diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index ebe55124d6cb8..a27470fc201ff 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -160,24 +160,6 @@ xfs_reclaim_work_queue(
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/*
- * This is a fast pass over the inode cache to try to get reclaim moving on as
- * many inodes as possible in a short period of time. It kicks itself every few
- * seconds, as well as being kicked by the inode cache shrinker when memory
- * goes low. It scans as quickly as possible avoiding locked inodes or those
- * already being flushed, and once done schedules a future pass.
- */
-void
-xfs_reclaim_worker(
-	struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
-					struct xfs_mount, m_reclaim_work);
-
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, 0);
-	xfs_reclaim_work_queue(mp);
-}
-
 static void
 xfs_perag_set_reclaim_tag(
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag)
@@ -1298,24 +1280,17 @@ xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(
 	return skipped;
 }
 
-int
+void
 xfs_reclaim_inodes(
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
-	int		mode)
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
 	int		nr_to_scan = INT_MAX;
 	int		skipped;
 
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, &nr_to_scan);
-	if (!(mode & SYNC_WAIT))
-		return 0;
-
 	do {
 		xfs_ail_push_all_sync(mp->m_ail);
 		skipped = xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, &nr_to_scan);
 	} while (skipped > 0);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1434,6 +1409,25 @@ xfs_inode_matches_eofb(
 	return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This is a fast pass over the inode cache to try to get reclaim moving on as
+ * many inodes as possible in a short period of time. It kicks itself every few
+ * seconds, as well as being kicked by the inode cache shrinker when memory
+ * goes low. It scans as quickly as possible avoiding locked inodes or those
+ * already being flushed, and once done schedules a future pass.
+ */
+void
+xfs_reclaim_worker(
+	struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+					struct xfs_mount, m_reclaim_work);
+	int		nr_to_scan = INT_MAX;
+
+	xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, &nr_to_scan);
+	xfs_reclaim_work_queue(mp);
+}
+
 STATIC int
 xfs_inode_free_eofblocks(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
index 93b54e7d55f0d..ae92ca53de423 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void xfs_inode_free(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
 void xfs_reclaim_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 
-int xfs_reclaim_inodes(struct xfs_mount *mp, int mode);
+void xfs_reclaim_inodes(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 int xfs_reclaim_inodes_count(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 long xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr(struct xfs_mount *mp, int nr_to_scan);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 03158b42a1943..c8ae49a1e99c3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 * quota inodes.
 	 */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, SYNC_WAIT);
+	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp);
 	xfs_health_unmount(mp);
  out_log_dealloc:
 	mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_UNMOUNTING;
@@ -1088,13 +1088,12 @@ xfs_unmountfs(
 	xfs_ail_push_all_sync(mp->m_ail);
 
 	/*
-	 * And reclaim all inodes.  At this point there should be no dirty
-	 * inodes and none should be pinned or locked, but use synchronous
-	 * reclaim just to be sure. We can stop background inode reclaim
-	 * here as well if it is still running.
+	 * Reclaim all inodes. At this point there should be no dirty inodes and
+	 * none should be pinned or locked. Stop background inode reclaim here
+	 * if it is still running.
 	 */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, SYNC_WAIT);
+	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp);
 	xfs_health_unmount(mp);
 
 	xfs_qm_unmount(mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index fa58cb07c8fdf..9b03ea43f4fe7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -890,9 +890,6 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	/* force the log to unpin objects from the now complete transactions */
 	xfs_log_force(mp, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
 
-	/* reclaim inodes to do any IO before the freeze completes */
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, 0);
-	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, SYNC_WAIT);
 
 	/* Push the superblock and write an unmount record */
 	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp);
