diff --git a/fs/ubifs/debug.c b/fs/ubifs/debug.c
index df83d7b..685a837 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/debug.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/debug.c
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@
 }
 
 int dbg_leb_write(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf,
-		  int offs, int len, int dtype)
+		  int offs, int len)
 {
 	int err, failing;
 
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@
 	failing = power_cut_emulated(c, lnum, 1);
 	if (failing)
 		cut_data(buf, len);
-	err = ubi_leb_write(c->ubi, lnum, buf, offs, len, dtype);
+	err = ubi_leb_write(c->ubi, lnum, buf, offs, len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	if (failing)
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@
 }
 
 int dbg_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf,
-		   int len, int dtype)
+		   int len)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (power_cut_emulated(c, lnum, 1))
 		return -EROFS;
-	err = ubi_leb_change(c->ubi, lnum, buf, len, dtype);
+	err = ubi_leb_change(c->ubi, lnum, buf, len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	if (power_cut_emulated(c, lnum, 1))
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dbg_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int dtype)
+int dbg_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (power_cut_emulated(c, lnum, 0))
 		return -EROFS;
-	err = ubi_leb_map(c->ubi, lnum, dtype);
+	err = ubi_leb_map(c->ubi, lnum);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	if (power_cut_emulated(c, lnum, 0))
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/debug.h b/fs/ubifs/debug.h
index 6b3a9e2..486a8e02 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/debug.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/debug.h
@@ -299,11 +299,10 @@
 int dbg_check_nondata_nodes_order(struct ubifs_info *c, struct list_head *head);
 
 int dbg_leb_write(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int offs,
-		  int len, int dtype);
-int dbg_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len,
-		   int dtype);
+		  int len);
+int dbg_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len);
 int dbg_leb_unmap(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum);
-int dbg_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int dtype);
+int dbg_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum);
 
 /* Debugfs-related stuff */
 int dbg_debugfs_init(void);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/gc.c b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
index ded29f6..04dd6f4 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/gc.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 		return err;
 
 	c->gc_lnum = -1;
-	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(wbuf, gc_lnum, 0, UBI_LONGTERM);
+	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(wbuf, gc_lnum, 0);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/io.c b/fs/ubifs/io.c
index 21f0835..e18b988 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/io.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/io.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 }
 
 int ubifs_leb_write(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int offs,
-		    int len, int dtype)
+		    int len)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@
 	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (!dbg_is_tst_rcvry(c))
-		err = ubi_leb_write(c->ubi, lnum, buf, offs, len, dtype);
+		err = ubi_leb_write(c->ubi, lnum, buf, offs, len);
 	else
-		err = dbg_leb_write(c, lnum, buf, offs, len, dtype);
+		err = dbg_leb_write(c, lnum, buf, offs, len);
 	if (err) {
 		ubifs_err("writing %d bytes to LEB %d:%d failed, error %d",
 			  len, lnum, offs, err);
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ubifs_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len,
-		     int dtype)
+int ubifs_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -144,9 +143,9 @@
 	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (!dbg_is_tst_rcvry(c))
-		err = ubi_leb_change(c->ubi, lnum, buf, len, dtype);
+		err = ubi_leb_change(c->ubi, lnum, buf, len);
 	else
-		err = dbg_leb_change(c, lnum, buf, len, dtype);
+		err = dbg_leb_change(c, lnum, buf, len);
 	if (err) {
 		ubifs_err("changing %d bytes in LEB %d failed, error %d",
 			  len, lnum, err);
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ubifs_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int dtype)
+int ubifs_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -183,9 +182,9 @@
 	if (c->ro_error)
 		return -EROFS;
 	if (!dbg_is_tst_rcvry(c))
-		err = ubi_leb_map(c->ubi, lnum, dtype);
+		err = ubi_leb_map(c->ubi, lnum);
 	else
-		err = dbg_leb_map(c, lnum, dtype);
+		err = dbg_leb_map(c, lnum);
 	if (err) {
 		ubifs_err("mapping LEB %d failed, error %d", lnum, err);
 		ubifs_ro_mode(c, err);
@@ -523,8 +522,7 @@
 	dirt = sync_len - wbuf->used;
 	if (dirt)
 		ubifs_pad(c, wbuf->buf + wbuf->used, dirt);
-	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, wbuf->buf, wbuf->offs, sync_len,
-			      wbuf->dtype);
+	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, wbuf->buf, wbuf->offs, sync_len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -562,14 +560,12 @@
  * @wbuf: write-buffer
  * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to seek to
  * @offs: logical eraseblock offset to seek to
- * @dtype: data type
  *
  * This function targets the write-buffer to logical eraseblock @lnum:@offs.
  * The write-buffer has to be empty. Returns zero in case of success and a
  * negative error code in case of failure.
  */
-int ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, int lnum, int offs,
-			   int dtype)
+int ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, int lnum, int offs)
 {
 	const struct ubifs_info *c = wbuf->c;
 
