diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 5448dc62e915..1dd36965cd08 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -504,11 +504,6 @@ enum {
 	 * (device replace, resize, device add/delete, balance)
 	 */
 	BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP,
-	/*
-	 * To info transaction_kthread we need an immediate commit so it
-	 * doesn't need to wait for commit_interval
-	 */
-	BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT,
 	/*
 	 * Indicate that balance has been set up from the ioctl and is in the
 	 * main phase. The fs_info::balance_ctl is initialized.
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 8525503d92b7..dacd67dca43f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,6 @@ static int transaction_kthread(void *arg)
 
 		now = ktime_get_seconds();
 		if (cur->state < TRANS_STATE_COMMIT_START &&
-		    !test_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags) &&
 		    (now < cur->start_time ||
 		     now - cur->start_time < fs_info->commit_interval)) {
 			spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 9ed9320b8614..a23f4a50f57c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/btrfs.h>
-#include <linux/sizes.h>
 
 #include "ctree.h"
 #include "transaction.h"
@@ -2840,20 +2839,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Two limits to commit transaction in advance.
- *
- * For RATIO, it will be 1/RATIO of the remaining limit as threshold.
- * For SIZE, it will be in byte unit as threshold.
- */
-#define QGROUP_FREE_RATIO		32
-#define QGROUP_FREE_SIZE		SZ_32M
-static bool qgroup_check_limits(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
-				const struct btrfs_qgroup *qg, u64 num_bytes)
+static bool qgroup_check_limits(const struct btrfs_qgroup *qg, u64 num_bytes)
 {
-	u64 free;
-	u64 threshold;
-
 	if ((qg->lim_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_RFER) &&
 	    qgroup_rsv_total(qg) + (s64)qg->rfer + num_bytes > qg->max_rfer)
 		return false;
@@ -2862,32 +2849,6 @@ static bool qgroup_check_limits(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	    qgroup_rsv_total(qg) + (s64)qg->excl + num_bytes > qg->max_excl)
 		return false;
 
-	/*
-	 * Even if we passed the check, it's better to check if reservation
-	 * for meta_pertrans is pushing us near limit.
-	 * If there is too much pertrans reservation or it's near the limit,
-	 * let's try commit transaction to free some, using transaction_kthread
-	 */
-	if ((qg->lim_flags & (BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_RFER |
-			      BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_EXCL))) {
-		if (qg->lim_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_MAX_EXCL) {
-			free = qg->max_excl - qgroup_rsv_total(qg) - qg->excl;
-			threshold = min_t(u64, qg->max_excl / QGROUP_FREE_RATIO,
-					  QGROUP_FREE_SIZE);
-		} else {
-			free = qg->max_rfer - qgroup_rsv_total(qg) - qg->rfer;
-			threshold = min_t(u64, qg->max_rfer / QGROUP_FREE_RATIO,
-					  QGROUP_FREE_SIZE);
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Use transaction_kthread to commit transaction, so we no
-		 * longer need to bother nested transaction nor lock context.
-		 */
-		if (free < threshold)
-			btrfs_commit_transaction_locksafe(fs_info);
-	}
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -2937,7 +2898,7 @@ static int qgroup_reserve(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 num_bytes, bool enforce,
 
 		qg = unode_aux_to_qgroup(unode);
 
-		if (enforce && !qgroup_check_limits(fs_info, qg, num_bytes)) {
+		if (enforce && !qgroup_check_limits(qg, num_bytes)) {
 			ret = -EDQUOT;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 14e6f50b6509..e6cb95b81787 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -2297,7 +2297,6 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	 */
 	cur_trans->state = TRANS_STATE_COMPLETED;
 	wake_up(&cur_trans->commit_wait);
-	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags);
 
 	spin_lock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
 	list_del_init(&cur_trans->list);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index 761cc65a7264..d8a7d460e436 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -207,20 +207,6 @@ int btrfs_clean_one_deleted_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 int btrfs_commit_transaction_async(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   int wait_for_unblock);
-
-/*
- * Try to commit transaction asynchronously, so this is safe to call
- * even holding a spinlock.
- *
- * It's done by informing transaction_kthread to commit transaction without
- * waiting for commit interval.
- */
-static inline void btrfs_commit_transaction_locksafe(
-		struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
-{
-	set_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags);
-	wake_up_process(fs_info->transaction_kthread);
-}
 int btrfs_end_transaction_throttle(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 int btrfs_should_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans);
 void btrfs_throttle(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);