diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 91bc76dc559e2f09d8318e784be8656a1bf33b60..b5e86c4da48f1911af8451c57033ef69078704e8 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ static inline void zero_dent_node_unused(struct ubifs_dent_node *dent)
 	memset(dent->padding2, 0, 4);
 }
 
-/**
- * zero_data_node_unused - zero out unused fields of an on-flash data node.
- * @data: the data node to zero out
- */
-static inline void zero_data_node_unused(struct ubifs_data_node *data)
-{
-	memset(data->padding, 0, 2);
-}
-
 /**
  * zero_trun_node_unused - zero out unused fields of an on-flash truncation
  *                         node.
@@ -722,7 +713,6 @@ int ubifs_jnl_write_data(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode,
 	data->ch.node_type = UBIFS_DATA_NODE;
 	key_write(c, key, &data->key);
 	data->size = cpu_to_le32(len);
-	zero_data_node_unused(data);
 
 	if (!(ui->flags & UBIFS_COMPR_FL))
 		/* Compression is disabled for this inode */
@@ -1357,7 +1347,6 @@ int ubifs_jnl_truncate(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode,
 					dn->size = cpu_to_le32(dlen);
 					dlen += UBIFS_DATA_NODE_SZ;
 				}
-				zero_data_node_unused(dn);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
index aa302b11aec86bfd2d1bbd8d73b66f60dedb8b88..e46331dcca4c002fff2250dc8fda35c3161e8440 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs-media.h
@@ -553,18 +553,16 @@ struct ubifs_dent_node {
  * @key: node key
  * @size: uncompressed data size in bytes
  * @compr_type: compression type (%UBIFS_COMPR_NONE, %UBIFS_COMPR_LZO, etc)
- * @padding: reserved for future, zeroes
+ * @compr_size: compressed data size in bytes, only valid when data is encrypted
  * @data: data
  *
- * Note, do not forget to amend 'zero_data_node_unused()' function when
- * changing the padding fields.
  */
 struct ubifs_data_node {
 	struct ubifs_ch ch;
 	__u8 key[UBIFS_MAX_KEY_LEN];
 	__le32 size;
 	__le16 compr_type;
-	__u8 padding[2]; /* Watch 'zero_data_node_unused()' if changing! */
+	__le16 compr_size;
 	__u8 data[];
 } __packed;