diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index fd9734d..e26cd0c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	retval->max_buffs = 0;
 	retval->num_locks = 0;
 	retval->k_handle = NULL;
 
@@ -172,8 +171,6 @@
 		goto done_free;
 	}
 
-	handle->max_buffs = max_buffs;
-
 	down_read(&osb->journal->j_trans_barrier);
 
 	/* actually start the transaction now */
@@ -353,9 +350,7 @@
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;
 		}
-		handle->max_buffs = nblocks;
-	} else
-		handle->max_buffs += nblocks;
+	}
 
 	status = 0;
 bail:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index 2f3a6ac..35ae835 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@
 	handle_t            *k_handle; /* kernel handle.                */
 	struct ocfs2_journal        *journal;
 	u32                 flags;     /* see flags below.              */
-	int                 max_buffs; /* Buffs reserved by this handle */
 
 	/* The following two fields are for ocfs2_handle_add_lock */
 	int                 num_locks;