diff --git a/disk-io.c b/disk-io.c
index 318128cc..f182a1d9 100644
--- a/disk-io.c
+++ b/disk-io.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ commit_tree:
 	write_ctree_super(trans, root);
 	btrfs_finish_extent_commit(trans, fs_info->extent_root,
 			           &fs_info->pinned_extents);
-	btrfs_free_transaction(root, trans);
+	kfree(trans);
 	free_extent_buffer(root->commit_root);
 	root->commit_root = NULL;
 	fs_info->running_transaction = NULL;
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ int close_ctree_fs_info(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		ret = __commit_transaction(trans, root);
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 		write_ctree_super(trans, root);
-		btrfs_free_transaction(root, trans);
+		kfree(trans);
 	}
 
 	if (fs_info->finalize_on_close) {
diff --git a/transaction.h b/transaction.h
index 13e09a64..0c41af51 100644
--- a/transaction.h
+++ b/transaction.h
@@ -54,11 +54,4 @@ btrfs_start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root, int num_blocks)
 	return h;
 }
 
-static inline void btrfs_free_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root,
-					  struct btrfs_trans_handle *handle)
-{
-	memset(handle, 0, sizeof(*handle));
-	free(handle);
-}
-
 #endif