diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lprops.c b/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
index 6c3a1abd0e22..f5a46844340c 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static void remove_from_lpt_heap(struct ubifs_info *c,
 /**
  * lpt_heap_replace - replace lprops in a category heap.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
- * @old_lprops: LEB properties to replace
  * @new_lprops: LEB properties with which to replace
  * @cat: LEB category
  *
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ static void remove_from_lpt_heap(struct ubifs_info *c,
  * lprops.  This function does that.
  */
 static void lpt_heap_replace(struct ubifs_info *c,
-			     struct ubifs_lprops *old_lprops,
 			     struct ubifs_lprops *new_lprops, int cat)
 {
 	struct ubifs_lpt_heap *heap;
@@ -362,7 +360,7 @@ void ubifs_replace_cat(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_lprops *old_lprops,
 	case LPROPS_DIRTY:
 	case LPROPS_DIRTY_IDX:
 	case LPROPS_FREE:
-		lpt_heap_replace(c, old_lprops, new_lprops, cat);
+		lpt_heap_replace(c, new_lprops, cat);
 		break;
 	case LPROPS_UNCAT:
 	case LPROPS_EMPTY: