins_len, cow);
 	if (ret > 0 && btrfs_key_type(location) == BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY &&
 	    location->offset == (u64)-1 && path->slots[0] != 0) {
 		slot = path->slots[0] - 1;
-		leaf = btrfs_buffer_leaf(path->nodes[0]);
-		btrfs_disk_key_to_cpu(&found_key, &leaf->items[slot].key);
+		leaf = path->nodes[0];
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, slot);
 		if (found_key.objectid == location->objectid &&
 		    btrfs_key_type(&found_key) == btrfs_key_type(location)) {
 			path->slots[0]--;