#include "xfs_error.h"
 
 STATIC void xfs_ail_insert(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t * xfs_ail_delete(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
+STATIC void xfs_ail_delete(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
 STATIC xfs_log_item_t * xfs_ail_min(struct xfs_ail *);
 STATIC xfs_log_item_t * xfs_ail_next(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
 
        xfs_log_item_t  *lip,
        xfs_lsn_t       lsn) __releases(ailp->xa_lock)
 {
-       xfs_log_item_t          *dlip = NULL;
        xfs_log_item_t          *mlip;  /* ptr to minimum lip */
        xfs_lsn_t               tail_lsn;
 
        mlip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
 
        if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) {
-               dlip = xfs_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
-               ASSERT(dlip == lip);
-               xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, dlip);
+               xfs_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
        } else {
                lip->li_flags |= XFS_LI_IN_AIL;
        }
        lip->li_lsn = lsn;
        xfs_ail_insert(ailp, lip);
 
-       if (mlip == dlip) {
+       if (mlip == lip) {
                mlip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
                /*
                 * It is not safe to access mlip after the AIL lock is
        struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
        xfs_log_item_t  *lip) __releases(ailp->xa_lock)
 {
-       xfs_log_item_t          *dlip;
        xfs_log_item_t          *mlip;
        xfs_lsn_t               tail_lsn;
 
        if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) {
                mlip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
-               dlip = xfs_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
-               ASSERT(dlip == lip);
-               xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, dlip);
+               xfs_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
 
 
                lip->li_flags &= ~XFS_LI_IN_AIL;
                lip->li_lsn = 0;
 
-               if (mlip == dlip) {
+               if (mlip == lip) {
                        mlip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
                        /*
                         * It is not safe to access mlip after the AIL lock
 xfs_ail_insert(
        struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
        xfs_log_item_t  *lip)
-/* ARGSUSED */
 {
        xfs_log_item_t  *next_lip;
 
 /*
  * Delete the given item from the AIL.  Return a pointer to the item.
  */
-/*ARGSUSED*/
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t *
+STATIC void
 xfs_ail_delete(
        struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
        xfs_log_item_t  *lip)
-/* ARGSUSED */
 {
        xfs_ail_check(ailp, lip);
-
        list_del(&lip->li_ail);
-
-       return lip;
+       xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, lip);
 }
 
 /*
 STATIC xfs_log_item_t *
 xfs_ail_min(
        struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
-/* ARGSUSED */
 {
        if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
                return NULL;
 xfs_ail_next(
        struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
        xfs_log_item_t  *lip)
-/* ARGSUSED */
 {
        if (lip->li_ail.next == &ailp->xa_ail)
                return NULL;