@@ -592,7 +588,6 @@
 	wbuf->avail = wbuf->size;
 	wbuf->used = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&wbuf->lock);
-	wbuf->dtype = dtype;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -719,8 +714,7 @@
 			dbg_io("flush jhead %s wbuf to LEB %d:%d",
 			       dbg_jhead(wbuf->jhead), wbuf->lnum, wbuf->offs);
 			err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, wbuf->buf,
-					      wbuf->offs, wbuf->size,
-					      wbuf->dtype);
+					      wbuf->offs, wbuf->size);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
@@ -756,7 +750,7 @@
 		       dbg_jhead(wbuf->jhead), wbuf->lnum, wbuf->offs);
 		memcpy(wbuf->buf + wbuf->used, buf, wbuf->avail);
 		err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, wbuf->buf, wbuf->offs,
-				      wbuf->size, wbuf->dtype);
+				      wbuf->size);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -775,7 +769,7 @@
 		dbg_io("write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d",
 		       wbuf->size, wbuf->lnum, wbuf->offs);
 		err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, buf, wbuf->offs,
-				      wbuf->size, wbuf->dtype);
+				      wbuf->size);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -797,7 +791,7 @@
 		dbg_io("write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d", n, wbuf->lnum,
 		       wbuf->offs);
 		err = ubifs_leb_write(c, wbuf->lnum, buf + written,
-				      wbuf->offs, n, wbuf->dtype);
+				      wbuf->offs, n);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		wbuf->offs += n;
@@ -854,7 +848,6 @@
  * @len: node length
  * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
  * @offs: offset within the logical eraseblock
- * @dtype: node life-time hint (%UBI_LONGTERM, %UBI_SHORTTERM, %UBI_UNKNOWN)
  *
  * This function automatically fills node magic number, assigns sequence
  * number, and calculates node CRC checksum. The length of the @buf buffer has
@@ -863,7 +856,7 @@
  * success and a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
 int ubifs_write_node(struct ubifs_info *c, void *buf, int len, int lnum,
-		     int offs, int dtype)
+		     int offs)
 {
 	int err, buf_len = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
 
@@ -879,7 +872,7 @@
 		return -EROFS;
 
 	ubifs_prepare_node(c, buf, len, 1);
-	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf, offs, buf_len, dtype);
+	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf, offs, buf_len);
 	if (err)
 		ubifs_dump_node(c, buf);
 
@@ -1056,7 +1049,6 @@
 	 */
 	size = c->max_write_size - (c->leb_start % c->max_write_size);
 	wbuf->avail = wbuf->size = size;
-	wbuf->dtype = UBI_UNKNOWN;
 	wbuf->sync_callback = NULL;
 	mutex_init(&wbuf->io_mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&wbuf->lock);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 61cd853..12c0f15 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 	err = ubifs_add_bud_to_log(c, jhead, lnum, offs);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_return;
-	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(wbuf, lnum, offs, wbuf->dtype);
+	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(wbuf, lnum, offs);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/log.c b/fs/ubifs/log.c
index 9967b5a..c80b15d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/log.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/log.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 		 * an unclean reboot, because the target LEB might have been
 		 * unmapped, but not yet physically erased.
 		 */
-		err = ubifs_leb_map(c, bud->lnum, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_map(c, bud->lnum);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	dbg_log("write ref LEB %d:%d",
 		c->lhead_lnum, c->lhead_offs);
 	err = ubifs_write_node(c, ref, UBIFS_REF_NODE_SZ, c->lhead_lnum,
-			       c->lhead_offs, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+			       c->lhead_offs);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 
 	len = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
 	dbg_log("writing commit start at LEB %d:0, len %d", c->lhead_lnum, len);
-	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, c->lhead_lnum, cs, 0, len, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, c->lhead_lnum, cs, 0, len);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 		int sz = ALIGN(*offs, c->min_io_size), err;
 
