diff --git a/fs/ext3/ialloc.c b/fs/ext3/ialloc.c
index e45dbd6..1bc8cd8 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/ialloc.c
@@ -204,14 +204,13 @@
 	int ngroups = EXT3_SB(sb)->s_groups_count;
 	unsigned int freei, avefreei;
 	struct ext3_group_desc *desc, *best_desc = NULL;
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int group, best_group = -1;
 
 	freei = percpu_counter_read_positive(&EXT3_SB(sb)->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	avefreei = freei / ngroups;
 
 	for (group = 0; group < ngroups; group++) {
-		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 		if (!desc || !desc->bg_free_inodes_count)
 			continue;
 		if (le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count) < avefreei)
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@
 	ext3_grpblk_t min_blocks;
 	int group = -1, i;
 	struct ext3_group_desc *desc;
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	freei = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	avefreei = freei / ngroups;
@@ -286,7 +284,7 @@
 		parent_group = (unsigned)group % ngroups;
 		for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
 			group = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
-			desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+			desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 			if (!desc || !desc->bg_free_inodes_count)
 				continue;
 			if (le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_used_dirs_count) >= best_ndir)
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
 		group = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
-		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 		if (!desc || !desc->bg_free_inodes_count)
 			continue;
 		if (le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_used_dirs_count) >= max_dirs)
@@ -334,7 +332,7 @@
 fallback:
 	for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
 		group = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
-		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 		if (!desc || !desc->bg_free_inodes_count)
 			continue;
 		if (le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count) >= avefreei)
@@ -358,14 +356,13 @@
 	int parent_group = EXT3_I(parent)->i_block_group;
 	int ngroups = EXT3_SB(sb)->s_groups_count;
 	struct ext3_group_desc *desc;
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int group, i;
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to place the inode in its parent directory
 	 */
 	group = parent_group;
-	desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+	desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 	if (desc && le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count) &&
 			le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count))
 		return group;
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@
 		group += i;
 		if (group >= ngroups)
 			group -= ngroups;
-		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 		if (desc && le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count) &&
 				le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count))
 			return group;
@@ -403,7 +400,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
 		if (++group >= ngroups)
 			group = 0;
-		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, &bh);
+		desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, group, NULL);
 		if (desc && le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count))
 			return group;
 	}