diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index c518c845f202..76a43c17761b 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -1559,8 +1559,7 @@ static inline void wb_dirty_limits(struct dirty_throttle_control *dtc)
  * If we're over `background_thresh' then the writeback threads are woken to
  * perform some writeout.
  */
-static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
-				struct bdi_writeback *wb,
+static void balance_dirty_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 				unsigned long pages_dirtied)
 {
 	struct dirty_throttle_control gdtc_stor = { GDTC_INIT(wb) };
@@ -1910,7 +1909,7 @@ void balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(struct address_space *mapping)
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	if (unlikely(current->nr_dirtied >= ratelimit))
-		balance_dirty_pages(mapping, wb, current->nr_dirtied);
+		balance_dirty_pages(wb, current->nr_dirtied);
 
 	wb_put(wb);
 }