diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
index 6b8ad4a1b568..d105d3df6fa6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ struct btrfs_workqueue {
 	struct __btrfs_workqueue *high;
 };
 
-static void normal_work_helper(struct btrfs_work *work);
-
-#define BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(name)					\
-noinline_for_stack void btrfs_##name(struct work_struct *arg)		\
-{									\
-	struct btrfs_work *work = container_of(arg, struct btrfs_work,	\
-					       normal_work);		\
-	normal_work_helper(work);					\
-}
-
 struct btrfs_fs_info *
 btrfs_workqueue_owner(const struct __btrfs_workqueue *wq)
 {
@@ -89,29 +79,6 @@ bool btrfs_workqueue_normal_congested(const struct btrfs_workqueue *wq)
 	return atomic_read(&wq->normal->pending) > wq->normal->thresh * 2;
 }
 
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(worker_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(delalloc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(flush_delalloc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(cache_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(submit_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(fixup_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_meta_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_meta_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_raid56_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_repair_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(rmw_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(endio_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(freespace_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(delayed_meta_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(readahead_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(qgroup_rescan_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(extent_refs_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(scrub_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(scrubwrc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(scrubnc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER(scrubparity_helper);
-
 static struct __btrfs_workqueue *
 __btrfs_alloc_workqueue(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *name,
 			unsigned int flags, int limit_active, int thresh)
@@ -302,12 +269,13 @@ static void run_ordered_work(struct btrfs_work *self)
 			 * original work item cannot depend on the recycled work
 			 * item in that case (see find_worker_executing_work()).
 			 *
-			 * Note that the work of one Btrfs filesystem may depend
-			 * on the work of another Btrfs filesystem via, e.g., a
-			 * loop device. Therefore, we must not allow the current
-			 * work item to be recycled until we are really done,
-			 * otherwise we break the above assumption and can
-			 * deadlock.
+			 * Note that different types of Btrfs work can depend on
+			 * each other, and one type of work on one Btrfs
+			 * filesystem may even depend on the same type of work
+			 * on another Btrfs filesystem via, e.g., a loop device.
+			 * Therefore, we must not allow the current work item to
+			 * be recycled until we are really done, otherwise we
+			 * break the above assumption and can deadlock.
 			 */
 			free_self = true;
 		} else {
@@ -331,8 +299,10 @@ static void run_ordered_work(struct btrfs_work *self)
 	}
 }
 
-static void normal_work_helper(struct btrfs_work *work)
+static void btrfs_work_helper(struct work_struct *normal_work)
 {
+	struct btrfs_work *work = container_of(normal_work, struct btrfs_work,
+					       normal_work);
 	struct __btrfs_workqueue *wq;
 	void *wtag;
 	int need_order = 0;
@@ -362,15 +332,13 @@ static void normal_work_helper(struct btrfs_work *work)
 		trace_btrfs_all_work_done(wq->fs_info, wtag);
 }
 
-void btrfs_init_work(struct btrfs_work *work, btrfs_work_func_t uniq_func,
-		     btrfs_func_t func,
-		     btrfs_func_t ordered_func,
-		     btrfs_func_t ordered_free)
+void btrfs_init_work(struct btrfs_work *work, btrfs_func_t func,
+		     btrfs_func_t ordered_func, btrfs_func_t ordered_free)
 {
 	work->func = func;
 	work->ordered_func = ordered_func;
 	work->ordered_free = ordered_free;
-	INIT_WORK(&work->normal_work, uniq_func);
+	INIT_WORK(&work->normal_work, btrfs_work_helper);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->ordered_list);
 	work->flags = 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
index 7861c9feba5f..c5bf2b117c05 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.h
@@ -29,42 +29,13 @@ struct btrfs_work {
 	unsigned long flags;
 };
 
