diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 04ebe9633630..d879c3229efd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -500,9 +500,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_add_page_head(struct list_head *list,
 	kref_get(&head->wb_kref);
 }
 
-static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list,
-				  struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
-				  struct inode *inode)
+static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *req, *subreq;
 
@@ -524,7 +522,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list,
 				nfs_release_request(subreq);
 			}
 		} while ((subreq = subreq->wb_this_page) != req);
-		nfs_join_page_group(req, cinfo, inode);
+		nfs_join_page_group(req, inode);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 	nfs_init_cinfo_from_dreq(&cinfo, dreq);
 	nfs_direct_write_scan_commit_list(dreq->inode, &reqs, &cinfo);
 
-	nfs_direct_join_group(&reqs, &cinfo, dreq->inode);
+	nfs_direct_join_group(&reqs, dreq->inode);
 
 	nfs_clear_pnfs_ds_commit_verifiers(&dreq->ds_cinfo);
 	get_dreq(dreq);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 0a8aed0ac994..f41d24b54fd1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ static const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops nfs_async_write_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_commit_completion_ops nfs_commit_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_rw_ops nfs_rw_write_ops;
 static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req);
-static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
-				     struct nfs_page *req);
+static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req);
 static void nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
 				      struct inode *inode);
 static struct nfs_page *
@@ -503,8 +502,8 @@ nfs_destroy_unlinked_subrequests(struct nfs_page *destroy_list,
  * the (former) group.  All subrequests are removed from any write or commit
  * lists, unlinked from the group and destroyed.
  */
-void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
-			 struct inode *inode)
+void
+nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *subreq;
 	struct nfs_page *destroy_list = NULL;
@@ -534,7 +533,7 @@ void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
 	 * Commit list removal accounting is done after locks are dropped */
 	subreq = head;
 	do {
-		nfs_clear_request_commit(cinfo, subreq);
+		nfs_clear_request_commit(subreq);
 		subreq = subreq->wb_this_page;
 	} while (subreq != head);
 
@@ -568,10 +567,8 @@ nfs_lock_and_join_requests(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page_file_mapping(page)->host;
 	struct nfs_page *head;
-	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 	int ret;
 
-	nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
 	/*
 	 * A reference is taken only on the head request which acts as a
 	 * reference to the whole page group - the group will not be destroyed
@@ -588,7 +585,7 @@ nfs_lock_and_join_requests(struct page *page)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	nfs_join_page_group(head, &cinfo, inode);
+	nfs_join_page_group(head, inode);
 
 	return head;
 }
@@ -959,16 +956,18 @@ nfs_clear_page_commit(struct page *page)
 }
 
 /* Called holding the request lock on @req */
-static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
-				     struct nfs_page *req)
+static void
+nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	if (test_bit(PG_CLEAN, &req->wb_flags)) {
 		struct nfs_open_context *ctx = nfs_req_openctx(req);
 		struct inode *inode = d_inode(ctx->dentry);
+		struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 
+		nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
 		mutex_lock(&NFS_I(inode)->commit_mutex);
-		if (!pnfs_clear_request_commit(req, cinfo)) {
-			nfs_request_remove_commit_list(req, cinfo);
+		if (!pnfs_clear_request_commit(req, &cinfo)) {
+			nfs_request_remove_commit_list(req, &cinfo);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&NFS_I(inode)->commit_mutex);
 		nfs_clear_page_commit(req->wb_page);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_page.h b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
index e39a8cf8b179..ba7e2e4b0926 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_page.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ extern	void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req);
 extern	void nfs_unlock_and_release_request(struct nfs_page *);
 extern	struct nfs_page *nfs_page_group_lock_head(struct nfs_page *req);
 extern	int nfs_page_group_lock_subrequests(struct nfs_page *head);
-extern void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head,
-				struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
-				struct inode *inode);
+extern	void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct inode *inode);
 extern int nfs_page_group_lock(struct nfs_page *);
 extern void nfs_page_group_unlock(struct nfs_page *);
 extern bool nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit(struct nfs_page *, unsigned int);