diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index c86546efec30..142e935d1f3d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -551,10 +551,8 @@ enum {
 #define EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_NORMALIZE		0x0040
 	/* Request will not result in inode size update (user for fallocate) */
 #define EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE		0x0080
-	/* Do not take i_data_sem locking in ext4_map_blocks */
-#define EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK			0x0100
 	/* Convert written extents to unwritten */
-#define EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CONVERT_UNWRITTEN	0x0200
+#define EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CONVERT_UNWRITTEN	0x0100
 
 /*
  * The bit position of these flags must not overlap with any of the
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index f72212ef1fee..f220dfa6dbc3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -403,8 +403,7 @@ static void ext4_map_blocks_es_recheck(handle_t *handle,
 	 * out taking i_data_sem.  So at the time the unwritten extent
 	 * could be converted.
 	 */
-	if (!(flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK))
-		down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+	down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 	if (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)) {
 		retval = ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle, inode, map, flags &
 					     EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE);
@@ -412,8 +411,7 @@ static void ext4_map_blocks_es_recheck(handle_t *handle,
 		retval = ext4_ind_map_blocks(handle, inode, map, flags &
 					     EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE);
 	}
-	if (!(flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK))
-		up_read((&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem));
+	up_read((&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem));
 
 	/*
 	 * We don't check m_len because extent will be collpased in status
@@ -509,8 +507,7 @@ int ext4_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	 * Try to see if we can get the block without requesting a new
 	 * file system block.
 	 */
-	if (!(flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK))
-		down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+	down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 	if (ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)) {
 		retval = ext4_ext_map_blocks(handle, inode, map, flags &
 					     EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE);
@@ -541,8 +538,7 @@ int ext4_map_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			retval = ret;
 	}
-	if (!(flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK))
-		up_read((&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem));
+	up_read((&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem));
 
 found:
 	if (retval > 0 && map->m_flags & EXT4_MAP_MAPPED) {
@@ -674,7 +670,7 @@ static int _ext4_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 	map.m_lblk = iblock;
 	map.m_len = bh->b_size >> inode->i_blkbits;
 
-	if (flags && !(flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK) && !handle) {
+	if (flags && !handle) {
 		/* Direct IO write... */
 		if (map.m_len > DIO_MAX_BLOCKS)
 			map.m_len = DIO_MAX_BLOCKS;
@@ -879,9 +875,6 @@ int do_journal_get_write_access(handle_t *handle,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ext4_get_block_write_nolock(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
-		   struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_ENCRYPTION
 static int ext4_block_write_begin(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
 				  get_block_t *get_block)
@@ -3012,13 +3005,21 @@ int ext4_get_block_write(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 			       EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_IO_CREATE_EXT);
 }
 
-static int ext4_get_block_write_nolock(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
+static int ext4_get_block_overwrite(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		   struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create)
 {
-	ext4_debug("ext4_get_block_write_nolock: inode %lu, create flag %d\n",
+	int ret;
+
+	ext4_debug("ext4_get_block_overwrite: inode %lu, create flag %d\n",
 		   inode->i_ino, create);
-	return _ext4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh_result,
-			       EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK);
+	ret = _ext4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh_result, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Blocks should have been preallocated! ext4_file_write_iter() checks
+	 * that.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!buffer_mapped(bh_result));
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int ext4_get_block_dax(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
@@ -3101,10 +3102,8 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	/* If we do a overwrite dio, i_mutex locking can be released */
 	overwrite = *((int *)iocb->private);
 
-	if (overwrite) {
-		down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+	if (overwrite)
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We could direct write to holes and fallocate.
@@ -3147,7 +3146,7 @@ static ssize_t ext4_ext_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	}
 
 	if (overwrite) {
-		get_block_func = ext4_get_block_write_nolock;
+		get_block_func = ext4_get_block_overwrite;
 	} else {
 		get_block_func = ext4_get_block_write;
 		dio_flags = DIO_LOCKING;
@@ -3203,10 +3202,8 @@ retake_lock:
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE)
 		inode_dio_end(inode);
 	/* take i_mutex locking again if we do a ovewrite dio */
-	if (overwrite) {
-		up_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+	if (overwrite)
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/trace/events/ext4.h b/include/trace/events/ext4.h
index 594b4b29a224..5f2ace56efc5 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/ext4.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/ext4.h
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ struct extent_status;
 	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CONVERT,		"CONVERT" },		\
 	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_METADATA_NOFAIL,	"METADATA_NOFAIL" },	\
 	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_NORMALIZE,		"NO_NORMALIZE" },	\
-	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE,		"KEEP_SIZE" },		\
-	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_NO_LOCK,		"NO_LOCK" })
+	{ EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_KEEP_SIZE,		"KEEP_SIZE" })
 
 #define show_mflags(flags) __print_flags(flags, "",	\
 	{ EXT4_MAP_NEW,		"N" },			\