-#define BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(name)					\
-void btrfs_##name(struct work_struct *arg)
-
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(worker_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(delalloc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(flush_delalloc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(cache_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(submit_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(fixup_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_meta_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_meta_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_raid56_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_repair_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(rmw_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(endio_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(freespace_write_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(delayed_meta_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(readahead_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(qgroup_rescan_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(extent_refs_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(scrub_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(scrubwrc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(scrubnc_helper);
-BTRFS_WORK_HELPER_PROTO(scrubparity_helper);
-
-
 struct btrfs_workqueue *btrfs_alloc_workqueue(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 					      const char *name,
 					      unsigned int flags,
 					      int limit_active,
 					      int thresh);
-void btrfs_init_work(struct btrfs_work *work, btrfs_work_func_t helper,
-		     btrfs_func_t func,
-		     btrfs_func_t ordered_func,
-		     btrfs_func_t ordered_free);
+void btrfs_init_work(struct btrfs_work *work, btrfs_func_t func,
+		     btrfs_func_t ordered_func, btrfs_func_t ordered_free);
 void btrfs_queue_work(struct btrfs_workqueue *wq,
 		      struct btrfs_work *work);
 void btrfs_destroy_workqueue(struct btrfs_workqueue *wq);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 262e62ef52a5..8c3a443a6a60 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -695,8 +695,7 @@ int btrfs_cache_block_group(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *cache,
 	caching_ctl->block_group = cache;
 	caching_ctl->progress = cache->key.objectid;
 	refcount_set(&caching_ctl->count, 1);
-	btrfs_init_work(&caching_ctl->work, btrfs_cache_helper,
-			caching_thread, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&caching_ctl->work, caching_thread, NULL, NULL);
 
 	spin_lock(&cache->lock);
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 6858a05606dd..d7127ea375c1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1366,8 +1366,8 @@ static int btrfs_wq_run_delayed_node(struct btrfs_delayed_root *delayed_root,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	async_work->delayed_root = delayed_root;
-	btrfs_init_work(&async_work->work, btrfs_delayed_meta_helper,
-			btrfs_async_run_delayed_root, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&async_work->work, btrfs_async_run_delayed_root, NULL,
+			NULL);
 	async_work->nr = nr;
 
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->delayed_workers, &async_work->work);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 589405eeb80f..fa4b6c3b166d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -696,43 +696,31 @@ static void end_workqueue_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	struct btrfs_end_io_wq *end_io_wq = bio->bi_private;
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_workqueue *wq;
-	btrfs_work_func_t func;
 
 	fs_info = end_io_wq->info;
 	end_io_wq->status = bio->bi_status;
 
 	if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE) {
-		if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_METADATA) {
+		if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_METADATA)
 			wq = fs_info->endio_meta_write_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_meta_write_helper;
-		} else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_FREE_SPACE) {
+		else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_FREE_SPACE)
 			wq = fs_info->endio_freespace_worker;
-			func = btrfs_freespace_write_helper;
-		} else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_RAID56) {
+		else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_RAID56)
 			wq = fs_info->endio_raid56_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_raid56_helper;
-		} else {
+		else
 			wq = fs_info->endio_write_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_write_helper;
-		}
 	} else {
-		if (unlikely(end_io_wq->metadata ==
-			     BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_DIO_REPAIR)) {
+		if (unlikely(end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_DIO_REPAIR))
 			wq = fs_info->endio_repair_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_repair_helper;
-		} else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_RAID56) {
+		else if (end_io_wq->metadata == BTRFS_WQ_ENDIO_RAID56)
 			wq = fs_info->endio_raid56_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_raid56_helper;
-		} else if (end_io_wq->metadata) {
+		else if (end_io_wq->metadata)
 			wq = fs_info->endio_meta_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_meta_helper;
-		} else {
+		else
 			wq = fs_info->endio_workers;
-			func = btrfs_endio_helper;
-		}
 	}
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&end_io_wq->work, func, end_workqueue_fn, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&end_io_wq->work, end_workqueue_fn, NULL, NULL);
 	btrfs_queue_work(wq, &end_io_wq->work);
 }
 
@@ -825,8 +813,8 @@ blk_status_t btrfs_wq_submit_bio(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, struct bio *bio,
 	async->mirror_num = mirror_num;
 	async->submit_bio_start = submit_bio_start;
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&async->work, btrfs_worker_helper, run_one_async_start,
-			run_one_async_done, run_one_async_free);
+	btrfs_init_work(&async->work, run_one_async_start, run_one_async_done,
+			run_one_async_free);
 
 	async->bio_offset = bio_offset;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 612c25aac15c..1cd28df6a126 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -1253,10 +1253,8 @@ static int cow_file_range_async(struct inode *inode, struct page *locked_page,
 		async_chunk[i].write_flags = write_flags;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&async_chunk[i].extents);
 
