diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index f280202c96..eefe4e355e 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                               virDomainSnapshotDefPtr *defptr,
                               virDomainMomentObjPtr *snap,
                               virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
-                              bool *update_current G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                               unsigned int flags)
 {
     virDomainSnapshotDefPtr def = *defptr;
diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
index 7e2ffa9d60..b0b52e6a34 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.h
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ int virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                   virDomainSnapshotDefPtr *def,
                                   virDomainMomentObjPtr *snap,
                                   virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
-                                  bool *update_current,
                                   unsigned int flags);
 
 int virDomainSnapshotRedefineValidate(virDomainSnapshotDefPtr def,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 33a8c53d24..89e4d158af 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -15903,7 +15903,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain,
     if (redefine) {
         if (virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(vm, &def, &snap,
                                           driver->xmlopt,
-                                          &update_current, flags) < 0)
+                                          flags) < 0)
             goto endjob;
     } else {
         /* Easiest way to clone inactive portion of vm->def is via
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 79320e6093..6c1c56d446 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -8575,7 +8575,7 @@ testDomainSnapshotCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain,
     if (redefine) {
         if (virDomainSnapshotRedefinePrep(vm, &def, &snap,
                                           privconn->xmlopt,
-                                          &update_current, flags) < 0)
+                                          flags) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
     } else {
         if (!(def->parent.dom = virDomainDefCopy(vm->def,