diff --git a/fs/ext4/balloc.c b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
index f9b3e0a83526..f82c4966f4ce 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ static int ext4_init_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,
 	 */
 	ext4_mark_bitmap_end(num_clusters_in_group(sb, block_group),
 			     sb->s_blocksize * 8, bh->b_data);
-	ext4_block_bitmap_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp, bh);
-	ext4_group_desc_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +446,7 @@ ext4_read_block_bitmap_nowait(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 		err = ext4_init_block_bitmap(sb, bh, block_group, desc);
 		set_bitmap_uptodate(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
+		set_buffer_verified(bh);
 		ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 7830d28df331..3fa93665b4a3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -66,44 +66,6 @@ void ext4_mark_bitmap_end(int start_bit, int end_bit, char *bitmap)
 		memset(bitmap + (i >> 3), 0xff, (end_bit - i) >> 3);
 }
 
-/* Initializes an uninitialized inode bitmap */
-static int ext4_init_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,
-				       struct buffer_head *bh,
-				       ext4_group_t block_group,
-				       struct ext4_group_desc *gdp)
-{
-	struct ext4_group_info *grp;
-	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-	J_ASSERT_BH(bh, buffer_locked(bh));
-
-	/* If checksum is bad mark all blocks and inodes use to prevent
-	 * allocation, essentially implementing a per-group read-only flag. */
-	if (!ext4_group_desc_csum_verify(sb, block_group, gdp)) {
-		grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, block_group);
-		if (!EXT4_MB_GRP_BBITMAP_CORRUPT(grp))
-			percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter,
-					   grp->bb_free);
-		set_bit(EXT4_GROUP_INFO_BBITMAP_CORRUPT_BIT, &grp->bb_state);
-		if (!EXT4_MB_GRP_IBITMAP_CORRUPT(grp)) {
-			int count;
-			count = ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, gdp);
-			percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter,
-					   count);
-		}
-		set_bit(EXT4_GROUP_INFO_IBITMAP_CORRUPT_BIT, &grp->bb_state);
-		return -EFSBADCRC;
-	}
-
-	memset(bh->b_data, 0, (EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) + 7) / 8);
-	ext4_mark_bitmap_end(EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb), sb->s_blocksize * 8,
-			bh->b_data);
-	ext4_inode_bitmap_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp, bh,
-				   EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) / 8);
-	ext4_group_desc_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void ext4_end_bitmap_read(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 {
 	if (uptodate) {
@@ -187,17 +149,14 @@ ext4_read_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t block_group)
 
 	ext4_lock_group(sb, block_group);
 	if (desc->bg_flags & cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_INODE_UNINIT)) {
-		err = ext4_init_inode_bitmap(sb, bh, block_group, desc);
+		memset(bh->b_data, 0, (EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) + 7) / 8);
+		ext4_mark_bitmap_end(EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb),
+				     sb->s_blocksize * 8, bh->b_data);
 		set_bitmap_uptodate(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		set_buffer_verified(bh);
 		ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
-		if (err) {
-			ext4_error(sb, "Failed to init inode bitmap for group "
-				   "%u: %d", block_group, err);
-			goto out;
-		}
 		return bh;
 	}
 	ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);