-		btrfs_init_work(&async_chunk[i].work,
-				btrfs_delalloc_helper,
-				async_cow_start, async_cow_submit,
-				async_cow_free);
+		btrfs_init_work(&async_chunk[i].work, async_cow_start,
+				async_cow_submit, async_cow_free);
 
 		nr_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(cur_end - start, PAGE_SIZE);
 		atomic_add(nr_pages, &fs_info->async_delalloc_pages);
@@ -2196,8 +2194,7 @@ int btrfs_writepage_cow_fixup(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end)
 
 	SetPageChecked(page);
 	get_page(page);
-	btrfs_init_work(&fixup->work, btrfs_fixup_helper,
-			btrfs_writepage_fixup_worker, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&fixup->work, btrfs_writepage_fixup_worker, NULL, NULL);
 	fixup->page = page;
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->fixup_workers, &fixup->work);
 	return -EBUSY;
@@ -3190,7 +3187,6 @@ void btrfs_writepage_endio_finish_ordered(struct page *page, u64 start,
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(inode->i_sb);
 	struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered_extent = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_workqueue *wq;
-	btrfs_work_func_t func;
 
 	trace_btrfs_writepage_end_io_hook(page, start, end, uptodate);
 
@@ -3199,16 +3195,12 @@ void btrfs_writepage_endio_finish_ordered(struct page *page, u64 start,
 					    end - start + 1, uptodate))
 		return;
 
-	if (btrfs_is_free_space_inode(BTRFS_I(inode))) {
+	if (btrfs_is_free_space_inode(BTRFS_I(inode)))
 		wq = fs_info->endio_freespace_worker;
-		func = btrfs_freespace_write_helper;
-	} else {
+	else
 		wq = fs_info->endio_write_workers;
-		func = btrfs_endio_write_helper;
-	}
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&ordered_extent->work, func, finish_ordered_fn, NULL,
-			NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&ordered_extent->work, finish_ordered_fn, NULL, NULL);
 	btrfs_queue_work(wq, &ordered_extent->work);
 }
 
@@ -8159,18 +8151,14 @@ static void __endio_write_update_ordered(struct inode *inode,
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = btrfs_sb(inode->i_sb);
 	struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_workqueue *wq;
-	btrfs_work_func_t func;
 	u64 ordered_offset = offset;
 	u64 ordered_bytes = bytes;
 	u64 last_offset;
 
-	if (btrfs_is_free_space_inode(BTRFS_I(inode))) {
+	if (btrfs_is_free_space_inode(BTRFS_I(inode)))
 		wq = fs_info->endio_freespace_worker;
-		func = btrfs_freespace_write_helper;
-	} else {
+	else
 		wq = fs_info->endio_write_workers;
-		func = btrfs_endio_write_helper;
-	}
 
 	while (ordered_offset < offset + bytes) {
 		last_offset = ordered_offset;
@@ -8178,9 +8166,8 @@ static void __endio_write_update_ordered(struct inode *inode,
 							   &ordered_offset,
 							   ordered_bytes,
 							   uptodate)) {
-			btrfs_init_work(&ordered->work, func,
-					finish_ordered_fn,
-					NULL, NULL);
+			btrfs_init_work(&ordered->work, finish_ordered_fn, NULL,
+					NULL);
 			btrfs_queue_work(wq, &ordered->work);
 		}
 		/*
@@ -10045,8 +10032,7 @@ static struct btrfs_delalloc_work *btrfs_alloc_delalloc_work(struct inode *inode
 	init_completion(&work->completion);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->list);
 	work->inode = inode;
-	btrfs_init_work(&work->work, btrfs_flush_delalloc_helper,
-			btrfs_run_delalloc_work, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&work->work, btrfs_run_delalloc_work, NULL, NULL);
 
 	return work;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
index ae7f64a8facb..779a5dfa5324 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ u64 btrfs_wait_ordered_extents(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 nr,
 		spin_unlock(&root->ordered_extent_lock);
 
