diff --git a/fs/btrfs/orphan.c b/fs/btrfs/orphan.c
index 6195a2215b8f..9f3ad124104f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/orphan.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/orphan.c
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 int btrfs_insert_orphan_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			     struct btrfs_root *root, u64 offset)
 {
-	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	BTRFS_PATH_AUTO_FREE(path);
 	struct btrfs_key key;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_ORPHAN_OBJECTID;
 	key.type = BTRFS_ORPHAN_ITEM_KEY;
@@ -21,16 +20,13 @@ int btrfs_insert_orphan_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key, 0);
-
-	btrfs_free_path(path);
-	return ret;
+	return btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path, &key, 0);
 }
 
 int btrfs_del_orphan_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			  struct btrfs_root *root, u64 offset)
 {
-	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	BTRFS_PATH_AUTO_FREE(path);
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -44,15 +40,9 @@ int btrfs_del_orphan_item(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, &key, path, -1, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	if (ret) { /* JDM: Really? */
-		ret = -ENOENT;
-		goto out;
-	}
+		return ret;
+	if (ret)
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	ret = btrfs_del_item(trans, root, path);
-
-out:
-	btrfs_free_path(path);
-	return ret;
+	return btrfs_del_item(trans, root, path);
 }