diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 4c5d286fefdb..7ba05fc553aa 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -208,13 +208,18 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, struct gfs2_inum_host *i
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
-static void gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
+static int gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
 {
 	struct gfs2_dinode_host *di = &ip->i_di;
 	const struct gfs2_dinode *str = buf;
 
-	gfs2_meta_header_in(&di->di_header, buf);
-	gfs2_inum_in(&di->di_num, &str->di_num);
+	if (ip->i_num.no_addr != be64_to_cpu(str->di_num.no_addr)) {
+		if (gfs2_consist_inode(ip))
+			gfs2_dinode_print(ip);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	if (ip->i_num.no_formal_ino != be64_to_cpu(str->di_num.no_formal_ino))
+		return -ESTALE;
 
 	di->di_mode = be32_to_cpu(str->di_mode);
 	di->di_uid = be32_to_cpu(str->di_uid);
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ static void gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
 	di->di_entries = be32_to_cpu(str->di_entries);
 
 	di->di_eattr = be64_to_cpu(str->di_eattr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -263,21 +269,12 @@ int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	gfs2_dinode_in(ip, dibh->b_data);
+	error = gfs2_dinode_in(ip, dibh->b_data);
 
 	brelse(dibh);
-
-	if (ip->i_num.no_addr != ip->i_di.di_num.no_addr) {
-		if (gfs2_consist_inode(ip))
-			gfs2_dinode_print(ip);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-	if (ip->i_num.no_formal_ino != ip->i_di.di_num.no_formal_ino)
-		return -ESTALE;
-
 	ip->i_vn = ip->i_gl->gl_vn;
 
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 
 int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ondisk.c b/fs/gfs2/ondisk.c
index 77bed440833d..4bc590edb60e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ondisk.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ondisk.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void gfs2_inum_print(const struct gfs2_inum_host *no)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "  no_addr = %llu\n", (unsigned long long)no->no_addr);
 }
 
-void gfs2_meta_header_in(struct gfs2_meta_header_host *mh, const void *buf)
+static void gfs2_meta_header_in(struct gfs2_meta_header_host *mh, const void *buf)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_meta_header *str = buf;
 
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ static void gfs2_meta_header_out(const struct gfs2_meta_header_host *mh, void *b
 	str->mh_format = cpu_to_be32(mh->mh_format);
 }
 
-static void gfs2_meta_header_print(const struct gfs2_meta_header_host *mh)
-{
-	pv(mh, mh_magic, "0x%.8X");
-	pv(mh, mh_type, "%u");
-	pv(mh, mh_format, "%u");
-}
-
 void gfs2_sb_in(struct gfs2_sb_host *sb, const void *buf)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_sb *str = buf;
@@ -160,8 +153,13 @@ void gfs2_dinode_out(const struct gfs2_inode *ip, void *buf)
 	const struct gfs2_dinode_host *di = &ip->i_di;
 	struct gfs2_dinode *str = buf;
 
-	gfs2_meta_header_out(&di->di_header, buf);
-	gfs2_inum_out(&di->di_num, (char *)&str->di_num);
+	str->di_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
+	str->di_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_DI);
+	str->di_header.__pad0 = 0;
+	str->di_header.mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_DI);
+	str->di_header.__pad1 = 0;
+
+	gfs2_inum_out(&ip->i_num, &str->di_num);
 
 	str->di_mode = cpu_to_be32(di->di_mode);
 	str->di_uid = cpu_to_be32(di->di_uid);
@@ -187,15 +185,13 @@ void gfs2_dinode_out(const struct gfs2_inode *ip, void *buf)
 	str->di_entries = cpu_to_be32(di->di_entries);
 
 	str->di_eattr = cpu_to_be64(di->di_eattr);
-
 }
 
 void gfs2_dinode_print(const struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	const struct gfs2_dinode_host *di = &ip->i_di;
 
-	gfs2_meta_header_print(&di->di_header);
-	gfs2_inum_print(&di->di_num);
+	gfs2_inum_print(&ip->i_num);
 
 	pv(di, di_mode, "0%o");
 	pv(di, di_uid, "%u");
diff --git a/include/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h b/include/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h
index cf4c655d0d5f..c0e76fc718c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ struct gfs2_dinode {
 };
 
 struct gfs2_dinode_host {
-	struct gfs2_meta_header_host di_header;
-
-	struct gfs2_inum_host di_num;
-
 	__u32 di_mode;	/* mode of file */
 	__u32 di_uid;	/* owner's user id */
 	__u32 di_gid;	/* owner's group id */
@@ -528,7 +524,6 @@ struct gfs2_quota_change_host {
 
 extern void gfs2_inum_in(struct gfs2_inum_host *no, const void *buf);
 extern void gfs2_inum_out(const struct gfs2_inum_host *no, void *buf);
-extern void gfs2_meta_header_in(struct gfs2_meta_header_host *mh, const void *buf);
 extern void gfs2_sb_in(struct gfs2_sb_host *sb, const void *buf);
 extern void gfs2_rindex_in(struct gfs2_rindex_host *ri, const void *buf);
 extern void gfs2_rindex_out(const struct gfs2_rindex_host *ri, void *buf);