diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 42b964e..1dfd799 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static void refresh_cache_or_die(int refresh_flags)
 		die_resolve_conflict("commit");
 }
 
-static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
+static const char *prepare_index(const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 				 const struct commit *current_head, int is_status)
 {
 	struct string_list partial = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static const char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix
 		old_index_env = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT));
 		setenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT, the_repository->index_file, 1);
 
-		if (interactive_add(argc, argv, prefix, patch_interactive) != 0)
+		if (interactive_add(argv, prefix, patch_interactive) != 0)
 			die(_("interactive add failed"));
 
 		the_repository->index_file = old_repo_index_file;
@@ -1241,13 +1241,13 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
 	return argc;
 }
 
-static int dry_run_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
+static int dry_run_commit(const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 			  const struct commit *current_head, struct wt_status *s)
 {
 	int committable;
 	const char *index_file;
 
-	index_file = prepare_index(argc, argv, prefix, current_head, 1);
+	index_file = prepare_index(argv, prefix, current_head, 1);
 	committable = run_status(stdout, index_file, prefix, 0, s);
 	rollback_index_files();
 
@@ -1584,8 +1584,8 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		verbose = (config_commit_verbose < 0) ? 0 : config_commit_verbose;
 
 	if (dry_run)
-		return dry_run_commit(argc, argv, prefix, current_head, &s);
-	index_file = prepare_index(argc, argv, prefix, current_head, 0);
+		return dry_run_commit(argv, prefix, current_head, &s);
+	index_file = prepare_index(argv, prefix, current_head, 0);
 
 	/* Set up everything for writing the commit object.  This includes
 	   running hooks, writing the trees, and interacting with the user.  */