}
 
 static u32 ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(struct inode *inode,
-                                char *prefix,
-                                int prefix_len,
-                                char *name,
+                                const char *name,
                                 int name_len)
 {
        /* Get hash value of uuid from super block */
        u32 hash = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb)->uuid_hash;
        int i;
 
-       /* hash extended attribute prefix */
-       for (i = 0; i < prefix_len; i++) {
-               hash = (hash << OCFS2_HASH_SHIFT) ^
-                      (hash >> (8*sizeof(hash) - OCFS2_HASH_SHIFT)) ^
-                      *prefix++;
-       }
        /* hash extended attribute name */
        for (i = 0; i < name_len; i++) {
                hash = (hash << OCFS2_HASH_SHIFT) ^
                                   struct ocfs2_xattr_entry *entry)
 {
        u32 hash = 0;
-       struct xattr_handler *handler =
-                       ocfs2_xattr_handler(ocfs2_xattr_get_type(entry));
-       char *prefix = handler->prefix;
        char *name = (char *)header + le16_to_cpu(entry->xe_name_offset);
-       int prefix_len = strlen(handler->prefix);
 
-       hash = ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(inode, prefix, prefix_len, name,
-                                    entry->xe_name_len);
+       hash = ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(inode, name, entry->xe_name_len);
        entry->xe_name_hash = cpu_to_le32(hash);
 
        return;
        return ret;
 }
 
-static inline u32 ocfs2_xattr_hash_by_name(struct inode *inode,
-                                          int name_index,
-                                          const char *suffix_name)
-{
-       struct xattr_handler *handler = ocfs2_xattr_handler(name_index);
-       char *prefix = handler->prefix;
-       int prefix_len = strlen(handler->prefix);
-
-       return ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(inode, prefix, prefix_len,
-                                    (char *)suffix_name, strlen(suffix_name));
-}
-
 /*
  * Find the xattr extent rec which may contains name_hash.
  * e_cpos will be the first name hash of the xattr rec.
        struct ocfs2_extent_list *el = &xb_root->xt_list;
        u64 p_blkno = 0;
        u32 first_hash, num_clusters = 0;
-       u32 name_hash = ocfs2_xattr_hash_by_name(inode, name_index, name);
+       u32 name_hash = ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(inode, name, strlen(name));
 
        if (le16_to_cpu(el->l_next_free_rec) == 0)
                return -ENODATA;
        size_t value_len;
        char *val = (char *)xi->value;
        struct ocfs2_xattr_entry *xe = xs->here;
-       u32 name_hash = ocfs2_xattr_hash_by_name(inode,
-                                                xi->name_index, xi->name);
+       u32 name_hash = ocfs2_xattr_name_hash(inode, xi->name,
+                                             strlen(xi->name));
 
        if (!xs->not_found && !ocfs2_xattr_is_local(xe)) {
                /*