diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Node.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Node.h
index 02a81ae7bd..a1b966275e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Node.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Node.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual status_t InitCheck() const;
 
+	Node*& HashLink()	{ return fHashLink; }
+
 	inline void SetVolume(Volume *volume)	{ fVolume = volume; }
 	inline Volume *GetVolume() const		{ return fVolume; }
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void GetAllocationInfo(AllocationInfo &info);
 
 private:
+	Node					*fHashLink;
 	Volume					*fVolume;
 	ino_t					fID;
 	int32					fRefCount;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.cpp
index ed729c1ada..aaf97c92fe 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 
 // constructor
 NodeTable::NodeTable()
-	: fElementArray(1000),
-	  fNodes(1000, &fElementArray)
 {
+	fInitStatus = fNodes.Init(1000);
 }
 
 // destructor
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@ NodeTable::~NodeTable()
 status_t
 NodeTable::InitCheck() const
 {
-	RETURN_ERROR(fNodes.InitCheck() && fElementArray.InitCheck()
-				 ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY);
+	RETURN_ERROR(fInitStatus);
 }
 
 // AddNode
@@ -32,12 +30,9 @@ NodeTable::AddNode(Node *node)
 {
 	status_t error = (node ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE);
 	if (error == B_OK) {
-		NodeHashElement *element
-			= fNodes.Add(NodeHashElement::HashForID(node));
-		if (element)
-			element->fNode = node;
-		else
-			SET_ERROR(error, B_NO_MEMORY);
+		if (fNodes.Lookup(node->GetID()) != nullptr)
+			fNodes.Remove(node);
+		SET_ERROR(error, fNodes.Insert(node));
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ status_t
 NodeTable::RemoveNode(ino_t id)
 {
 	status_t error = B_OK;
-	if (NodeHashElement *element = _FindElement(id))
+	if (Node *element = fNodes.Lookup(id))
 		fNodes.Remove(element);
 	else
 		error = B_ERROR;
@@ -68,9 +63,7 @@ NodeTable::RemoveNode(ino_t id)
 Node *
 NodeTable::GetNode(ino_t id)
 {
-	Node *node = NULL;
-	if (NodeHashElement *element = _FindElement(id))
-		node = element->fNode;
+	Node *node = fNodes.Lookup(id);
 	return node;
 }
 
@@ -78,23 +71,6 @@ NodeTable::GetNode(ino_t id)
 void
 NodeTable::GetAllocationInfo(AllocationInfo &info)
 {
-	info.AddNodeTableAllocation(fNodes.ArraySize(), fNodes.VectorSize(),
-								sizeof(NodeHashElement),
-								fNodes.CountElements());
+	info.AddNodeTableAllocation(0, fNodes.TableSize(),
+		sizeof(Node*), fNodes.CountElements());
 }
-
-// _FindElement
-NodeHashElement *
-NodeTable::_FindElement(ino_t id) const
-{
-	NodeHashElement *element
-		= fNodes.FindFirst(NodeHashElement::HashForID(id));
-	while (element && element->fNode->GetID() != id) {
-		if (element->fNext >= 0)
-			element = fNodes.ElementAt(element->fNext);
-		else
-			element = NULL;
-	}
-	return element;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.h
index 33e11d1fa2..5a5c79ec2f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/NodeTable.h
@@ -5,44 +5,35 @@
 #ifndef NODE_TABLE_H
 #define NODE_TABLE_H
 
+#include <util/OpenHashTable.h>
+
 #include "AllocationInfo.h"
 #include "Node.h"
-#include "OpenHashTable.h"
 
-// NodeHashElement
-class NodeHashElement : public OpenHashElement {
-public:
-	NodeHashElement() : OpenHashElement(), fNode(NULL)
+// NodeHash
+struct NodeHash {
+	typedef ino_t		KeyType;
+	typedef	Node		ValueType;
+
+	size_t HashKey(KeyType key) const
 	{
-		fNext = -1;
+		return uint32(key & 0xffffffff);
 	}
 
-	static inline uint32 HashForID(ino_t id)
+	size_t Hash(ValueType* value) const
 	{
-		return uint32(id & 0xffffffff);
+		return HashKey(value->GetID());
 	}
 
-	static inline uint32 HashForID(Node *node)
+	bool Compare(KeyType key, ValueType* value) const
 	{
-		return HashForID(node->GetID());
+		return value->GetID() == key;
 	}
 
-	inline uint32 Hash() const
+	ValueType*& GetLink(ValueType* value) const
 	{
-		return HashForID(fNode);
+		return value->HashLink();
 	}
-
-	inline bool operator==(const OpenHashElement &element) const
-	{
-		return (static_cast<const NodeHashElement&>(element).fNode == fNode);
-	}
-
-	inline void Adopt(NodeHashElement &element)
-	{
-		fNode = element.fNode;
-	}
-
-	Node	*fNode;
 };
 
 // NodeTable
@@ -62,15 +53,8 @@ public:
 	void GetAllocationInfo(AllocationInfo &info);
 
 private:
-	NodeHashElement *_FindElement(ino_t id) const;
-
-private:
-	OpenHashElementArray<NodeHashElement>	fElementArray;
-	OpenHashTable<NodeHashElement, OpenHashElementArray<NodeHashElement> >
-		fNodes;
+	BOpenHashTable<NodeHash> fNodes;
+	status_t fInitStatus;
 };
 
-// undefine the PRINT from <Debug.h>
-//#undef PRINT
-
 #endif	// NODE_TABLE_H