diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
index 2720f72d36..bcd7ddcd08 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/BPlusTree.cpp
@@ -797,9 +797,12 @@ BPlusTree::MakeEmpty()
 
 		node->overflow_link = HOST_ENDIAN_TO_BFS_INT64((uint64)BPLUSTREE_FREE);
 
-		// It's not important to write it out in a single transaction
-		if (transaction.IsTooLarge())
-			transaction.Split();
+		// It's not important to write it out in a single transaction; just
+		// make sure it doesn't get too large
+		if (offset % (1024 * 1024) == 0) {
+			transaction.Done();
+			transaction.Start(fStream->GetVolume(), fStream->BlockNumber());
+		}
 	}
 
 	return transaction.Done();
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
index 848817c399..c128a96c2b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Journal.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2001-2010, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2001-2012, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * This file may be used under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef JOURNAL_H
@@ -178,12 +178,6 @@ public:
 		return B_OK;
 	}
 
-	void Split()
-	{
-		cache_start_sub_transaction(fJournal->GetVolume()->BlockCache(),
-			fJournal->TransactionID());
-	}
-
 	Volume* GetVolume() const
 		{ return fJournal != NULL ? fJournal->GetVolume() : NULL; }
 	int32 ID() const