diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index bc0d954a1334..7f644a58db51 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			   struct ulist *parents,
 			   struct preftrees *preftrees, struct prelim_ref *ref,
 			   int level, u64 time_seq, const u64 *extent_item_pos,
-			   u64 total_refs, bool ignore_offset)
+			   bool ignore_offset)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int slot;
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			ret = btrfs_next_old_leaf(root, path, time_seq);
 	}
 
-	while (!ret && count < total_refs) {
+	while (!ret && count < ref->count) {
 		eb = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 
@@ -534,8 +534,7 @@ static int resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				struct btrfs_path *path, u64 time_seq,
 				struct preftrees *preftrees,
 				struct prelim_ref *ref, struct ulist *parents,
-				const u64 *extent_item_pos, u64 total_refs,
-				bool ignore_offset)
+				const u64 *extent_item_pos, bool ignore_offset)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_key root_key;
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ static int resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 
 	ret = add_all_parents(root, path, parents, preftrees, ref, level,
-			      time_seq, extent_item_pos, total_refs, ignore_offset);
+			      time_seq, extent_item_pos, ignore_offset);
 out:
 	path->lowest_level = 0;
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
@@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ unode_aux_to_inode_list(struct ulist_node *node)
 static int resolve_indirect_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				 struct btrfs_path *path, u64 time_seq,
 				 struct preftrees *preftrees,
-				 const u64 *extent_item_pos, u64 total_refs,
+				 const u64 *extent_item_pos,
 				 struct share_check *sc, bool ignore_offset)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ static int resolve_indirect_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		}
 		err = resolve_indirect_ref(fs_info, path, time_seq, preftrees,
 					   ref, parents, extent_item_pos,
-					   total_refs, ignore_offset);
+					   ignore_offset);
 		/*
 		 * we can only tolerate ENOENT,otherwise,we should catch error
 		 * and return directly.
@@ -810,8 +809,7 @@ static int add_missing_keys(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
  */
 static int add_delayed_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			    struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head, u64 seq,
-			    struct preftrees *preftrees, u64 *total_refs,
-			    struct share_check *sc)
+			    struct preftrees *preftrees, struct share_check *sc)
 {
 	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *node;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_extent_op *extent_op = head->extent_op;
@@ -845,7 +843,6 @@ static int add_delayed_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		default:
 			BUG();
 		}
-		*total_refs += count;
 		switch (node->type) {
 		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY: {
 			/* NORMAL INDIRECT METADATA backref */
@@ -928,7 +925,7 @@ out:
 static int add_inline_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			   struct btrfs_path *path, u64 bytenr,
 			   int *info_level, struct preftrees *preftrees,
-			   u64 *total_refs, struct share_check *sc)
+			   struct share_check *sc)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int slot;
@@ -952,7 +949,6 @@ static int add_inline_refs(const struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot, struct btrfs_extent_item);
 	flags = btrfs_extent_flags(leaf, ei);
-	*total_refs += btrfs_extent_refs(leaf, ei);
 	btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, slot);
 
 	ptr = (unsigned long)(ei + 1);
@@ -1177,8 +1173,6 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct prelim_ref *ref;
 	struct rb_node *node;
 	struct extent_inode_elem *eie = NULL;
-	/* total of both direct AND indirect refs! */
-	u64 total_refs = 0;
 	struct preftrees preftrees = {
 		.direct = PREFTREE_INIT,
 		.indirect = PREFTREE_INIT,
@@ -1247,7 +1241,7 @@ again:
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			ret = add_delayed_refs(fs_info, head, time_seq,
-					       &preftrees, &total_refs, sc);
+					       &preftrees, sc);
 			mutex_unlock(&head->mutex);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out;
@@ -1268,8 +1262,7 @@ again:
 		    (key.type == BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY ||
 		     key.type == BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY)) {
 			ret = add_inline_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr,
-					      &info_level, &preftrees,
-					      &total_refs, sc);
+					      &info_level, &preftrees, sc);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out;
 			ret = add_keyed_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr, info_level,
@@ -1288,7 +1281,7 @@ again:
 	WARN_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&preftrees.indirect_missing_keys.root.rb_root));
 
 	ret = resolve_indirect_refs(fs_info, path, time_seq, &preftrees,
-				    extent_item_pos, total_refs, sc, ignore_offset);
+				    extent_item_pos, sc, ignore_offset);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;