diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 8774ab3013..9677ead426 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void sendline(struct helper_data *helper, struct strbuf *buffer)
 		die_errno("Full write to remote helper failed");
 }
 
-static int recvline_fh(FILE *helper, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *name)
+static int recvline_fh(FILE *helper, struct strbuf *buffer)
 {
 	strbuf_reset(buffer);
 	if (debug)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int recvline_fh(FILE *helper, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *name)
 
 static int recvline(struct helper_data *helper, struct strbuf *buffer)
 {
-	return recvline_fh(helper->out, buffer, helper->name);
+	return recvline_fh(helper->out, buffer);
 }
 
 static void write_constant(int fd, const char *str)
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int process_connect_service(struct transport *transport,
 		goto exit;
 
 	sendline(data, &cmdbuf);
-	if (recvline_fh(input, &cmdbuf, name))
+	if (recvline_fh(input, &cmdbuf))
 		exit(128);
 
 	if (!strcmp(cmdbuf.buf, "")) {