 		btrfs_init_work(&ordered->flush_work,
-				btrfs_flush_delalloc_helper,
 				btrfs_run_ordered_extent_work, NULL, NULL);
 		list_add_tail(&ordered->work_list, &works);
 		btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->flush_workers, &ordered->flush_work);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 8d3bd799ac7d..cfe45320293e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -3275,7 +3275,6 @@ qgroup_rescan_init(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 progress_objectid,
 	memset(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_work, 0,
 	       sizeof(fs_info->qgroup_rescan_work));
 	btrfs_init_work(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_work,
-			btrfs_qgroup_rescan_helper,
 			btrfs_qgroup_rescan_worker, NULL, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
index f3d0576dd327..16c8af21b3fb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/raid56.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void scrub_parity_work(struct btrfs_work *work);
 
 static void start_async_work(struct btrfs_raid_bio *rbio, btrfs_func_t work_func)
 {
-	btrfs_init_work(&rbio->work, btrfs_rmw_helper, work_func, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&rbio->work, work_func, NULL, NULL);
 	btrfs_queue_work(rbio->fs_info->rmw_workers, &rbio->work);
 }
 
@@ -1727,8 +1727,7 @@ static void btrfs_raid_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool from_schedule)
 	plug = container_of(cb, struct btrfs_plug_cb, cb);
 
 	if (from_schedule) {
-		btrfs_init_work(&plug->work, btrfs_rmw_helper,
-				unplug_work, NULL, NULL);
+		btrfs_init_work(&plug->work, unplug_work, NULL, NULL);
 		btrfs_queue_work(plug->info->rmw_workers,
 				 &plug->work);
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/reada.c b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
index 0b034c494355..719a6165fadb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/reada.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
@@ -792,8 +792,7 @@ static void reada_start_machine(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		/* FIXME we cannot handle this properly right now */
 		BUG();
 	}
-	btrfs_init_work(&rmw->work, btrfs_readahead_helper,
-			reada_start_machine_worker, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&rmw->work, reada_start_machine_worker, NULL, NULL);
 	rmw->fs_info = fs_info;
 
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->readahead_workers, &rmw->work);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
index f7d4e03f4c5d..00b4ab8236b4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack struct scrub_ctx *scrub_setup_ctx(
 		sbio->index = i;
 		sbio->sctx = sctx;
 		sbio->page_count = 0;
-		btrfs_init_work(&sbio->work, btrfs_scrub_helper,
-				scrub_bio_end_io_worker, NULL, NULL);
+		btrfs_init_work(&sbio->work, scrub_bio_end_io_worker, NULL,
+				NULL);
 
 		if (i != SCRUB_BIOS_PER_SCTX - 1)
 			sctx->bios[i]->next_free = i + 1;
@@ -1720,8 +1720,7 @@ static void scrub_wr_bio_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 	sbio->status = bio->bi_status;
 	sbio->bio = bio;
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&sbio->work, btrfs_scrubwrc_helper,
-			 scrub_wr_bio_end_io_worker, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&sbio->work, scrub_wr_bio_end_io_worker, NULL, NULL);
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->scrub_wr_completion_workers, &sbio->work);
 }
 
@@ -2204,8 +2203,7 @@ static void scrub_missing_raid56_pages(struct scrub_block *sblock)
 		raid56_add_scrub_pages(rbio, spage->page, spage->logical);
 	}
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&sblock->work, btrfs_scrub_helper,
-			scrub_missing_raid56_worker, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&sblock->work, scrub_missing_raid56_worker, NULL, NULL);
 	scrub_block_get(sblock);
 	scrub_pending_bio_inc(sctx);
 	raid56_submit_missing_rbio(rbio);
@@ -2743,8 +2741,8 @@ static void scrub_parity_bio_endio(struct bio *bio)
 
 	bio_put(bio);
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&sparity->work, btrfs_scrubparity_helper,
-			scrub_parity_bio_endio_worker, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&sparity->work, scrub_parity_bio_endio_worker, NULL,
+			NULL);
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->scrub_parity_workers, &sparity->work);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index fa6eb9e0ba89..9b684adad81c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -6656,8 +6656,7 @@ struct btrfs_device *btrfs_alloc_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	else
 		generate_random_uuid(dev->uuid);
 
-	btrfs_init_work(&dev->work, btrfs_submit_helper,
-			pending_bios_fn, NULL, NULL);
+	btrfs_init_work(&dev->work, pending_bios_fn, NULL, NULL);
 
 	return dev;
 }
