diff --git a/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c b/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
index 26710e79..803a2a28 100644
--- a/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
+++ b/libmpathpersist/mpath_persist.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ get_mpvec (vector curmp, vector pathvec, char * refwwid)
 		if (update_multipath_table(mpp, pathvec, DI_CHECKER) != DMP_OK ||
 		    update_mpp_paths(mpp, pathvec)) {
 			condlog(1, "error parsing map %s", mpp->wwid);
-			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp);
 			i--;
 		} else
 			extract_hwe_from_path(mpp);
diff --git a/libmultipath/configure.c b/libmultipath/configure.c
index 3f241c5c..7edb355b 100644
--- a/libmultipath/configure.c
+++ b/libmultipath/configure.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 
 		if (!mpp->paths) {
 			condlog(0, "%s: skip coalesce (no paths)", mpp->alias);
-			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, KEEP_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 		verify_paths(mpp);
 
 		if (setup_map(mpp, &params, vecs)) {
-			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, KEEP_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 				condlog(2, "%s: %s map",
 					mpp->alias, (mpp->action == ACT_CREATE)?
 					"ignoring" : "removing");
-				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, KEEP_VEC);
+				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 				continue;
 			} else /* if (r == DOMAP_RETRY && !is_daemon) */ {
 				ret = CP_RETRY;
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 		}
 		if (r == DOMAP_DRY) {
 			if (!vector_alloc_slot(newmp)) {
-				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, KEEP_VEC);
+				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 				goto out;
 			}
 			vector_set_slot(newmp, mpp);
@@ -1282,14 +1282,13 @@ int coalesce_paths (struct vectors *vecs, vector mpvec, char *refwwid,
 
 		if (mpp->action != ACT_REJECT) {
 			if (!vector_alloc_slot(newmp)) {
-				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, KEEP_VEC);
+				remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 				goto out;
 			}
 			vector_set_slot(newmp, mpp);
 		}
 		else
-			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec,
-				   KEEP_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, NULL);
 	}
 	ret = CP_OK;
 out:
diff --git a/libmultipath/structs_vec.c b/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
index 24d6fd24..85d97ac1 100644
--- a/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
+++ b/libmultipath/structs_vec.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void set_path_removed(struct path *pp)
 }
 
 void
-remove_map(struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec, int purge_vec)
+remove_map(struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ remove_map(struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec, int purge_vec)
 	 */
 	orphan_paths(pathvec, mpp, "map removed internally");
 
-	if (purge_vec &&
+	if (mpvec &&
 	    (i = find_slot(mpvec, (void *)mpp)) != -1)
 		vector_del_slot(mpvec, i);
 
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ remove_map(struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec, int purge_vec)
 }
 
 void
-remove_map_by_alias(const char *alias, struct vectors * vecs, int purge_vec)
+remove_map_by_alias(const char *alias, struct vectors * vecs)
 {
 	struct multipath * mpp = find_mp_by_alias(vecs->mpvec, alias);
 	if (mpp) {
 		condlog(2, "%s: removing map by alias", alias);
-		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, purge_vec);
+		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ remove_maps(struct vectors * vecs)
 		return;
 
 	vector_foreach_slot (vecs->mpvec, mpp, i) {
-		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 		i--;
 	}
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ struct multipath *add_map_with_path(struct vectors *vecs, struct path *pp,
 	return mpp;
 
 out:
-	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/libmultipath/structs_vec.h b/libmultipath/structs_vec.h
index ee2b723b..29ede454 100644
--- a/libmultipath/structs_vec.h
+++ b/libmultipath/structs_vec.h
@@ -27,15 +27,8 @@ int update_mpp_paths(struct multipath * mpp, vector pathvec);
 int update_multipath_strings (struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec);
 void extract_hwe_from_path(struct multipath * mpp);
 
-enum {
-	KEEP_VEC,
-	PURGE_VEC,
-};
-
-void remove_map (struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec,
-		 int purge_vec);
-void remove_map_by_alias(const char *alias, struct vectors * vecs,
-			 int purge_vec);
+void remove_map (struct multipath *mpp, vector pathvec, vector mpvec);
+void remove_map_by_alias(const char *alias, struct vectors * vecs);
 void remove_maps (struct vectors * vecs);
 
 void sync_map_state (struct multipath *);
diff --git a/multipath/main.c b/multipath/main.c
index 6c70760f..65ece830 100644
--- a/multipath/main.c
+++ b/multipath/main.c
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ get_dm_mpvec (enum mpath_cmds cmd, vector curmp, vector pathvec, char * refwwid)
 		if (refwwid && strlen(refwwid) &&
 		    strncmp(mpp->wwid, refwwid, WWID_SIZE)) {
 			condlog(3, "skip map %s: out of scope", mpp->alias);
-			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp);
 			i--;
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (update_multipath_table(mpp, pathvec, flags) != DMP_OK) {
 			condlog(1, "error parsing map %s", mpp->wwid);
-			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, pathvec, curmp);
 			i--;
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/multipathd/dmevents.c b/multipathd/dmevents.c
index f52f5970..f035ee7f 100644
--- a/multipathd/dmevents.c
+++ b/multipathd/dmevents.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int dmevent_loop (void)
 		pthread_testcancel();
 		r = 0;
 		if (curr_dev.action == EVENT_REMOVE)
-			remove_map_by_alias(curr_dev.name, waiter->vecs, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map_by_alias(curr_dev.name, waiter->vecs);
 		else
 			r = update_multipath(waiter->vecs, curr_dev.name, 1);
 		pthread_cleanup_pop(1);
diff --git a/multipathd/main.c b/multipathd/main.c
index ae8272e3..3aff241d 100644
--- a/multipathd/main.c
+++ b/multipathd/main.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ remove_map_and_stop_waiter(struct multipath *mpp, struct vectors *vecs)
 	condlog(3, "%s: removing map from internal tables", mpp->alias);
 	if (!poll_dmevents)
 		stop_waiter_thread(mpp);
-	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ retry:
 fail:
 	if (new_map && (retries < 0 || wait_for_events(mpp, vecs))) {
 		condlog(0, "%s: failed to create new map", mpp->alias);
-		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+		remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ add_map_without_path (struct vectors *vecs, const char *alias)
 
 	return mpp;
 out:
-	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ rescan:
 		goto fail;
 
 fail_map:
-	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+	remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 fail:
 	orphan_path(pp, "failed to add path");
 	return 1;
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ map_discovery (struct vectors * vecs)
 
 	vector_foreach_slot (vecs->mpvec, mpp, i)
 		if (update_multipath_table(mpp, vecs->pathvec, 0) != DMP_OK) {
-			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 			i--;
 		}
 
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ configure (struct vectors * vecs)
 	 */
 	vector_foreach_slot(vecs->mpvec, mpp, i) {
 		if (wait_for_events(mpp, vecs)) {
-			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec, PURGE_VEC);
+			remove_map(mpp, vecs->pathvec, vecs->mpvec);
 			i--;
 			continue;
 		}
