diff --git a/include/migration/register.h b/include/migration/register.h
index c1dcff0f90..eb6266a877 100644
--- a/include/migration/register.h
+++ b/include/migration/register.h
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ typedef struct SaveVMHandlers {
 
     /* This runs outside the iothread lock!  */
     int (*save_setup)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
-    void (*save_live_pending)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque,
-                              uint64_t threshold_size,
+    void (*save_live_pending)(void *opaque, uint64_t threshold_size,
                               uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                               uint64_t *res_compatible,
                               uint64_t *res_postcopy_only);
diff --git a/migration/savevm.h b/migration/savevm.h
index 6461342cb4..6dec468cc3 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.h
+++ b/migration/savevm.h
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_cleanup(void);
 void qemu_savevm_state_complete_postcopy(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(QEMUFile *f, bool iterable_only,
                                        bool inactivate_disks);
-void qemu_savevm_state_pending(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t max_size,
-                               uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
+void qemu_savevm_state_pending(uint64_t max_size, uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                                uint64_t *res_compatible,
                                uint64_t *res_postcopy_only);
 void qemu_savevm_send_ping(QEMUFile *f, uint32_t value);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-stattrib.c b/hw/s390x/s390-stattrib.c
index 9eda1c3b2a..a553a1e850 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-stattrib.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-stattrib.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int cmma_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void cmma_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
+static void cmma_save_pending(void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
                               uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                               uint64_t *res_compatible,
                               uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
diff --git a/hw/vfio/migration.c b/hw/vfio/migration.c
index c74453e0b5..e1413ac90c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/migration.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/migration.c
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ static void vfio_save_cleanup(void *opaque)
     trace_vfio_save_cleanup(vbasedev->name);
 }
 
-static void vfio_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque,
-                              uint64_t threshold_size,
+static void vfio_save_pending(void *opaque, uint64_t threshold_size,
                               uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                               uint64_t *res_compatible,
                               uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
diff --git a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
index 283017d7d3..ffc433cd11 100644
--- a/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
+++ b/migration/block-dirty-bitmap.c
@@ -761,8 +761,7 @@ static int dirty_bitmap_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void dirty_bitmap_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque,
-                                      uint64_t max_size,
+static void dirty_bitmap_save_pending(void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
                                       uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                                       uint64_t *res_compatible,
                                       uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index 4347da1526..b6a98caf78 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static int block_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void block_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
+static void block_save_pending(void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
                                uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                                uint64_t *res_compatible,
                                uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 52b5d39244..9795d0ec5c 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -3751,8 +3751,8 @@ static MigIterateState migration_iteration_run(MigrationState *s)
     uint64_t pending_size, pend_pre, pend_compat, pend_post;
     bool in_postcopy = s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE;
 
-    qemu_savevm_state_pending(s->to_dst_file, s->threshold_size, &pend_pre,
-                              &pend_compat, &pend_post);
+    qemu_savevm_state_pending(s->threshold_size, &pend_pre, &pend_compat,
+                              &pend_post);
     pending_size = pend_pre + pend_compat + pend_post;
 
     trace_migrate_pending(pending_size, s->threshold_size,
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 334309f1c6..35a251b297 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ static int ram_save_complete(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void ram_save_pending(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
+static void ram_save_pending(void *opaque, uint64_t max_size,
                              uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                              uint64_t *res_compatible,
                              uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index a0cdb714f7..a94e637904 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ flush:
  * the result is split into the amount for units that can and
  * for units that can't do postcopy.
  */
-void qemu_savevm_state_pending(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t threshold_size,
+void qemu_savevm_state_pending(uint64_t threshold_size,
                                uint64_t *res_precopy_only,
                                uint64_t *res_compatible,
                                uint64_t *res_postcopy_only)
@@ -1492,9 +1492,8 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_pending(QEMUFile *f, uint64_t threshold_size,
                 continue;
             }
         }
-        se->ops->save_live_pending(f, se->opaque, threshold_size,
-                                   res_precopy_only, res_compatible,
-                                   res_postcopy_only);
+        se->ops->save_live_pending(se->opaque, threshold_size, res_precopy_only,
+                                   res_compatible, res_postcopy_only);
     }
 }
 
