diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8462eb3..36145ef1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -155,17 +155,9 @@ struct ext4_allocation_request {
 #define EXT4_MAP_UNWRITTEN	(1 << BH_Unwritten)
 #define EXT4_MAP_BOUNDARY	(1 << BH_Boundary)
 #define EXT4_MAP_UNINIT		(1 << BH_Uninit)
-/* Sometimes (in the bigalloc case, from ext4_da_get_block_prep) the caller of
- * ext4_map_blocks wants to know whether or not the underlying cluster has
- * already been accounted for. EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER conveys to the caller that
- * the requested mapping was from previously mapped (or delayed allocated)
- * cluster. We use BH_AllocFromCluster only for this flag. BH_AllocFromCluster
- * should never appear on buffer_head's state flags.
- */
-#define EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER	(1 << BH_AllocFromCluster)
 #define EXT4_MAP_FLAGS		(EXT4_MAP_NEW | EXT4_MAP_MAPPED |\
 				 EXT4_MAP_UNWRITTEN | EXT4_MAP_BOUNDARY |\
-				 EXT4_MAP_UNINIT | EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER)
+				 EXT4_MAP_UNINIT)
 
 struct ext4_map_blocks {
 	ext4_fsblk_t m_pblk;
@@ -2553,11 +2545,6 @@ extern int ext4_mmp_csum_verify(struct super_block *sb,
 enum ext4_state_bits {
 	BH_Uninit	/* blocks are allocated but uninitialized on disk */
 	  = BH_JBDPrivateStart,
-	BH_AllocFromCluster,	/* allocated blocks were part of already
-				 * allocated cluster. Note that this flag will
-				 * never, ever appear in a buffer_head's state
-				 * flag. See EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER to see where
-				 * this is used. */
 };
 
 BUFFER_FNS(Uninit, uninit)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index f7bf616..aa9a6d2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -3894,6 +3894,7 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	ext4_io_end_t *io = ext4_inode_aio(inode);
 	ext4_lblk_t cluster_offset;
 	int set_unwritten = 0;
+	int from_cluster = 0;
 
 	ext_debug("blocks %u/%u requested for inode %lu\n",
 		  map->m_lblk, map->m_len, inode->i_ino);
@@ -3902,10 +3903,6 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	/* check in cache */
 	if (ext4_ext_in_cache(inode, map->m_lblk, &newex)) {
 		if (!newex.ee_start_lo && !newex.ee_start_hi) {
-			if ((sbi->s_cluster_ratio > 1) &&
-			    ext4_find_delalloc_cluster(inode, map->m_lblk))
-				map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
-
 			if ((flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE) == 0) {
 				/*
 				 * block isn't allocated yet and
@@ -3916,8 +3913,6 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 			/* we should allocate requested block */
 		} else {
 			/* block is already allocated */
-			if (sbi->s_cluster_ratio > 1)
-				map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
 			newblock = map->m_lblk
 				   - le32_to_cpu(newex.ee_block)
 				   + ext4_ext_pblock(&newex);
@@ -3990,10 +3985,6 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((sbi->s_cluster_ratio > 1) &&
-	    ext4_find_delalloc_cluster(inode, map->m_lblk))
-		map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
-
 	/*
 	 * requested block isn't allocated yet;
 	 * we couldn't try to create block if create flag is zero
@@ -4010,7 +4001,6 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	/*
 	 * Okay, we need to do block allocation.
 	 */
-	map->m_flags &= ~EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
 	newex.ee_block = cpu_to_le32(map->m_lblk);
 	cluster_offset = map->m_lblk & (sbi->s_cluster_ratio-1);
 
@@ -4022,7 +4012,7 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	    get_implied_cluster_alloc(inode->i_sb, map, ex, path)) {
 		ar.len = allocated = map->m_len;
 		newblock = map->m_pblk;
-		map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
+		from_cluster = 1;
 		goto got_allocated_blocks;
 	}
 
@@ -4043,7 +4033,7 @@ int ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	    get_implied_cluster_alloc(inode->i_sb, map, ex2, path)) {
 		ar.len = allocated = map->m_len;
 		newblock = map->m_pblk;
-		map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
+		from_cluster = 1;
 		goto got_allocated_blocks;
 	}
 
@@ -4168,7 +4158,7 @@ got_allocated_blocks:
 		 */
 		reserved_clusters = get_reserved_cluster_alloc(inode,
 						map->m_lblk, allocated);
-		if (map->m_flags & EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER) {
+		if (from_cluster) {
 			if (reserved_clusters) {
 				/*
 				 * We have clusters reserved for this range.
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index cbfe13b..4d066f3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1798,9 +1798,6 @@ static int ext4_da_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		 * of mapping from cluster so that the reserved space
 		 * is calculated properly.
 		 */
-		if ((EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_cluster_ratio > 1) &&
-		    ext4_find_delalloc_cluster(inode, map->m_lblk))
-			map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
 		retval = 0;
 	} else if (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS))
 		retval = ext4_ext_map_blocks(NULL, inode, map, 0);
@@ -1814,7 +1811,8 @@ static int ext4_da_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		 */
 		/* If the block was allocated from previously allocated cluster,
 		 * then we dont need to reserve it again. */
-		if (!(map->m_flags & EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER)) {
+		if ((EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_cluster_ratio == 1) ||
+		    !ext4_find_delalloc_cluster(inode, map->m_lblk)) {
 			retval = ext4_da_reserve_space(inode, iblock);
 			if (retval)
 				/* not enough space to reserve */
@@ -1825,11 +1823,6 @@ static int ext4_da_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		if (retval)
 			goto out_unlock;
 
-		/* Clear EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER flag since its purpose is served
-		 * and it should not appear on the bh->b_state.
-		 */
-		map->m_flags &= ~EXT4_MAP_FROM_CLUSTER;
-
 		map_bh(bh, inode->i_sb, invalid_block);
 		set_buffer_new(bh);
 		set_buffer_delay(bh);
