diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 388f1128544e..f0f5f28784b6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct btrfs_trans_handle;
 struct btrfs_transaction;
 struct btrfs_pending_snapshot;
 extern struct kmem_cache *btrfs_trans_handle_cachep;
-extern struct kmem_cache *btrfs_transaction_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *btrfs_bit_radix_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *btrfs_path_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *btrfs_free_space_cachep;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index cdc28ad7f1ed..cb79bce3a972 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -4624,11 +4624,6 @@ void btrfs_cleanup_one_transaction(struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans,
 
 	cur_trans->state =TRANS_STATE_COMPLETED;
 	wake_up(&cur_trans->commit_wait);
-
-	/*
-	memset(cur_trans, 0, sizeof(*cur_trans));
-	kmem_cache_free(btrfs_transaction_cachep, cur_trans);
-	*/
 }
 
 static int btrfs_cleanup_transaction(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 6b8d34136044..0a1ec5cd3b8f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static const struct extent_io_ops btrfs_extent_io_ops;
 
 static struct kmem_cache *btrfs_inode_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *btrfs_trans_handle_cachep;
-struct kmem_cache *btrfs_transaction_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *btrfs_path_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *btrfs_free_space_cachep;
 
@@ -9513,7 +9512,6 @@ void btrfs_destroy_cachep(void)
 	rcu_barrier();
 	kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_inode_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_trans_handle_cachep);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_transaction_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_path_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(btrfs_free_space_cachep);
 }
@@ -9533,12 +9531,6 @@ int btrfs_init_cachep(void)
 	if (!btrfs_trans_handle_cachep)
 		goto fail;
 
-	btrfs_transaction_cachep = kmem_cache_create("btrfs_transaction",
-			sizeof(struct btrfs_transaction), 0,
-			SLAB_TEMPORARY | SLAB_MEM_SPREAD, NULL);
-	if (!btrfs_transaction_cachep)
-		goto fail;
-
 	btrfs_path_cachep = kmem_cache_create("btrfs_path",
 			sizeof(struct btrfs_path), 0,
 			SLAB_MEM_SPREAD, NULL);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index ca0009ff47f1..ab030fb22530 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void btrfs_put_transaction(struct btrfs_transaction *transaction)
 			btrfs_put_block_group_trimming(cache);
 			btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 		}
-		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_transaction_cachep, transaction);
+		kfree(transaction);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ loop:
 	 */
 	BUG_ON(type == TRANS_JOIN_NOLOCK);
 
-	cur_trans = kmem_cache_alloc(btrfs_transaction_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
+	cur_trans = kmalloc(sizeof(*cur_trans), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!cur_trans)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ loop:
 		 * someone started a transaction after we unlocked.  Make sure
 		 * to redo the checks above
 		 */
-		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_transaction_cachep, cur_trans);
+		kfree(cur_trans);
 		goto loop;
 	} else if (test_bit(BTRFS_FS_STATE_ERROR, &fs_info->fs_state)) {
 		spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
-		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_transaction_cachep, cur_trans);
+		kfree(cur_trans);
 		return -EROFS;
 	}