diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index e8676e9..6e9aaba 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -934,8 +934,7 @@
  * interactive rebase: in that case, we will want to retain the
  * author metadata.
  */
-static int run_git_commit(struct repository *r,
-			  const char *defmsg,
+static int run_git_commit(const char *defmsg,
 			  struct replay_opts *opts,
 			  unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -1545,7 +1544,7 @@
 		if (is_rebase_i(opts) && oid)
 			if (write_rebase_head(oid))
 			    return -1;
-		return run_git_commit(r, msg_file, opts, flags);
+		return run_git_commit(msg_file, opts, flags);
 	}
 
 	return res;
@@ -2060,7 +2059,7 @@
 		*check_todo = !!(flags & EDIT_MSG);
 		if (!res && reword) {
 fast_forward_edit:
-			res = run_git_commit(r, NULL, opts, EDIT_MSG |
+			res = run_git_commit(NULL, opts, EDIT_MSG |
 					     VERIFY_MSG | AMEND_MSG |
 					     (flags & ALLOW_EMPTY));
 			*check_todo = 1;
@@ -3748,7 +3747,7 @@
 		 * command needs to be rescheduled).
 		 */
 	fast_forward_edit:
-		ret = !!run_git_commit(r, git_path_merge_msg(r), opts,
+		ret = !!run_git_commit(git_path_merge_msg(r), opts,
 				       run_commit_flags);
 
 leave_merge:
@@ -4437,7 +4436,7 @@
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (run_git_commit(r, final_fixup ? NULL : rebase_path_message(),
+	if (run_git_commit(final_fixup ? NULL : rebase_path_message(),
 			   opts, flags))
 		return error(_("could not commit staged changes."));
 	unlink(rebase_path_amend());