diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 26b6ced09e..a825887c50 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ int run_add_interactive(const char *revision, const char *patch_mode,
 	return status;
 }
 
-int interactive_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, int patch)
+int interactive_add(const char **argv, const char *prefix, int patch)
 {
 	struct pathspec pathspec;
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (add_interactive) {
 		if (pathspec_from_file)
 			die(_("--pathspec-from-file is incompatible with --interactive/--patch"));
-		exit(interactive_add(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix, patch_interactive));
+		exit(interactive_add(argv + 1, prefix, patch_interactive));
 	}
 	if (legacy_stash_p) {
 		struct pathspec pathspec;
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 42b964e0ca..1dfd799ec5 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.  */
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index e6f8f7c26f..5467786c7b 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ struct oid_array;
 struct ref;
 int for_each_commit_graft(each_commit_graft_fn, void *);
 
-int interactive_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, int patch);
+int interactive_add(const char **argv, const char *prefix, int patch);
 int run_add_interactive(const char *revision, const char *patch_mode,
 			const struct pathspec *pathspec);
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index d9dc5781ac..aa62212040 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2580,8 +2580,8 @@ static int for_each_good_bisect_ref(struct ref_store *refs, each_ref_fn fn, void
 }
 
 static int handle_revision_pseudo_opt(const char *submodule,
-				struct rev_info *revs,
-				int argc, const char **argv, int *flags)
+				      struct rev_info *revs,
+				      const char **argv, int *flags)
 {
 	const char *arg = argv[0];
 	const char *optarg;
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ int setup_revisions(int argc, const char **argv, struct rev_info *revs, struct s
 			int opts;
 
 			opts = handle_revision_pseudo_opt(submodule,
-						revs, argc - i, argv + i,
+						revs, argv + i,
 						&flags);
 			if (opts > 0) {
 				i += opts - 1;
diff --git a/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c b/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
index bc97929bbc..c5fd4527dc 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-submodule-nested-repo-config.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "test-tool.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 
-static void die_usage(int argc, const char **argv, const char *msg)
+static void die_usage(const char **argv, const char *msg)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <submodulepath> <config name>\n", argv[0]);
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ int cmd__submodule_nested_repo_config(int argc, const char **argv)
 	const struct submodule *sub;
 
 	if (argc < 3)
-		die_usage(argc, argv, "Wrong number of arguments.");
+		die_usage(argv, "Wrong number of arguments.");
 
 	setup_git_directory();
 
 	sub = submodule_from_path(the_repository, &null_oid, argv[1]);
 	if (repo_submodule_init(&subrepo, the_repository, sub)) {
-		die_usage(argc, argv, "Submodule not found.");
+		die_usage(argv, "Submodule not found.");
 	}
 
 	/* Read the config of _child_ submodules. */