diff --git a/contrib/bloom/blutils.c b/contrib/bloom/blutils.c
index dbb24cb5b2..b19edccc7a 100644
--- a/contrib/bloom/blutils.c
+++ b/contrib/bloom/blutils.c
@@ -477,18 +477,18 @@ BloomInitMetapage(Relation index)
 bytea *
 bloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	int			numoptions;
 	BloomOptions *rdopts;
 
 	/* Parse the user-given reloptions */
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, bl_relopt_kind, &numoptions);
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(BloomOptions), options, numoptions);
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(BloomOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, bl_relopt_tab, lengthof(bl_relopt_tab));
+	rdopts = (BloomOptions *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+											  bl_relopt_kind,
+											  sizeof(BloomOptions),
+											  bl_relopt_tab,
+											  lengthof(bl_relopt_tab));
 
 	/* Convert signature length from # of bits to # to words, rounding up */
-	rdopts->bloomLength = (rdopts->bloomLength + SIGNWORDBITS - 1) / SIGNWORDBITS;
+	if (rdopts)
+		rdopts->bloomLength = (rdopts->bloomLength + SIGNWORDBITS - 1) / SIGNWORDBITS;
 
 	return (bytea *) rdopts;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c b/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
index ae7b729edd..d5940383d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
@@ -820,29 +820,15 @@ brinvacuumcleanup(IndexVacuumInfo *info, IndexBulkDeleteResult *stats)
 bytea *
 brinoptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	BrinOptions *rdopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"pages_per_range", RELOPT_TYPE_INT, offsetof(BrinOptions, pagesPerRange)},
 		{"autosummarize", RELOPT_TYPE_BOOL, offsetof(BrinOptions, autosummarize)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_BRIN,
-							  &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(BrinOptions), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(BrinOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) rdopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_BRIN,
+									 sizeof(BrinOptions),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c b/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
index b5072c00fe..b69629048b 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/common/reloptions.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,50 @@ extractRelOptions(HeapTuple tuple, TupleDesc tupdesc,
 }
 
 /*
+ * BuildRelOptions
+ *		Parses reloptions provided by the caller in text array format and
+ *		fills and returns a struct containing the parsed option values
+ *
+ * 'validate' must be true if reloptions value is freshly built by
+ * transformRelOptions(), as opposed to being read from the catalog, in which
+ * case the values contained in it must already be valid.
+ */
+void *
+BuildRelOptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate,
+				relopt_kind kind,
+				Size relopt_struct_size,
+				const relopt_parse_elt *relopt_elems,
+				int num_relopt_elems)
+{
+	int		numoptions;
+	relopt_value *options;
+	void   *rdopts;
+
+	/* Parse options specific to given relopt_kind. */
+	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, kind, &numoptions);
+
+	/* If none set, we're done. */
+	if (numoptions == 0)
+	{
+		Assert(options == NULL);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate and fill the struct.  Caller-specified struct size and the
+	 * relopt_parse_elt table (relopt_elems + num_relopt_elems) must match.
+	 */
+	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(relopt_struct_size, options, numoptions);
+	fillRelOptions(rdopts, relopt_struct_size, options, numoptions,
+				   validate, relopt_elems, num_relopt_elems);
+
+	if (options)
+		pfree(options);
+
+	return rdopts;
+}
+
+/*
  * Interpret reloptions that are given in text-array format.
  *
  * options is a reloption text array as constructed by transformRelOptions.
@@ -1474,9 +1518,6 @@ fillRelOptions(void *rdopts, Size basesize,
 bytea *
 default_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate, relopt_kind kind)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	StdRdOptions *rdopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"fillfactor", RELOPT_TYPE_INT, offsetof(StdRdOptions, fillfactor)},
 		{"autovacuum_enabled", RELOPT_TYPE_BOOL,
@@ -1521,20 +1562,9 @@ default_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate, relopt_kind kind)
 		offsetof(StdRdOptions, vacuum_truncate)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, kind, &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(StdRdOptions), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(StdRdOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) rdopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate, kind,
+									 sizeof(StdRdOptions),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1543,9 +1573,6 @@ default_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate, relopt_kind kind)
 bytea *
 view_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	ViewOptions *vopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"security_barrier", RELOPT_TYPE_BOOL,
 		offsetof(ViewOptions, security_barrier)},
@@ -1553,20 +1580,10 @@ view_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 		offsetof(ViewOptions, check_option)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_VIEW, &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	vopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(ViewOptions), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) vopts, sizeof(ViewOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) vopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_VIEW,
+									 sizeof(ViewOptions),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1628,29 +1645,15 @@ index_reloptions(amoptions_function amoptions, Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 bytea *
 attribute_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	AttributeOpts *aopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"n_distinct", RELOPT_TYPE_REAL, offsetof(AttributeOpts, n_distinct)},
 		{"n_distinct_inherited", RELOPT_TYPE_REAL, offsetof(AttributeOpts, n_distinct_inherited)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_ATTRIBUTE,
-							  &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	aopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(AttributeOpts), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) aopts, sizeof(AttributeOpts), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) aopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_ATTRIBUTE,
+									 sizeof(AttributeOpts),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1659,30 +1662,16 @@ attribute_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 bytea *
 tablespace_reloptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	TableSpaceOpts *tsopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"random_page_cost", RELOPT_TYPE_REAL, offsetof(TableSpaceOpts, random_page_cost)},
 		{"seq_page_cost", RELOPT_TYPE_REAL, offsetof(TableSpaceOpts, seq_page_cost)},
 		{"effective_io_concurrency", RELOPT_TYPE_INT, offsetof(TableSpaceOpts, effective_io_concurrency)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_TABLESPACE,
-							  &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	tsopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(TableSpaceOpts), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) tsopts, sizeof(TableSpaceOpts), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) tsopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_TABLESPACE,
+									 sizeof(TableSpaceOpts),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
index cf9699ad18..4a3f62235b 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
@@ -602,30 +602,16 @@ ginExtractEntries(GinState *ginstate, OffsetNumber attnum,
 bytea *
 ginoptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	GinOptions *rdopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"fastupdate", RELOPT_TYPE_BOOL, offsetof(GinOptions, useFastUpdate)},
 		{"gin_pending_list_limit", RELOPT_TYPE_INT, offsetof(GinOptions,
 															 pendingListCleanupSize)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_GIN,
-							  &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(GinOptions), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(GinOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) rdopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_GIN,
+									 sizeof(GinOptions),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gist/gistutil.c b/src/backend/access/gist/gistutil.c
index 45804d7a91..9047043445 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gist/gistutil.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gist/gistutil.c
@@ -908,29 +908,15 @@ gistPageRecyclable(Page page)
 bytea *
 gistoptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	GiSTOptions *rdopts;
-	int			numoptions;
 	static const relopt_parse_elt tab[] = {
 		{"fillfactor", RELOPT_TYPE_INT, offsetof(GiSTOptions, fillfactor)},
 		{"buffering", RELOPT_TYPE_ENUM, offsetof(GiSTOptions, buffering_mode)}
 	};
 
