diff --git a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
index aaea495d8dff..042a09e7c465 100644
--- a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
+++ b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct hpfsmount {
 	struct sublock	hpm_su;
 	struct spblock	hpm_sp;
 	struct mount *	hpm_mp;
-	struct vnode *	hpm_devvp;
+	struct vnode *	hpm_devvp;	/* XXX: loose this, it's in hpfsmount */
 	struct g_consumer *hpm_cp;
 	struct bufobj *hpm_bo;
 	struct cdev *hpm_dev;
diff --git a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vfsops.c b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vfsops.c
index d4bd57f055a5..38dba78cb04a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vfsops.c
@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ hpfs_vget(
 	if (error || *vpp != NULL)
 		return (error);
 
-	VREF(hp->h_devvp);
-
 	error = bread(hpmp->hpm_devvp, ino, FNODESIZE, NOCRED, &bp);
 	if (error) {
 		printf("hpfs_vget: can't read ino %d\n",ino);
diff --git a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vnops.c
index 6b8eef8d1dc8..c5db8b82498c 100644
--- a/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/hpfs/hpfs_vnops.c
@@ -602,12 +602,6 @@ hpfs_reclaim(ap)
 
 	vfs_hash_remove(vp);
 
-	/* Purge old data structures associated with the inode. */
-	if (hp->h_devvp) {
-		vrele(hp->h_devvp);
-		hp->h_devvp = NULL;
-	}
-
 	mtx_destroy(&hp->h_interlock);
 
 	vp->v_data = NULL;
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index 686bba9c88e6..b1117b6c9903 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -1268,10 +1268,11 @@ ffs_vget(mp, ino, flags, vpp)
 		*vpp = NULL;
 		return (error);
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Finish inode initialization.
 	 */
-	VREF(ip->i_devvp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Set up a generation number for this inode if it does not
 	 * already have one. This should only happen on old filesystems.
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
index 8d524b9af9d8..b674c944b7b3 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ ufs_reclaim(ap)
 	/*
 	 * Purge old data structures associated with the inode.
 	 */
-	vrele(ip->i_devvp);
 #ifdef QUOTA
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
 		if (ip->i_dquot[i] != NODQUOT) {