diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 6ba21b1..f5f11a6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -3121,4 +3121,11 @@
 void btrfs_put_tree_mod_seq(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			    struct seq_list *elem);
 
+static inline int is_fstree(u64 rootid)
+{
+	if (rootid == BTRFS_FS_TREE_OBJECTID ||
+	    (s64)rootid >= (s64)BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index 69f22e3..13ae7b0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
 	ref->is_head = 0;
 	ref->in_tree = 1;
 
-	if (need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root))
+	if (is_fstree(ref_root))
 		seq = inc_delayed_seq(delayed_refs);
 	ref->seq = seq;
 
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 	ref->is_head = 0;
 	ref->in_tree = 1;
 
-	if (need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root))
+	if (is_fstree(ref_root))
 		seq = inc_delayed_seq(delayed_refs);
 	ref->seq = seq;
 
@@ -658,10 +658,11 @@
 	add_delayed_tree_ref(fs_info, trans, &ref->node, bytenr,
 				   num_bytes, parent, ref_root, level, action,
 				   for_cow);
-	if (!need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root) &&
+	if (!is_fstree(ref_root) &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&delayed_refs->seq_wait))
 		wake_up(&delayed_refs->seq_wait);
 	spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -706,10 +707,11 @@
 	add_delayed_data_ref(fs_info, trans, &ref->node, bytenr,
 				   num_bytes, parent, ref_root, owner, offset,
 				   action, for_cow);
-	if (!need_ref_seq(for_cow, ref_root) &&
+	if (!is_fstree(ref_root) &&
 	    waitqueue_active(&delayed_refs->seq_wait))
 		wake_up(&delayed_refs->seq_wait);
 	spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
index fd824467..413927f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
@@ -225,25 +225,6 @@
 			    u64 seq);
 
 /*
- * delayed refs with a ref_seq > 0 must be held back during backref walking.
- * this only applies to items in one of the fs-trees. for_cow items never need
- * to be held back, so they won't get a ref_seq number.
- */
-static inline int need_ref_seq(int for_cow, u64 rootid)
-{
-	if (for_cow)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (rootid == BTRFS_FS_TREE_OBJECTID)
-		return 1;
-
-	if ((s64)rootid >= (s64)BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
  * a node might live in a head or a regular ref, this lets you
  * test for the proper type to use.
  */