diff --git a/db/bmap_inflate.c b/db/bmap_inflate.c
index 33b0c954d8f8..c85d5dc0d64a 100644
--- a/db/bmap_inflate.c
+++ b/db/bmap_inflate.c
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ build_new_datafork(
 	/* Set up staging for the new bmbt */
 	ifake.if_fork = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_ifork_cache, 0);
 	ifake.if_fork_size = xfs_inode_fork_size(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
-	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(ip->i_mount, ip, &ifake);
+	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_init_cursor(ip->i_mount, NULL, ip,
+			XFS_STAGING_FORK);
+	libxfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot(bmap_cur, &ifake);
 
 	/*
 	 * Figure out the size and format of the new fork, then fill it with
@@ -405,7 +407,9 @@ estimate_size(
 	ifake.if_fork = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_ifork_cache, 0);
 	ifake.if_fork_size = xfs_inode_fork_size(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
 
-	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(ip->i_mount, ip, &ifake);
+	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_init_cursor(ip->i_mount, NULL, ip,
+			XFS_STAGING_FORK);
+	libxfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot(bmap_cur, &ifake);
 	error = -libxfs_btree_bload_compute_geometry(bmap_cur, &bmap_bload,
 			nextents);
 	libxfs_btree_del_cursor(bmap_cur, error);
diff --git a/libxfs/libxfs_api_defs.h b/libxfs/libxfs_api_defs.h
index 2adf20ce8a41..b0f9d9edb634 100644
--- a/libxfs/libxfs_api_defs.h
+++ b/libxfs/libxfs_api_defs.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #define xfs_bmbt_commit_staged_btree	libxfs_bmbt_commit_staged_btree
 #define xfs_bmbt_disk_get_startoff	libxfs_bmbt_disk_get_startoff
 #define xfs_bmbt_disk_set_all		libxfs_bmbt_disk_set_all
+#define xfs_bmbt_init_cursor		libxfs_bmbt_init_cursor
 #define xfs_bmbt_maxlevels_ondisk	libxfs_bmbt_maxlevels_ondisk
 #define xfs_bmbt_maxrecs		libxfs_bmbt_maxrecs
 #define xfs_bmbt_stage_cursor		libxfs_bmbt_stage_cursor
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
 #define xfs_btree_init_block		libxfs_btree_init_block
 #define xfs_btree_rec_addr		libxfs_btree_rec_addr
 #define xfs_btree_stage_afakeroot	libxfs_btree_stage_afakeroot
+#define xfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot	libxfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot
 #define xfs_buf_delwri_submit		libxfs_buf_delwri_submit
 #define xfs_buf_get			libxfs_buf_get
 #define xfs_buf_get_uncached		libxfs_buf_get_uncached
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index 0afe541c52cd..828dfb7d4247 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -597,25 +597,6 @@ xfs_bmbt_block_maxrecs(
 	return blocklen / (sizeof(xfs_bmbt_key_t) + sizeof(xfs_bmbt_ptr_t));
 }
 
-/*
- * Allocate a new bmap btree cursor for reloading an inode block mapping data
- * structure.  Note that callers can use the staged cursor to reload extents
- * format inode forks if they rebuild the iext tree and commit the staged
- * cursor immediately.
- */
-struct xfs_btree_cur *
-xfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	struct xbtree_ifakeroot	*ifake)
-{
-	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
-
-	cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, NULL, ip, XFS_STAGING_FORK);
-	xfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot(cur, ifake);
-	return cur;
-}
-
 /*
  * Swap in the new inode fork root.  Once we pass this point the newly rebuilt
  * mappings are in place and we have to kill off any old btree blocks.
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.h b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.h
index e93aa42e2bf5..de1b73f1225c 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ extern int xfs_bmbt_change_owner(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 
 extern struct xfs_btree_cur *xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(struct xfs_mount *,
 		struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *, int);
-struct xfs_btree_cur *xfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(struct xfs_mount *mp,
-		struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xbtree_ifakeroot *ifake);
 void xfs_bmbt_commit_staged_btree(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
 		struct xfs_trans *tp, int whichfork);
 
diff --git a/repair/bmap_repair.c b/repair/bmap_repair.c
index 1dbcafb22736..845584f18450 100644
--- a/repair/bmap_repair.c
+++ b/repair/bmap_repair.c
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ xrep_bmap_build_new_fork(
 	 */
 	libxfs_rmap_ino_bmbt_owner(&oinfo, sc->ip->i_ino, rb->whichfork);
 	bulkload_init_inode(&rb->new_fork_info, sc, rb->whichfork, &oinfo);
-	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_stage_cursor(sc->mp, sc->ip, ifake);
+	bmap_cur = libxfs_bmbt_init_cursor(sc->mp, NULL, sc->ip,
+			XFS_STAGING_FORK);
+	libxfs_btree_stage_ifakeroot(bmap_cur, ifake);
 
 	/*
 	 * Figure out the size and format of the new fork, then fill it with
