return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-/*
- * ext3_mark_inode_dirty is somewhat expensive, so unlike ext2 we
- * do not perform it in these functions.  We perform it at the call site,
- * if it is needed.
- */
-static inline void ext3_inc_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-       inc_nlink(inode);
-}
-
-static inline void ext3_dec_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-       drop_nlink(inode);
-}
-
 static int ext3_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
                struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                return 0;
        }
-       ext3_dec_count(handle, inode);
+       drop_nlink(inode);
        iput(inode);
        return err;
 }
                err = __page_symlink(inode, symname, l,
                                mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS);
                if (err) {
-                       ext3_dec_count(handle, inode);
+                       drop_nlink(inode);
                        ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
                        iput (inode);
                        goto out_stop;
                handle->h_sync = 1;
 
        inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-       ext3_inc_count(handle, inode);
+       inc_nlink(inode);
        atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
 
        err = ext3_add_nondir(handle, dentry, inode);
 
        return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-/*
- * ext4_mark_inode_dirty is somewhat expensive, so unlike ext2 we
- * do not perform it in these functions.  We perform it at the call site,
- * if it is needed.
- */
-static inline void ext4_inc_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-       inc_nlink(inode);
-}
-
-static inline void ext4_dec_count(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
-{
-       drop_nlink(inode);
-}
-
 static int ext4_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
                struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
                return 0;
        }
-       ext4_dec_count(handle, inode);
+       drop_nlink(inode);
        iput(inode);
        return err;
 }
                err = __page_symlink(inode, symname, l,
                                mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS);
                if (err) {
-                       ext4_dec_count(handle, inode);
+                       drop_nlink(inode);
                        ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
                        iput (inode);
                        goto out_stop;
                handle->h_sync = 1;
 
        inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-       ext4_inc_count(handle, inode);
+       inc_nlink(inode);
        atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
 
        err = ext4_add_nondir(handle, dentry, inode);