diff --git a/include/sys/dsl_dataset.h b/include/sys/dsl_dataset.h
index abd178e300..dbe4cb706a 100644
--- a/include/sys/dsl_dataset.h
+++ b/include/sys/dsl_dataset.h
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ int dsl_dataset_space_written(dsl_dataset_t *oldsnap, dsl_dataset_t *new,
     uint64_t *usedp, uint64_t *compp, uint64_t *uncompp);
 int dsl_dataset_space_wouldfree(dsl_dataset_t *firstsnap, dsl_dataset_t *last,
     uint64_t *usedp, uint64_t *compp, uint64_t *uncompp);
-boolean_t dsl_dataset_is_dirty(dsl_dataset_t *ds);
 
 int dsl_dsobj_to_dsname(char *pname, uint64_t obj, char *buf);
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
index bb9b4a1c78..b6e3b9a5c7 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dataset.c
@@ -794,15 +794,6 @@ dsl_dataset_rele_flags(dsl_dataset_t *ds, ds_hold_flags_t flags, void *tag)
 	    (flags & DS_HOLD_FLAG_DECRYPT)) {
 		(void) spa_keystore_remove_mapping(ds->ds_dir->dd_pool->dp_spa,
 		    ds->ds_object, ds);
-
-		/*
-		 * Encrypted datasets require that users only release their
-		 * decrypting reference after the dirty data has actually
-		 * been written out. This ensures that the mapping exists
-		 * when it is needed to write out dirty data.
-		 */
-		ASSERT(dmu_buf_user_refcount(ds->ds_dbuf) != 0 ||
-		    !dsl_dataset_is_dirty(ds));
 	}
 
 	dmu_buf_rele(ds->ds_dbuf, tag);
@@ -1168,17 +1159,6 @@ dsl_dataset_dirty(dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	}
 }
 
-boolean_t
-dsl_dataset_is_dirty(dsl_dataset_t *ds)
-{
-	for (int t = 0; t < TXG_SIZE; t++) {
-		if (txg_list_member(&ds->ds_dir->dd_pool->dp_dirty_datasets,
-		    ds, t))
-			return (B_TRUE);
-	}
-	return (B_FALSE);
-}
-
 static int
 dsl_dataset_snapshot_reserve_space(dsl_dataset_t *ds, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 {
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index 488eaa4f2f..8ae2ef929c 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1745,10 +1745,10 @@ zfsvfs_teardown(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, boolean_t unmounting)
 	zfs_unregister_callbacks(zfsvfs);
 
 	/*
-	 * Evict cached data
+	 * Evict cached data. We must write out any dirty data before
+	 * disowning the dataset.
 	 */
-	if (dsl_dataset_is_dirty(dmu_objset_ds(zfsvfs->z_os)) &&
-	    !zfs_is_readonly(zfsvfs))
+	if (!zfs_is_readonly(zfsvfs))
 		txg_wait_synced(dmu_objset_pool(zfsvfs->z_os), 0);
 	dmu_objset_evict_dbufs(zfsvfs->z_os);
 
@@ -1970,6 +1970,9 @@ zfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, zfs_mnt_t *zm)
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
+	if (!zfs_is_readonly(zfsvfs) && (*flags & MS_RDONLY))
+		txg_wait_synced(dmu_objset_pool(zfsvfs->z_os), 0);
+
 	zfs_unregister_callbacks(zfsvfs);
 	zfsvfs_vfs_free(zfsvfs->z_vfs);
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/zvol.c b/module/zfs/zvol.c
index 19bc1b18ef..f7706f1431 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zvol.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zvol.c
@@ -1193,10 +1193,10 @@ zvol_shutdown_zv(zvol_state_t *zv)
 	zv->zv_dn = NULL;
 
 	/*
-	 * Evict cached data
+	 * Evict cached data. We must write out any dirty data before
+	 * disowning the dataset.
 	 */
-	if (dsl_dataset_is_dirty(dmu_objset_ds(zv->zv_objset)) &&
-	    !(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY))
+	if (!(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY))
 		txg_wait_synced(dmu_objset_pool(zv->zv_objset), 0);
 	(void) dmu_objset_evict_dbufs(zv->zv_objset);
 }
@@ -1489,8 +1489,7 @@ zvol_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 		invalidate_bdev(bdev);
 		rw_enter(&zv->zv_suspend_lock, RW_READER);
 
-		if (dsl_dataset_is_dirty(dmu_objset_ds(zv->zv_objset)) &&
-		    !(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY))
+		if (!(zv->zv_flags & ZVOL_RDONLY))
 			txg_wait_synced(dmu_objset_pool(zv->zv_objset), 0);
 
 		rw_exit(&zv->zv_suspend_lock);
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_mount/zfs_mount_remount.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_mount/zfs_mount_remount.ksh
index a83e2d117c..f7a0978352 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_mount/zfs_mount_remount.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_mount/zfs_mount_remount.ksh
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
 # 2. Verify we can (re)mount the dataset readonly/read-write
 # 3. Verify we can mount the snapshot and it's mounted readonly
 # 4. Verify we can't remount it read-write
-# 5. Re-import the pool readonly
-# 6. Verify we can't remount its filesystem read-write
+# 5. Verify we can remount a dataset readonly and unmount it with
+#    encryption=on and sync=disabled (issue #7753)
+# 6. Re-import the pool readonly
+# 7. Verify we can't remount its filesystem read-write
 #
 
 verify_runnable "both"
@@ -130,11 +132,21 @@ readonlyfs $MNTPSNAP
 checkmount $TESTSNAP 'ro'
 log_must umount $MNTPSNAP
 
-# 5. Re-import the pool readonly
+# 5. Verify we can remount a dataset readonly and unmount it with
+#    encryption=on and sync=disabled (issue #7753)
+log_must eval "echo 'password' | zfs create -o sync=disabled \
+    -o encryption=on -o keyformat=passphrase $TESTFS/crypt"
+CRYPT_MNTPFS="$(get_prop mountpoint $TESTFS/crypt)"
+log_must touch $CRYPT_MNTPFS/file.dat
+log_must mount -o remount,ro $TESTFS/crypt $CRYPT_MNTPFS
+log_must umount -f $CRYPT_MNTPFS
+zpool sync $TESTPOOL
+
+# 6. Re-import the pool readonly
 log_must zpool export $TESTPOOL
 log_must zpool import -o readonly=on $TESTPOOL
 
-# 6. Verify we can't remount its filesystem read-write
+# 7. Verify we can't remount its filesystem read-write
 readonlyfs $MNTPFS
 checkmount $TESTFS 'ro'
 log_mustnot mount -o remount,rw $MNTPFS