diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 802c1210558f..e3076ea01222 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1924,7 +1924,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_kopen);
 /**
  *	tty_open_by_driver	-	open a tty device
  *	@device: dev_t of device to open
- *	@inode: inode of device file
  *	@filp: file pointer to tty
  *
  *	Performs the driver lookup, checks for a reopen, or otherwise
@@ -1937,7 +1936,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_kopen);
  *	  - concurrent tty driver removal w/ lookup
  *	  - concurrent tty removal from driver table
  */
-static struct tty_struct *tty_open_by_driver(dev_t device, struct inode *inode,
+static struct tty_struct *tty_open_by_driver(dev_t device,
 					     struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
@@ -2029,7 +2028,7 @@ static int tty_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	tty = tty_open_current_tty(device, filp);
 	if (!tty)
-		tty = tty_open_by_driver(device, inode, filp);
+		tty = tty_open_by_driver(device, filp);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(tty)) {
 		tty_free_file(filp);