diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 53a1d64782c35..4fa12775ac146 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2677,7 +2677,6 @@ xfs_ifree_cluster(
 		list_for_each_entry(lip, &bp->b_li_list, li_bio_list) {
 			if (lip->li_type == XFS_LI_INODE) {
 				iip = (struct xfs_inode_log_item *)lip;
-				ASSERT(iip->ili_logged == 1);
 				lip->li_cb = xfs_istale_done;
 				xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(mp->m_ail,
 							&iip->ili_flush_lsn,
@@ -2706,7 +2705,6 @@ xfs_ifree_cluster(
 			iip->ili_last_fields = iip->ili_fields;
 			iip->ili_fields = 0;
 			iip->ili_fsync_fields = 0;
-			iip->ili_logged = 1;
 			xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(mp->m_ail, &iip->ili_flush_lsn,
 						&iip->ili_item.li_lsn);
 
@@ -3838,19 +3836,16 @@ xfs_iflush_int(
 	 *
 	 * We can play with the ili_fields bits here, because the inode lock
 	 * must be held exclusively in order to set bits there and the flush
-	 * lock protects the ili_last_fields bits.  Set ili_logged so the flush
-	 * done routine can tell whether or not to look in the AIL.  Also, store
-	 * the current LSN of the inode so that we can tell whether the item has
-	 * moved in the AIL from xfs_iflush_done().  In order to read the lsn we
-	 * need the AIL lock, because it is a 64 bit value that cannot be read
-	 * atomically.
+	 * lock protects the ili_last_fields bits.  Store the current LSN of the
+	 * inode so that we can tell whether the item has moved in the AIL from
+	 * xfs_iflush_done().  In order to read the lsn we need the AIL lock,
+	 * because it is a 64 bit value that cannot be read atomically.
 	 */
 	error = 0;
 flush_out:
 	iip->ili_last_fields = iip->ili_fields;
 	iip->ili_fields = 0;
 	iip->ili_fsync_fields = 0;
-	iip->ili_logged = 1;
 
 	xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(mp->m_ail, &iip->ili_flush_lsn,
 				&iip->ili_item.li_lsn);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index ba47bf65b772b..b17384aa8df40 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ xfs_inode_item_push(
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(iip->ili_fields != 0 || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
-	ASSERT(iip->ili_logged == 0 || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
-
 	spin_unlock(&lip->li_ailp->ail_lock);
 
 	error = xfs_iflush(ip, &bp);
@@ -690,30 +688,24 @@ xfs_iflush_done(
 			continue;
 
 		list_move_tail(&blip->li_bio_list, &tmp);
-		/*
-		 * while we have the item, do the unlocked check for needing
-		 * the AIL lock.
-		 */
+
+		/* Do an unlocked check for needing the AIL lock. */
 		iip = INODE_ITEM(blip);
-		if ((iip->ili_logged && blip->li_lsn == iip->ili_flush_lsn) ||
+		if (blip->li_lsn == iip->ili_flush_lsn ||
 		    test_bit(XFS_LI_FAILED, &blip->li_flags))
 			need_ail++;
 	}
 
 	/* make sure we capture the state of the initial inode. */
 	iip = INODE_ITEM(lip);
-	if ((iip->ili_logged && lip->li_lsn == iip->ili_flush_lsn) ||
+	if (lip->li_lsn == iip->ili_flush_lsn ||
 	    test_bit(XFS_LI_FAILED, &lip->li_flags))
 		need_ail++;
 
 	/*
-	 * We only want to pull the item from the AIL if it is
-	 * actually there and its location in the log has not
-	 * changed since we started the flush.  Thus, we only bother
-	 * if the ili_logged flag is set and the inode's lsn has not
-	 * changed.  First we check the lsn outside
-	 * the lock since it's cheaper, and then we recheck while
-	 * holding the lock before removing the inode from the AIL.
+	 * We only want to pull the item from the AIL if it is actually there
+	 * and its location in the log has not changed since we started the
+	 * flush.  Thus, we only bother if the inode's lsn has not changed.
 	 */
 	if (need_ail) {
 		xfs_lsn_t	tail_lsn = 0;
@@ -721,8 +713,7 @@ xfs_iflush_done(
 		/* this is an opencoded batch version of xfs_trans_ail_delete */
 		spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(blip, &tmp, li_bio_list) {
-			if (INODE_ITEM(blip)->ili_logged &&
-			    blip->li_lsn == INODE_ITEM(blip)->ili_flush_lsn) {
+			if (blip->li_lsn == INODE_ITEM(blip)->ili_flush_lsn) {
 				/*
 				 * xfs_ail_update_finish() only cares about the
 				 * lsn of the first tail item removed, any
@@ -740,14 +731,13 @@ xfs_iflush_done(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * clean up and unlock the flush lock now we are done. We can clear the
+	 * Clean up and unlock the flush lock now we are done. We can clear the
 	 * ili_last_fields bits now that we know that the data corresponding to
 	 * them is safely on disk.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(blip, n, &tmp, li_bio_list) {
 		list_del_init(&blip->li_bio_list);
 		iip = INODE_ITEM(blip);
-		iip->ili_logged = 0;
 		iip->ili_last_fields = 0;
 		xfs_ifunlock(iip->ili_inode);
 	}
@@ -768,16 +758,11 @@ xfs_iflush_abort(
 
 	if (iip) {
 		xfs_trans_ail_delete(&iip->ili_item, 0);
-		iip->ili_logged = 0;
-		/*
-		 * Clear the ili_last_fields bits now that we know that the
-		 * data corresponding to them is safely on disk.
-		 */
-		iip->ili_last_fields = 0;
 		/*
 		 * Clear the inode logging fields so no more flushes are
 		 * attempted.
 		 */
+		iip->ili_last_fields = 0;
 		iip->ili_fields = 0;
 		iip->ili_fsync_fields = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.h
index 60b34bb66e8ed..4de5070e07655 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct xfs_inode_log_item {
 	xfs_lsn_t		ili_flush_lsn;	   /* lsn at last flush */
 	xfs_lsn_t		ili_last_lsn;	   /* lsn at last transaction */
 	unsigned short		ili_lock_flags;	   /* lock flags */
-	unsigned short		ili_logged;	   /* flushed logged data */
 	unsigned int		ili_last_fields;   /* fields when flushed */
 	unsigned int		ili_fields;	   /* fields to be logged */
 	unsigned int		ili_fsync_fields;  /* logged since last fsync */
