diff --git a/fs/ubifs/replay.c b/fs/ubifs/replay.c
index ee2f0b240ce0..08f5036a9056 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/replay.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/replay.c
@@ -34,32 +34,18 @@
 
 #include "ubifs.h"
 
-/*
- * Replay flags.
- *
- * REPLAY_DELETION: node was deleted
- * REPLAY_REF: node is a reference node
- */
-enum {
-	REPLAY_DELETION = 1,
-	REPLAY_REF = 2,
-};
-
 /**
  * struct replay_entry - replay tree entry.
  * @lnum: logical eraseblock number of the node
  * @offs: node offset
  * @len: node length
+ * @deletion: non-zero if this entry corresponds to a node deletion
  * @sqnum: node sequence number
- * @flags: replay flags
  * @rb: links the replay tree
  * @key: node key
  * @nm: directory entry name
  * @old_size: truncation old size
  * @new_size: truncation new size
- * @free: amount of free space in a bud
- * @dirty: amount of dirty space in a bud from padding and deletion nodes
- * @jhead: journal head number of the bud
  *
  * UBIFS journal replay must compare node sequence numbers, which means it must
  * build a tree of node information to insert into the TNC.
@@ -68,8 +54,8 @@ struct replay_entry {
 	int lnum;
 	int offs;
 	int len;
+	unsigned int deletion:1;
 	unsigned long long sqnum;
-	int flags;
 	struct rb_node rb;
 	union ubifs_key key;
 	union {
@@ -78,11 +64,6 @@ struct replay_entry {
 			loff_t old_size;
 			loff_t new_size;
 		};
-		struct {
-			int free;
-			int dirty;
-			int jhead;
-		};
 	};
 };
 
@@ -105,28 +86,32 @@ struct bud_entry {
 /**
  * set_bud_lprops - set free and dirty space used by a bud.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
- * @r: replay entry of bud
+ * @b: bud entry which describes the bud
+ *
+ * This function makes sure the LEB properties of bud @b are set correctly
+ * after the replay. Returns zero in case of success and a negative error code
+ * in case of failure.
  */
-static int set_bud_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
+static int set_bud_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c, struct bud_entry *b)
 {
 	const struct ubifs_lprops *lp;
 	int err = 0, dirty;
 
 	ubifs_get_lprops(c);
 
-	lp = ubifs_lpt_lookup_dirty(c, r->lnum);
+	lp = ubifs_lpt_lookup_dirty(c, b->bud->lnum);
 	if (IS_ERR(lp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(lp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dirty = lp->dirty;
-	if (r->offs == 0 && (lp->free != c->leb_size || lp->dirty != 0)) {
+	if (b->bud->start == 0 && (lp->free != c->leb_size || lp->dirty != 0)) {
 		/*
 		 * The LEB was added to the journal with a starting offset of
 		 * zero which means the LEB must have been empty. The LEB
-		 * property values should be lp->free == c->leb_size and
-		 * lp->dirty == 0, but that is not the case. The reason is that
+		 * property values should be @lp->free == @c->leb_size and
+		 * @lp->dirty == 0, but that is not the case. The reason is that
 		 * the LEB had been garbage collected before it became the bud,
 		 * and there was not commit inbetween. The garbage collector
 		 * resets the free and dirty space without recording it
@@ -135,15 +120,15 @@ static int set_bud_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
 		 *
 		 * We do not need to adjust free space because the scan has told
 		 * us the exact value which is recorded in the replay entry as
-		 * r->free.
+		 * @b->free.
 		 *
 		 * However we do need to subtract from the dirty space the
 		 * amount of space that the garbage collector reclaimed, which
 		 * is the whole LEB minus the amount of space that was free.
 		 */
-		dbg_mnt("bud LEB %d was GC'd (%d free, %d dirty)", r->lnum,
+		dbg_mnt("bud LEB %d was GC'd (%d free, %d dirty)", b->bud->lnum,
 			lp->free, lp->dirty);
-		dbg_gc("bud LEB %d was GC'd (%d free, %d dirty)", r->lnum,
+		dbg_gc("bud LEB %d was GC'd (%d free, %d dirty)", b->bud->lnum,
 			lp->free, lp->dirty);
 		dirty -= c->leb_size - lp->free;
 		/*
@@ -155,10 +140,10 @@ static int set_bud_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
 		 */
 		if (dirty != 0)
 			dbg_msg("LEB %d lp: %d free %d dirty "
-				"replay: %d free %d dirty", r->lnum, lp->free,
-				lp->dirty, r->free, r->dirty);
+				"replay: %d free %d dirty", b->bud->lnum,
+				lp->free, lp->dirty, b->free, b->dirty);
 	}
-	lp = ubifs_change_lp(c, lp, r->free, dirty + r->dirty,
+	lp = ubifs_change_lp(c, lp, b->free, dirty + b->dirty,
 			     lp->flags | LPROPS_TAKEN, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(lp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(lp);
@@ -166,14 +151,36 @@ static int set_bud_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the journal head points to the latest bud */
-	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(&c->jheads[r->jhead].wbuf, r->lnum,
-				     c->leb_size - r->free, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(&c->jheads[b->bud->jhead].wbuf,
+				     b->bud->lnum, c->leb_size - b->free,
+				     UBI_SHORTTERM);
 
 out:
 	ubifs_release_lprops(c);
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * set_buds_lprops - set free and dirty space for all replayed buds.
+ * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
+ *
+ * This function sets LEB properties for all replayed buds. Returns zero in
+ * case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+static int set_buds_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c)
+{
+	struct bud_entry *b;
+	int err;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(b, &c->replay_buds, list) {
+		err = set_bud_lprops(c, b);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * trun_remove_range - apply a replay entry for a truncation to the TNC.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
@@ -210,24 +217,22 @@ static int trun_remove_range(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
  */
 static int apply_replay_entry(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
 {
-	int err, deletion = ((r->flags & REPLAY_DELETION) != 0);
+	int err;
 
