diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index f68d41f0f998..a8db44728b11 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ xfs_attr_defer_replace(
 }
 
 /* Removes an attribute for an inode as a deferred operation */
-static int
+int
 xfs_attr_defer_remove(
 	struct xfs_da_args	*args)
 {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
index 0cf23f5117ad..033005542b9e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ bool xfs_attr_is_leaf(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int xfs_attr_get_ilocked(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int xfs_attr_get(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int xfs_attr_defer_add(struct xfs_da_args *args);
+int xfs_attr_defer_remove(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int xfs_attr_set(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 int xfs_attr_set_iter(struct xfs_attr_intent *attr);
 int xfs_attr_remove_iter(struct xfs_attr_intent *attr);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
index 6b6d415319e6..245855a5f969 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ xfs_parent_defer_add(
 	return xfs_attr_defer_add(args);
 }
 
+int
+xfs_parent_defer_remove(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode	*dp,
+	struct xfs_parent_defer	*parent,
+	xfs_dir2_dataptr_t	diroffset,
+	struct xfs_inode	*child)
+{
+	struct xfs_da_args	*args = &parent->args;
+
+	xfs_init_parent_name_rec(&parent->rec, dp, diroffset);
+	args->trans = tp;
+	args->dp = child;
+	args->hashval = xfs_da_hashname(args->name, args->namelen);
+	return xfs_attr_defer_remove(args);
+}
+
 void
 __xfs_parent_cancel(
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
index d5a8c8e52cb5..0f39d033d84e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ xfs_parent_start(
 int xfs_parent_defer_add(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_parent_defer *parent,
 			 struct xfs_inode *dp, struct xfs_name *parent_name,
 			 xfs_dir2_dataptr_t diroffset, struct xfs_inode *child);
+int xfs_parent_defer_remove(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
+			    struct xfs_parent_defer *parent,
+			    xfs_dir2_dataptr_t diroffset,
+			    struct xfs_inode *child);
+
 void __xfs_parent_cancel(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_parent_defer *parent);
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_trans_space.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_trans_space.h
index 25a55650baf4..b5ab6701e7fb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_trans_space.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_trans_space.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@
 	 XFS_DQUOT_CLUSTER_SIZE_FSB)
 #define	XFS_QM_QINOCREATE_SPACE_RES(mp)	\
 	XFS_IALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp)
-#define	XFS_REMOVE_SPACE_RES(mp)	\
-	XFS_DIRREMOVE_SPACE_RES(mp)
 #define	XFS_RENAME_SPACE_RES(mp,nl)	\
 	(XFS_DIRREMOVE_SPACE_RES(mp) + XFS_DIRENTER_SPACE_RES(mp,nl))
 #define XFS_IFREE_SPACE_RES(mp)		\
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 63d750e547c1..f12966224005 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2477,6 +2477,19 @@ xfs_iunpin_wait(
 		__xfs_iunpin_wait(ip);
 }
 
+static unsigned int
+xfs_remove_space_res(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	unsigned int		namelen)
+{
+	unsigned int		ret = XFS_DIRREMOVE_SPACE_RES(mp);
+
+	if (xfs_has_parent(mp))
+		ret += xfs_pptr_calc_space_res(mp, namelen);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Removing an inode from the namespace involves removing the directory entry
  * and dropping the link count on the inode. Removing the directory entry can
@@ -2506,16 +2519,18 @@ xfs_iunpin_wait(
  */
 int
 xfs_remove(
-	xfs_inode_t             *dp,
+	struct xfs_inode	*dp,
 	struct xfs_name		*name,
-	xfs_inode_t		*ip)
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
-	xfs_mount_t		*mp = dp->i_mount;
-	xfs_trans_t             *tp = NULL;
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dp->i_mount;
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp = NULL;
 	int			is_dir = S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode);
 	int			dontcare;
 	int                     error = 0;
 	uint			resblks;
+	xfs_dir2_dataptr_t	dir_offset;
+	struct xfs_parent_defer	*parent = NULL;
 
 	trace_xfs_remove(dp, name);
 
@@ -2530,6 +2545,10 @@ xfs_remove(
 	if (error)
 		goto std_return;
 
+	error = xfs_parent_start(mp, &parent);
+	if (error)
+		goto std_return;
+
 	/*
 	 * We try to get the real space reservation first, allowing for
 	 * directory btree deletion(s) implying possible bmap insert(s).  If we
@@ -2541,12 +2560,12 @@ xfs_remove(
 	 * the directory code can handle a reservationless update and we don't
 	 * want to prevent a user from trying to free space by deleting things.
 	 */
-	resblks = XFS_REMOVE_SPACE_RES(mp);
+	resblks = xfs_remove_space_res(mp, name->len);
 	error = xfs_trans_alloc_dir(dp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_remove, ip, &resblks,
 			&tp, &dontcare);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOSPC);
-		goto std_return;
+		goto out_parent;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2600,12 +2619,18 @@ xfs_remove(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
-	error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino, resblks, NULL);
+	error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino, resblks, &dir_offset);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOENT);
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 	}
 
+	if (parent) {
+		error = xfs_parent_defer_remove(tp, dp, parent, dir_offset, ip);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_trans_cancel;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If this is a synchronous mount, make sure that the
 	 * remove transaction goes to disk before returning to
@@ -2623,6 +2648,7 @@ xfs_remove(
 
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_parent_finish(mp, parent);
 	return 0;
 
  out_trans_cancel:
@@ -2630,6 +2656,8 @@ xfs_remove(
  out_unlock:
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+ out_parent:
+	xfs_parent_finish(mp, parent);
  std_return:
 	return error;
 }