 		ubifs_pad(c, buf + *offs, sz - *offs);
-		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, *lnum, buf, sz, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, *lnum, buf, sz);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		*lnum = ubifs_next_log_lnum(c, *lnum);
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 		int sz = ALIGN(offs, c->min_io_size);
 
 		ubifs_pad(c, buf + offs, sz - offs);
-		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, write_lnum, buf, sz, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, write_lnum, buf, sz);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_free;
 		offs = ALIGN(offs, c->min_io_size);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
index b4280c4..ce33b2b 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
@@ -701,8 +701,7 @@
 			alen = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
 			set_ltab(c, lnum, c->leb_size - alen, alen - len);
 			memset(p, 0xff, alen - len);
-			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen,
-					       UBI_SHORTTERM);
+			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 			p = buf;
@@ -732,8 +731,7 @@
 				set_ltab(c, lnum, c->leb_size - alen,
 					    alen - len);
 				memset(p, 0xff, alen - len);
-				err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen,
-						       UBI_SHORTTERM);
+				err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen);
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
 				p = buf;
@@ -780,8 +778,7 @@
 			alen = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
 			set_ltab(c, lnum, c->leb_size - alen, alen - len);
 			memset(p, 0xff, alen - len);
-			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen,
-					       UBI_SHORTTERM);
+			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 			p = buf;
@@ -806,7 +803,7 @@
 		alen = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
 		set_ltab(c, lnum, c->leb_size - alen, alen - len);
 		memset(p, 0xff, alen - len);
-		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum++, buf, alen);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		p = buf;
@@ -826,7 +823,7 @@
 
 	/* Write remaining buffer */
 	memset(p, 0xff, alen - len);
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, buf, alen, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, buf, alen);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c b/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
index 862c4ca..4fa7073 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lpt_commit.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 				alen = ALIGN(wlen, c->min_io_size);
 				memset(buf + offs, 0xff, alen - wlen);
 				err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from,
-						       alen, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+						       alen);
 				if (err)
 					return err;
 			}
@@ -474,8 +474,7 @@
 			wlen = offs - from;
 			alen = ALIGN(wlen, c->min_io_size);
 			memset(buf + offs, 0xff, alen - wlen);
-			err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen,
-					      UBI_SHORTTERM);
+			err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			dbg_chk_lpt_sz(c, 2, c->leb_size - offs);
@@ -501,8 +500,7 @@
 			wlen = offs - from;
 			alen = ALIGN(wlen, c->min_io_size);
 			memset(buf + offs, 0xff, alen - wlen);
-			err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen,
-					      UBI_SHORTTERM);
+			err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			dbg_chk_lpt_sz(c, 2, c->leb_size - offs);
@@ -526,7 +524,7 @@
 	wlen = offs - from;
 	alen = ALIGN(wlen, c->min_io_size);
 	memset(buf + offs, 0xff, alen - wlen);
-	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, buf + from, from, alen);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/master.c b/fs/ubifs/master.c
index 9fc2829..ab83ace 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/master.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/master.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 	c->mst_offs = offs;
 	c->mst_node->highest_inum = cpu_to_le64(c->highest_inum);
 