-	dbg_mnt("LEB %d:%d len %d flgs %d sqnum %llu %s", r->lnum,
-		r->offs, r->len, r->flags, r->sqnum, DBGKEY(&r->key));
+	dbg_mnt("LEB %d:%d len %d deletion %d sqnum %llu %s", r->lnum,
+		r->offs, r->len, r->deletion, r->sqnum, DBGKEY(&r->key));
 
 	/* Set c->replay_sqnum to help deal with dangling branches. */
 	c->replay_sqnum = r->sqnum;
 
-	if (r->flags & REPLAY_REF)
-		err = set_bud_lprops(c, r);
-	else if (is_hash_key(c, &r->key)) {
-		if (deletion)
+	if (is_hash_key(c, &r->key)) {
+		if (r->deletion)
 			err = ubifs_tnc_remove_nm(c, &r->key, &r->nm);
 		else
 			err = ubifs_tnc_add_nm(c, &r->key, r->lnum, r->offs,
 					       r->len, &r->nm);
 	} else {
-		if (deletion)
+		if (r->deletion)
 			switch (key_type(c, &r->key)) {
 			case UBIFS_INO_KEY:
 			{
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ static int apply_replay_entry(struct ubifs_info *c, struct replay_entry *r)
 			return err;
 
 		if (c->need_recovery)
-			err = ubifs_recover_size_accum(c, &r->key, deletion,
+			err = ubifs_recover_size_accum(c, &r->key, r->deletion,
 						       r->new_size);
 	}
 
@@ -373,11 +378,11 @@ static int insert_node(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int offs, int len,
 	r->lnum = lnum;
 	r->offs = offs;
 	r->len = len;
+	r->deletion = !!deletion;
 	r->sqnum = sqnum;
-	r->flags = (deletion ? REPLAY_DELETION : 0);
+	key_copy(c, key, &r->key);
 	r->old_size = old_size;
 	r->new_size = new_size;
-	key_copy(c, key, &r->key);
 
 	rb_link_node(&r->rb, parent, p);
 	rb_insert_color(&r->rb, &c->replay_tree);
@@ -445,13 +450,13 @@ static int insert_dent(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int offs, int len,
 	r->lnum = lnum;
 	r->offs = offs;
 	r->len = len;
+	r->deletion = !!deletion;
 	r->sqnum = sqnum;
+	key_copy(c, key, &r->key);
 	r->nm.len = nlen;
 	memcpy(nbuf, name, nlen);
 	nbuf[nlen] = '\0';
 	r->nm.name = nbuf;
-	r->flags = (deletion ? REPLAY_DELETION : 0);
-	key_copy(c, key, &r->key);
 
 	ubifs_assert(!*p);
 	rb_link_node(&r->rb, parent, p);
@@ -652,58 +657,6 @@ out_dump:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-/**
- * insert_ref_node - insert a reference node to the replay tree.
- * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
- * @lnum: node logical eraseblock number
- * @offs: node offset
- * @sqnum: sequence number
- * @free: amount of free space in bud
- * @dirty: amount of dirty space from padding and deletion nodes
- * @jhead: journal head number for the bud
- *
- * This function inserts a reference node to the replay tree and returns zero
- * in case of success or a negative error code in case of failure.
- */
-static int insert_ref_node(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int offs,
-			   unsigned long long sqnum, int free, int dirty,
-			   int jhead)
-{
-	struct rb_node **p = &c->replay_tree.rb_node, *parent = NULL;
-	struct replay_entry *r;
-
-	dbg_mnt("add ref LEB %d:%d", lnum, offs);
-	while (*p) {
-		parent = *p;
-		r = rb_entry(parent, struct replay_entry, rb);
-		if (sqnum < r->sqnum) {
-			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-			continue;
-		} else if (sqnum > r->sqnum) {
-			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-			continue;
-		}
-		ubifs_err("duplicate sqnum in replay tree");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	r = kzalloc(sizeof(struct replay_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!r)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	r->lnum = lnum;
-	r->offs = offs;
-	r->sqnum = sqnum;
-	r->flags = REPLAY_REF;
-	r->free = free;
-	r->dirty = dirty;
-	r->jhead = jhead;
-
-	rb_link_node(&r->rb, parent, p);
-	rb_insert_color(&r->rb, &c->replay_tree);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * replay_buds - replay all buds.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
@@ -714,18 +667,12 @@ static int insert_ref_node(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int offs,
 static int replay_buds(struct ubifs_info *c)
 {
 	struct bud_entry *b;
-	int err, uninitialized_var(free), uninitialized_var(dirty);
+	int err;
 	unsigned long long prev_sqnum = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(b, &c->replay_buds, list) {
 		err = replay_bud(c, b->bud->lnum, b->bud->start, b->bud->jhead,
-				 &free, &dirty);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-		b->free = free;
-		b->dirty = dirty;
-		err = insert_ref_node(c, b->bud->lnum, b->bud->start, b->sqnum,
-				      free, dirty, b->bud->jhead);
+				 &b->free, &b->dirty);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
@@ -1074,6 +1021,10 @@ int ubifs_replay_journal(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
+	err = set_buds_lprops(c);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
 	 * UBIFS budgeting calculations use @c->bi.uncommitted_idx variable
 	 * to roughly estimate index growth. Things like @c->bi.min_idx_lebs