diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 3884e20bc14e..ef7f0218bccb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ xfs_inode_ag_iterator(
 		struct xfs_perag	*pag;
 
 		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, ag);
-		if (!pag->pag_ici_init) {
-			xfs_perag_put(pag);
-			continue;
-		}
 		error = xfs_inode_ag_walk(mp, pag, execute, flags, tag,
 						exclusive, &nr);
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
@@ -867,12 +863,7 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode_shrink(
 	down_read(&xfs_mount_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(mp, &xfs_mount_list, m_mplist) {
 		for (ag = 0; ag < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount; ag++) {
-
 			pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, ag);
-			if (!pag->pag_ici_init) {
-				xfs_perag_put(pag);
-				continue;
-			}
 			reclaimable += pag->pag_ici_reclaimable;
 			xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
index 401f364ad36c..4917d4eed4ed 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ag.h
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_perag {
 
 	atomic_t        pagf_fstrms;    /* # of filestreams active in this AG */
 
-	int		pag_ici_init;	/* incore inode cache initialised */
 	rwlock_t	pag_ici_lock;	/* incore inode lock */
 	struct radix_tree_root pag_ici_root;	/* incore inode cache root */
 	int		pag_ici_reclaimable;	/* reclaimable inodes */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index 6845db90818f..f44a367907a8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -382,9 +382,6 @@ xfs_iget(
 
 	/* get the perag structure and ensure that it's inode capable */
 	pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, ino));
-	if (!pag->pagi_inodeok)
-		return EINVAL;
-	ASSERT(pag->pag_ici_init);
 	agino = XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, ino);
 
 again:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 8cd6e8d8fe9c..6ba7765026f6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2649,8 +2649,6 @@ xfs_iflush_cluster(
 	int			i;
 
 	pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, ip->i_ino));
-	ASSERT(pag->pagi_inodeok);
-	ASSERT(pag->pag_ici_init);
 
 	inodes_per_cluster = XFS_INODE_CLUSTER_SIZE(mp) >> mp->m_sb.sb_inodelog;
 	ilist_size = inodes_per_cluster * sizeof(xfs_inode_t *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index ef1233b09683..d59f4e8bedcf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -413,17 +413,6 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-STATIC void
-xfs_initialize_perag_icache(
-	xfs_perag_t	*pag)
-{
-	if (!pag->pag_ici_init) {
-		rwlock_init(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
-		INIT_RADIX_TREE(&pag->pag_ici_root, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		pag->pag_ici_init = 1;
-	}
-}
-
 int
 xfs_initialize_perag(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
@@ -436,13 +425,8 @@ xfs_initialize_perag(
 	xfs_agino_t	agino;
 	xfs_ino_t	ino;
 	xfs_sb_t	*sbp = &mp->m_sb;
-	xfs_ino_t	max_inum = XFS_MAXINUMBER_32;
 	int		error = -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* Check to see if the filesystem can overflow 32 bit inodes */
-	agino = XFS_OFFBNO_TO_AGINO(mp, sbp->sb_agblocks - 1, 0);
-	ino = XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agcount - 1, agino);
-
 	/*
 	 * Walk the current per-ag tree so we don't try to initialise AGs
 	 * that already exist (growfs case). Allocate and insert all the
@@ -456,11 +440,18 @@ xfs_initialize_perag(
 		}
 		if (!first_initialised)
 			first_initialised = index;
+
 		pag = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(*pag), KM_MAYFAIL);
 		if (!pag)
 			goto out_unwind;
+		pag->pag_agno = index;
+		pag->pag_mount = mp;
+		rwlock_init(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
+		INIT_RADIX_TREE(&pag->pag_ici_root, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
 		if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS))
 			goto out_unwind;
+
 		spin_lock(&mp->m_perag_lock);
 		if (radix_tree_insert(&mp->m_perag_tree, index, pag)) {
 			BUG();
@@ -469,25 +460,26 @@ xfs_initialize_perag(
 			error = -EEXIST;
 			goto out_unwind;
 		}
-		pag->pag_agno = index;
-		pag->pag_mount = mp;
 		spin_unlock(&mp->m_perag_lock);
 		radix_tree_preload_end();
 	}
 
-	/* Clear the mount flag if no inode can overflow 32 bits
-	 * on this filesystem, or if specifically requested..
+	/*
+	 * If we mount with the inode64 option, or no inode overflows
+	 * the legacy 32-bit address space clear the inode32 option.
 	 */
-	if ((mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_SMALL_INUMS) && ino > max_inum) {
-		mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_32BITINODES;
-	} else {
-		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_32BITINODES;
-	}
+	agino = XFS_OFFBNO_TO_AGINO(mp, sbp->sb_agblocks - 1, 0);
+	ino = XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agcount - 1, agino);
+
+	if ((mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_SMALL_INUMS) && ino > XFS_MAXINUMBER_32)
+		mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_32BITINODES;
+	else
+		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_32BITINODES;
 
-	/* If we can overflow then setup the ag headers accordingly */
 	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_32BITINODES) {
-		/* Calculate how much should be reserved for inodes to
-		 * meet the max inode percentage.
+		/*
+		 * Calculate how much should be reserved for inodes to meet
+		 * the max inode percentage.
 		 */
 		if (mp->m_maxicount) {
 			__uint64_t	icount;
@@ -500,30 +492,28 @@ xfs_initialize_perag(
 		} else {
 			max_metadata = agcount;
 		}
+
 		for (index = 0; index < agcount; index++) {
 			ino = XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, index, agino);
-			if (ino > max_inum) {
+			if (ino > XFS_MAXINUMBER_32) {
 				index++;
 				break;
 			}
 
-			/* This ag is preferred for inodes */
 			pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, index);
 			pag->pagi_inodeok = 1;
 			if (index < max_metadata)
 				pag->pagf_metadata = 1;
-			xfs_initialize_perag_icache(pag);
 			xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		}
 	} else {
-		/* Setup default behavior for smaller filesystems */
 		for (index = 0; index < agcount; index++) {
 			pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, index);
 			pag->pagi_inodeok = 1;
-			xfs_initialize_perag_icache(pag);
 			xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (maxagi)
 		*maxagi = index;
 	return 0;