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, c->mst_node, len, lnum, offs, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, c->mst_node, len, lnum, offs);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, c->mst_node, len, lnum, offs, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, c->mst_node, len, lnum, offs);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/orphan.c b/fs/ubifs/orphan.c
index 95155cc..b02734d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/orphan.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/orphan.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@
 		ubifs_assert(c->ohead_offs == 0);
 		ubifs_prepare_node(c, c->orph_buf, len, 1);
 		len = ALIGN(len, c->min_io_size);
-		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, c->ohead_lnum, c->orph_buf, len,
-				       UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_change(c, c->ohead_lnum, c->orph_buf, len);
 	} else {
 		if (c->ohead_offs == 0) {
 			/* Ensure LEB has been unmapped */
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@
 				return err;
 		}
 		err = ubifs_write_node(c, c->orph_buf, len, c->ohead_lnum,
-				       c->ohead_offs, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+				       c->ohead_offs);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/recovery.c b/fs/ubifs/recovery.c
index 01a348d..c30d976b 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/recovery.c
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@
 	mst->flags |= cpu_to_le32(UBIFS_MST_RCVRY);
 
 	ubifs_prepare_node(c, mst, UBIFS_MST_NODE_SZ, 1);
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, mst, sz, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, mst, sz);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum + 1, mst, sz, UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum + 1, mst, sz);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 out:
@@ -555,8 +555,7 @@
 					ubifs_pad(c, buf, pad_len);
 				}
 			}
-			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sleb->buf, len,
-					       UBI_UNKNOWN);
+			err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sleb->buf, len);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -941,7 +940,7 @@
 		err = ubifs_leb_read(c, lnum, sbuf, 0, offs, 1);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		return ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sbuf, offs, UBI_UNKNOWN);
+		return ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sbuf, offs);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1071,7 +1070,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Write back the LEB atomically */
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sbuf, len, UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, sbuf, len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1472,7 +1471,7 @@
 		len -= 1;
 	len = ALIGN(len + 1, c->min_io_size);
 	/* Atomically write the fixed LEB back again */
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->sbuf, len, UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->sbuf, len);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	dbg_rcvry("inode %lu at %d:%d size %lld -> %lld",
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/replay.c b/fs/ubifs/replay.c
index 2a2e3ee..3a2da7e 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/replay.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/replay.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@
 
 	/* Make sure the journal head points to the latest bud */
 	err = ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(&c->jheads[b->bud->jhead].wbuf,
-				     b->bud->lnum, c->leb_size - b->free,
-				     UBI_SHORTTERM);
+				     b->bud->lnum, c->leb_size - b->free);
 
 out:
 	ubifs_release_lprops(c);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/sb.c b/fs/ubifs/sb.c
index a880d0c..ef3d1ba 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/sb.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/sb.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 	sup->rp_size = cpu_to_le64(tmp64);
 	sup->ro_compat_version = cpu_to_le32(UBIFS_RO_COMPAT_VERSION);
 
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, sup, UBIFS_SB_NODE_SZ, 0, 0, UBI_LONGTERM);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, sup, UBIFS_SB_NODE_SZ, 0, 0);
 	kfree(sup);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -250,14 +250,13 @@
 
 	mst->total_used = cpu_to_le64(UBIFS_INO_NODE_SZ);
 
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, mst, UBIFS_MST_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_MST_LNUM, 0,
-			       UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, mst, UBIFS_MST_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_MST_LNUM, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(mst);
 		return err;
 	}
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, mst, UBIFS_MST_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_MST_LNUM + 1, 0,
-			       UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, mst, UBIFS_MST_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_MST_LNUM + 1,
+			       0);
 	kfree(mst);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -280,8 +279,7 @@
 	key_write_idx(c, &key, &br->key);
 	br->lnum = cpu_to_le32(main_first + DEFAULT_DATA_LEB);
 	br->len  = cpu_to_le32(UBIFS_INO_NODE_SZ);
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, idx, tmp, main_first + DEFAULT_IDX_LEB, 0,
-			       UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, idx, tmp, main_first + DEFAULT_IDX_LEB, 0);
 	kfree(idx);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -313,8 +311,7 @@
 	ino->flags = cpu_to_le32(UBIFS_COMPR_FL);
 
 	err = ubifs_write_node(c, ino, UBIFS_INO_NODE_SZ,
-			       main_first + DEFAULT_DATA_LEB, 0,
-			       UBI_UNKNOWN);
+			       main_first + DEFAULT_DATA_LEB, 0);
 	kfree(ino);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
@@ -333,8 +330,7 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	cs->ch.node_type = UBIFS_CS_NODE;
-	err = ubifs_write_node(c, cs, UBIFS_CS_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_LOG_LNUM,
-			       0, UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	err = ubifs_write_node(c, cs, UBIFS_CS_NODE_SZ, UBIFS_LOG_LNUM, 0);
 	kfree(cs);
 
