diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index 1706937ade..9a7a6968d6 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2015, STRATO AG, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Actifio, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2017 Nexenta Systems, Inc.
- * Copyright (c) 2017 Open-E, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  */
 
 /* Portions Copyright 2010 Robert Milkowski */
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@ int dmu_find_threads = 0;
  */
 int dmu_rescan_dnode_threshold = 1 << DN_MAX_INDBLKSHIFT;
 
-static char *upgrade_tag = "upgrade_tag";
-
 static void dmu_objset_find_dp_cb(void *arg);
 
 static void dmu_objset_upgrade(objset_t *os, dmu_objset_upgrade_cb_t cb);
@@ -1160,7 +1157,6 @@ dmu_objset_upgrade_task_cb(void *data)
 	os->os_upgrade_exit = B_TRUE;
 	os->os_upgrade_id = 0;
 	mutex_exit(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
-	dsl_dataset_long_rele(dmu_objset_ds(os), upgrade_tag);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1169,9 +1165,6 @@ dmu_objset_upgrade(objset_t *os, dmu_objset_upgrade_cb_t cb)
 	if (os->os_upgrade_id != 0)
 		return;
 
-	ASSERT(dsl_pool_config_held(dmu_objset_pool(os)));
-	dsl_dataset_long_hold(dmu_objset_ds(os), upgrade_tag);
-
 	mutex_enter(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 	if (os->os_upgrade_id == 0 && os->os_upgrade_status == 0) {
 		os->os_upgrade_exit = B_FALSE;
@@ -1179,10 +1172,8 @@ dmu_objset_upgrade(objset_t *os, dmu_objset_upgrade_cb_t cb)
 		os->os_upgrade_id = taskq_dispatch(
 		    os->os_spa->spa_upgrade_taskq,
 		    dmu_objset_upgrade_task_cb, os, TQ_SLEEP);
-		if (os->os_upgrade_id == TASKQID_INVALID) {
-			dsl_dataset_long_rele(dmu_objset_ds(os), upgrade_tag);
+		if (os->os_upgrade_id == TASKQID_INVALID)
 			os->os_upgrade_status = ENOMEM;
-		}
 	}
 	mutex_exit(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 }
@@ -1198,10 +1189,7 @@ dmu_objset_upgrade_stop(objset_t *os)
 		os->os_upgrade_id = 0;
 		mutex_exit(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 
-		if ((taskq_cancel_id(os->os_spa->spa_upgrade_taskq, id)) == 0) {
-			dsl_dataset_long_rele(dmu_objset_ds(os), upgrade_tag);
-		}
-		txg_wait_synced(os->os_spa->spa_dsl_pool, 0);
+		taskq_cancel_id(os->os_spa->spa_upgrade_taskq, id);
 	} else {
 		mutex_exit(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 7106576c49..d195eded76 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -5181,6 +5181,9 @@ zfs_ioc_userobjspace_upgrade(zfs_cmd_t *zc)
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 
+	dsl_dataset_long_hold(dmu_objset_ds(os), FTAG);
+	dsl_pool_rele(dmu_objset_pool(os), FTAG);
+
 	if (dmu_objset_userobjspace_upgradable(os)) {
 		mutex_enter(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 		if (os->os_upgrade_id == 0) {
@@ -5193,12 +5196,8 @@ zfs_ioc_userobjspace_upgrade(zfs_cmd_t *zc)
 			mutex_exit(&os->os_upgrade_lock);
 		}
 
-		dsl_pool_rele(dmu_objset_pool(os), FTAG);
-
 		taskq_wait_id(os->os_spa->spa_upgrade_taskq, os->os_upgrade_id);
 		error = os->os_upgrade_status;
-	} else {
-		dsl_pool_rele(dmu_objset_pool(os), FTAG);
 	}
 
 	dsl_dataset_long_rele(dmu_objset_ds(os), FTAG);
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index 0d03f1ef6a..761133936b 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -834,13 +834,8 @@ zfs_fuid_overobjquota(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, boolean_t isgroup, uint64_t fuid)
 	int err;
 
 	if (!dmu_objset_userobjspace_present(zfsvfs->z_os)) {
-		if (dmu_objset_userobjspace_upgradable(zfsvfs->z_os)) {
-			dsl_pool_config_enter(
-			    dmu_objset_pool(zfsvfs->z_os), FTAG);
+		if (dmu_objset_userobjspace_upgradable(zfsvfs->z_os))
 			dmu_objset_userobjspace_upgrade(zfsvfs->z_os);
-			dsl_pool_config_exit(
-			    dmu_objset_pool(zfsvfs->z_os), FTAG);
-		}
 		return (B_FALSE);
 	}