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, RELOPT_KIND_GIST,
-							  &numoptions);
-
-	/* if none set, we're done */
-	if (numoptions == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(GiSTOptions), options, numoptions);
-
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(GiSTOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, tab, lengthof(tab));
-
-	pfree(options);
-
-	return (bytea *) rdopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 RELOPT_KIND_GIST,
+									 sizeof(GiSTOptions),
+									 tab, lengthof(tab));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/access/reloptions.h b/src/include/access/reloptions.h
index 6bde2093d6..fcc5acd755 100644
--- a/src/include/access/reloptions.h
+++ b/src/include/access/reloptions.h
@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ extern Datum transformRelOptions(Datum oldOptions, List *defList,
 extern List *untransformRelOptions(Datum options);
 extern bytea *extractRelOptions(HeapTuple tuple, TupleDesc tupdesc,
 								amoptions_function amoptions);
+
+extern void *BuildRelOptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate,
+				relopt_kind kind,
+				Size relopt_struct_size,
+				const relopt_parse_elt *relopt_elems,
+				int num_relopt_elems);
+
+/*
+ * Using parseRelOptions(), allocateReloptStruct(), and fillRelOptions()
+ * directly is Deprecated; use BuildRelOptions() instead.
+ */
 extern relopt_value *parseRelOptions(Datum options, bool validate,
 									 relopt_kind kind, int *numrelopts);
 extern void *allocateReloptStruct(Size base, relopt_value *options,
diff --git a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/dummy_index_am.c b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/dummy_index_am.c
index bc68767f3a..ab572d2833 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/dummy_index_am.c
+++ b/src/test/modules/dummy_index_am/dummy_index_am.c
@@ -222,17 +222,10 @@ dicostestimate(PlannerInfo *root, IndexPath *path, double loop_count,
 static bytea *
 dioptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate)
 {
-	relopt_value *options;
-	int			numoptions;
-	DummyIndexOptions *rdopts;
-
-	/* Parse the user-given reloptions */
-	options = parseRelOptions(reloptions, validate, di_relopt_kind, &numoptions);
-	rdopts = allocateReloptStruct(sizeof(DummyIndexOptions), options, numoptions);
-	fillRelOptions((void *) rdopts, sizeof(DummyIndexOptions), options, numoptions,
-				   validate, di_relopt_tab, lengthof(di_relopt_tab));
-
-	return (bytea *) rdopts;
+	return (bytea *) BuildRelOptions(reloptions, validate,
+									 di_relopt_kind,
+									 sizeof(DummyIndexOptions),
+									 di_relopt_tab, lengthof(di_relopt_tab));
 }
 
 /*