diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index a4a2296546b6..fc2dfe92c43a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -217,22 +217,20 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_cud_item_ops = {
 	.iop_release	= xfs_cud_item_release,
 };
 
-/*
- * Allocate and initialize an cud item with the given number of extents.
- */
 struct xfs_cud_log_item *
-xfs_cud_init(
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
+xfs_trans_get_cud(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	struct xfs_cui_log_item		*cuip)
-
 {
-	struct xfs_cud_log_item	*cudp;
+	struct xfs_cud_log_item		*cudp;
 
 	cudp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_cud_zone, KM_SLEEP);
-	xfs_log_item_init(mp, &cudp->cud_item, XFS_LI_CUD, &xfs_cud_item_ops);
+	xfs_log_item_init(tp->t_mountp, &cudp->cud_item, XFS_LI_CUD,
+			  &xfs_cud_item_ops);
 	cudp->cud_cuip = cuip;
 	cudp->cud_format.cud_cui_id = cuip->cui_format.cui_id;
 
+	xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &cudp->cud_item);
 	return cudp;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.h
index 3896dcc2368f..e47530f30489 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_cui_zone;
 extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_cud_zone;
 
 struct xfs_cui_log_item *xfs_cui_init(struct xfs_mount *, uint);
-struct xfs_cud_log_item *xfs_cud_init(struct xfs_mount *,
-		struct xfs_cui_log_item *);
 void xfs_cui_item_free(struct xfs_cui_log_item *);
 void xfs_cui_release(struct xfs_cui_log_item *);
 int xfs_cui_recover(struct xfs_trans *parent_tp, struct xfs_cui_log_item *cuip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_refcount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_refcount.c
index 8d734728dd1b..d793fb500378 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_refcount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_refcount.c
@@ -17,22 +17,6 @@
 #include "xfs_alloc.h"
 #include "xfs_refcount.h"
 
-/*
- * This routine is called to allocate a "refcount update done"
- * log item.
- */
-struct xfs_cud_log_item *
-xfs_trans_get_cud(
-	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
-	struct xfs_cui_log_item		*cuip)
-{
-	struct xfs_cud_log_item		*cudp;
-
-	cudp = xfs_cud_init(tp->t_mountp, cuip);
-	xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &cudp->cud_item);
-	return cudp;
-}
-
 /*
  * Finish an refcount update and log it to the CUD. Note that the
  * transaction is marked dirty regardless of whether the refcount