 	ubifs_msg("default file-system created");
@@ -516,7 +512,7 @@
 	int len = ALIGN(UBIFS_SB_NODE_SZ, c->min_io_size);
 
 	ubifs_prepare_node(c, sup, UBIFS_SB_NODE_SZ, 1);
-	return ubifs_leb_change(c, UBIFS_SB_LNUM, sup, len, UBI_LONGTERM);
+	return ubifs_leb_change(c, UBIFS_SB_LNUM, sup, len);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -689,7 +685,7 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->sbuf, len, UBI_UNKNOWN);
+	return ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->sbuf, len);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index 675b781..d7cbf7a 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -813,13 +813,11 @@
 		c->jheads[i].grouped = 1;
 	}
 
-	c->jheads[BASEHD].wbuf.dtype = UBI_SHORTTERM;
 	/*
 	 * Garbage Collector head likely contains long-term data and
 	 * does not need to be synchronized by timer. Also GC head nodes are
 	 * not grouped.
 	 */
-	c->jheads[GCHD].wbuf.dtype = UBI_LONGTERM;
 	c->jheads[GCHD].wbuf.no_timer = 1;
 	c->jheads[GCHD].grouped = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/tnc_commit.c b/fs/ubifs/tnc_commit.c
index ef5df1e..523bbad 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/tnc_commit.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/tnc_commit.c
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@
 				  0, 0, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->ileb_buf, c->ileb_len,
-			       UBI_SHORTTERM);
+	err = ubifs_leb_change(c, lnum, c->ileb_buf, c->ileb_len);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	dbg_gc("LEB %d wrote %d index nodes", lnum, tot_written);
@@ -951,8 +950,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* The buffer is full or there are no more znodes to do */
-		err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, c->cbuf, buf_offs, blen,
-				      UBI_SHORTTERM);
+		err = ubifs_leb_write(c, lnum, c->cbuf, buf_offs, blen);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		buf_offs += blen;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index c2cf509..1e5a086 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -650,8 +650,6 @@
  * @avail: number of bytes available in the write-buffer
  * @used:  number of used bytes in the write-buffer
  * @size: write-buffer size (in [@c->min_io_size, @c->max_write_size] range)
- * @dtype: type of data stored in this LEB (%UBI_LONGTERM, %UBI_SHORTTERM,
- * %UBI_UNKNOWN)
  * @jhead: journal head the mutex belongs to (note, needed only to shut lockdep
  *         up by 'mutex_lock_nested()).
  * @sync_callback: write-buffer synchronization callback
@@ -685,7 +683,6 @@
 	int avail;
 	int used;
 	int size;
-	int dtype;
 	int jhead;
 	int (*sync_callback)(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int free, int pad);
 	struct mutex io_mutex;
@@ -1469,22 +1466,20 @@
 int ubifs_leb_read(const struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, void *buf, int offs,
 		   int len, int even_ebadmsg);
 int ubifs_leb_write(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int offs,
-		    int len, int dtype);
-int ubifs_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len,
-		     int dtype);
+		    int len);
+int ubifs_leb_change(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, const void *buf, int len);
 int ubifs_leb_unmap(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum);
-int ubifs_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum, int dtype);
+int ubifs_leb_map(struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum);
 int ubifs_is_mapped(const struct ubifs_info *c, int lnum);
 int ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, void *buf, int len);
-int ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, int lnum, int offs,
-			   int dtype);
+int ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, int lnum, int offs);
 int ubifs_wbuf_init(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf);
 int ubifs_read_node(const struct ubifs_info *c, void *buf, int type, int len,
 		    int lnum, int offs);
 int ubifs_read_node_wbuf(struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf, void *buf, int type, int len,
 			 int lnum, int offs);
 int ubifs_write_node(struct ubifs_info *c, void *node, int len, int lnum,
-		     int offs, int dtype);
+		     int offs);
 int ubifs_check_node(const struct ubifs_info *c, const void *buf, int lnum,
 		     int offs, int quiet, int must_chk_crc);
 void ubifs_prepare_node(struct ubifs_info *c, void *buf, int len, int pad);