if (error)
                goto fail_gunlock;
 
-       if (inum.no_addr < dip->i_num.no_addr) {
-               gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);
-
-               error = gfs2_glock_nq_num(sdp, inum.no_addr,
-                                         &gfs2_inode_glops, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
-                                         GL_SKIP, ghs + 1);
-               if (error) {
-                       return ERR_PTR(error);
-               }
-
-               gfs2_holder_reinit(LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
-               error = gfs2_glock_nq(ghs);
-               if (error) {
-                       gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
-                       return ERR_PTR(error);
-               }
-
-               error = create_ok(dip, name, mode);
-               if (error)
-                       goto fail_gunlock2;
-       } else {
-               error = gfs2_glock_nq_num(sdp, inum.no_addr,
-                                         &gfs2_inode_glops, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
-                                         GL_SKIP, ghs + 1);
-               if (error)
-                       goto fail_gunlock;
-       }
+       error = gfs2_glock_nq_num(sdp, inum.no_addr, &gfs2_inode_glops,
+                                 LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_SKIP, ghs + 1);
+       if (error)
+               goto fail_gunlock;
 
        error = make_dinode(dip, ghs[1].gh_gl, mode, &inum, &generation, dev);
        if (error)