diff --git a/src/journal/journal-file.c b/src/journal/journal-file.c
index 8fe4499add..62ef40f5b4 100644
--- a/src/journal/journal-file.c
+++ b/src/journal/journal-file.c
@@ -3575,7 +3575,7 @@ int journal_file_open_reliably(
                                  deferred_closes, template, ret);
 }
 
-int journal_file_copy_entry(JournalFile *from, JournalFile *to, Object *o, uint64_t p, uint64_t *seqnum, Object **ret, uint64_t *offset) {
+int journal_file_copy_entry(JournalFile *from, JournalFile *to, Object *o, uint64_t p) {
         uint64_t i, n;
         uint64_t q, xor_hash = 0;
         int r;
diff --git a/src/journal/journal-file.h b/src/journal/journal-file.h
index 6411f85c20..869d0437ce 100644
--- a/src/journal/journal-file.h
+++ b/src/journal/journal-file.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int journal_file_move_to_entry_by_seqnum_for_data(JournalFile *f, uint64_t data_
 int journal_file_move_to_entry_by_realtime_for_data(JournalFile *f, uint64_t data_offset, uint64_t realtime, direction_t direction, Object **ret, uint64_t *offset);
 int journal_file_move_to_entry_by_monotonic_for_data(JournalFile *f, uint64_t data_offset, sd_id128_t boot_id, uint64_t monotonic, direction_t direction, Object **ret, uint64_t *offset);
 
-int journal_file_copy_entry(JournalFile *from, JournalFile *to, Object *o, uint64_t p, uint64_t *seqnum, Object **ret, uint64_t *offset);
+int journal_file_copy_entry(JournalFile *from, JournalFile *to, Object *o, uint64_t p);
 
 void journal_file_dump(JournalFile *f);
 void journal_file_print_header(JournalFile *f);
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-server.c b/src/journal/journald-server.c
index 554cf20dec..40fbdcdddc 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-server.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-server.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ int server_flush_to_var(Server *s, bool require_flag_file) {
                         goto finish;
                 }
 
-                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, s->system_journal, o, f->current_offset, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, s->system_journal, o, f->current_offset);
                 if (r >= 0)
                         continue;
 
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ int server_flush_to_var(Server *s, bool require_flag_file) {
                 }
 
                 log_debug("Retrying write.");
-                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, s->system_journal, o, f->current_offset, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, s->system_journal, o, f->current_offset);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         log_error_errno(r, "Can't write entry: %m");
                         goto finish;
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c b/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
index cce547e5f4..43925cf9a2 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_ENTRY, f->current_offset, &o);
                 assert_se(r >= 0);
 
-                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, new_journal, o, f->current_offset, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                r = journal_file_copy_entry(f, new_journal, o, f->current_offset);
                 assert_se(r >= 0);
 
                 n++;