diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
index 6f1ea5b4dec..55023a23394 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
@@ -3518,11 +3518,8 @@ disable_varying_optimizations_for_sso(struct gl_shader_program *prog)
 }
 
 static bool
-link_varyings_and_uniforms(unsigned first, unsigned last,
-                           const struct gl_constants *consts,
-                           const struct gl_extensions *exts,
-                           gl_api api,
-                           struct gl_shader_program *prog, void *mem_ctx)
+link_varyings(const struct gl_constants *consts, struct gl_shader_program *prog,
+              void *mem_ctx)
 {
    /* Mark all generic shader inputs and outputs as unpaired. */
    for (unsigned i = MESA_SHADER_VERTEX; i <= MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT; i++) {
@@ -3922,8 +3919,7 @@ link_shaders(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_shader_program *prog)
 
    store_fragdepth_layout(prog);
 
-   if(!link_varyings_and_uniforms(first, last, consts,
-                                  &ctx->Extensions, ctx->API, prog, mem_ctx))
+   if(!link_varyings(consts, prog, mem_ctx))
       goto done;
 
    /* OpenGL ES < 3.1 requires that a vertex shader and a fragment shader both