diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 4428f55..4574e02 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@
 prototypes:
 	int (*initialize) (struct inode *, int);
 	int (*drop) (struct inode *);
-	int (*transfer) (struct inode *, struct iattr *);
 	int (*write_dquot) (struct dquot *);
 	int (*acquire_dquot) (struct dquot *);
 	int (*release_dquot) (struct dquot *);
@@ -477,7 +476,6 @@
 		FS recursion	Held locks when called
 initialize:	yes		maybe dqonoff_sem
 drop:		yes		-
-transfer:	yes		-
 write_dquot:	yes		dqonoff_sem or dqptr_sem
 acquire_dquot:	yes		dqonoff_sem or dqptr_sem
 release_dquot:	yes		dqonoff_sem or dqptr_sem
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index f69b778..11fc4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
 	    (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-		err = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		err = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_out_exit;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 71b032c..3cfcfd9 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
 		return error;
 	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && iattr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
 	    (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID && iattr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-		error = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, iattr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, iattr);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 20f02d693..14d40a4 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@
 			error = PTR_ERR(handle);
 			goto err_out;
 		}
-		error = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 		if (error) {
 			ext3_journal_stop(handle);
 			return error;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 8b8bc4f..f7d4a2c 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@
 static const struct dquot_operations ext3_quota_operations = {
 	.initialize	= dquot_initialize,
 	.drop		= dquot_drop,
-	.transfer	= dquot_transfer,
 	.write_dquot	= ext3_write_dquot,
 	.acquire_dquot	= ext3_acquire_dquot,
 	.release_dquot	= ext3_release_dquot,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 9f607ea..6a002a6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5263,7 +5263,7 @@
 			error = PTR_ERR(handle);
 			goto err_out;
 		}
-		error = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 		if (error) {
 			ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 			return error;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index d231da8..b4253fb 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	.get_reserved_space = ext4_get_reserved_space,
 #endif
-	.transfer	= dquot_transfer,
 	.write_dquot	= ext4_write_dquot,
 	.acquire_dquot	= ext4_acquire_dquot,
 	.release_dquot	= ext4_release_dquot,
diff --git a/fs/jfs/file.c b/fs/jfs/file.c
index a4229e4..2c20178 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/file.c
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@
 
 	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && iattr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
 	    (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID && iattr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-		if (vfs_dq_transfer(inode, iattr))
-			return -EDQUOT;
+		rc = dquot_transfer(inode, iattr);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
 	}
 
 	rc = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 6cf3d8d..472e8f8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * Gather pointers to quota structures so that allocation /
 		 * freeing of quota structures happens here and not inside
-		 * vfs_dq_transfer() where we have problems with lock ordering
+		 * dquot_transfer() where we have problems with lock ordering
 		 */
 		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid
 		    && OCFS2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb,
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail_unlock;
 		}
-		status = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		status = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 		if (status < 0)
 			goto bail_commit;
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
index ed96b3e..b654bd1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@
 const struct dquot_operations ocfs2_quota_operations = {
 	.initialize	= dquot_initialize,
 	.drop		= dquot_drop,
-	.transfer	= dquot_transfer,
 	.write_dquot	= ocfs2_write_dquot,
 	.acquire_dquot	= ocfs2_acquire_dquot,
 	.release_dquot	= ocfs2_release_dquot,
diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index ed13131..78ce4c4 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@
  * This operation can block, but only after everything is updated
  * A transaction must be started when entering this function.
  */
-int dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, qid_t *chid, unsigned long mask)
+static int __dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, qid_t *chid, unsigned long mask)
 {
 	qsize_t space, cur_space;
 	qsize_t rsv_space = 0;
@@ -1766,12 +1766,11 @@
 	ret = NO_QUOTA;
 	goto warn_put_all;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dquot_transfer);
 
 /* Wrapper for transferring ownership of an inode for uid/gid only
  * Called from FSXXX_setattr()
  */
-int vfs_dq_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
+int dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	qid_t chid[MAXQUOTAS];
 	unsigned long mask = 0;
@@ -1786,12 +1785,12 @@
 	}
 	if (sb_any_quota_active(inode->i_sb) && !IS_NOQUOTA(inode)) {
 		vfs_dq_init(inode);
-		if (inode->i_sb->dq_op->transfer(inode, chid, mask) == NO_QUOTA)
-			return 1;
+		if (__dquot_transfer(inode, chid, mask) == NO_QUOTA)
+			return -EDQUOT;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_dq_transfer);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dquot_transfer);
 
 /*
  * Write info of quota file to disk
@@ -1814,7 +1813,6 @@
 const struct dquot_operations dquot_operations = {
 	.initialize	= dquot_initialize,
 	.drop		= dquot_drop,
-	.transfer	= dquot_transfer,
 	.write_dquot	= dquot_commit,
 	.acquire_dquot	= dquot_acquire,
 	.release_dquot	= dquot_release,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index f56a3d2..99a5e5a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -3134,8 +3134,7 @@
 						  jbegin_count);
 				if (error)
 					goto out;
-				error =
-				    vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+				error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 				if (error) {
 					journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb,
 						    jbegin_count);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index e942cee..97c3e8e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@
 static const struct dquot_operations reiserfs_quota_operations = {
 	.initialize = dquot_initialize,
 	.drop = dquot_drop,
-	.transfer = dquot_transfer,
 	.write_dquot = reiserfs_write_dquot,
 	.acquire_dquot = reiserfs_acquire_dquot,
 	.release_dquot = reiserfs_release_dquot,
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index 35ca472..2df7fcb 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 
 	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && iattr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
             (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID && iattr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-		error = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, iattr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, iattr);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ufs/truncate.c b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
index 56ab31f..87bbab6 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/truncate.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
 
 	if ((ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
 	    (ia_valid & ATTR_GID && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-		error = vfs_dq_transfer(inode, attr) ? -EDQUOT : 0;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/quota.h b/include/linux/quota.h
index e3b0789..422e6aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/quota.h
+++ b/include/linux/quota.h
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 struct dquot_operations {
 	int (*initialize) (struct inode *, int);
 	int (*drop) (struct inode *);
-	int (*transfer) (struct inode *, qid_t *, unsigned long);
 	int (*write_dquot) (struct dquot *);		/* Ordinary dquot write */
 	struct dquot *(*alloc_dquot)(struct super_block *, int);	/* Allocate memory for new dquot */
 	void (*destroy_dquot)(struct dquot *);		/* Free memory for dquot */
diff --git a/include/linux/quotaops.h b/include/linux/quotaops.h
index 9ce7f05..fa27b72 100644
--- a/include/linux/quotaops.h
+++ b/include/linux/quotaops.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 int dquot_claim_space_nodirty(struct inode *inode, qsize_t number);
 void dquot_free_inode(const struct inode *inode);
 
-int dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, qid_t *chid, unsigned long mask);
 int dquot_commit(struct dquot *dquot);
 int dquot_acquire(struct dquot *dquot);
 int dquot_release(struct dquot *dquot);
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
 int vfs_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id, struct if_dqblk *di);
 
 void vfs_dq_drop(struct inode *inode);
-int vfs_dq_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr);
+int dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr);
 int vfs_dq_quota_on_remount(struct super_block *sb);
 
 static inline struct mem_dqinfo *sb_dqinfo(struct super_block *sb, int type)
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int vfs_dq_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
+static inline int dquot_transfer(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }