diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/expr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/expr.go
index 18524dde23..0c64265532 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/expr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/expr.go
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ func (check *Checker) exprInternal(T *target, x *operand, e syntax.Expr, hint Ty
 		}
 
 	case *syntax.CompositeLit:
-		check.compositeLit(T, x, e, hint)
+		check.compositeLit(x, e, hint)
 		if x.mode == invalid {
 			goto Error
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/literals.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/literals.go
index 1b47015ae2..1a90700ade 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/literals.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/literals.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (check *Checker) funcLit(x *operand, e *syntax.FuncLit) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (check *Checker) compositeLit(T *target, x *operand, e *syntax.CompositeLit, hint Type) {
+func (check *Checker) compositeLit(x *operand, e *syntax.CompositeLit, hint Type) {
 	var typ, base Type
 	var isElem bool // true if composite literal is an element of an enclosing composite literal
 
diff --git a/src/go/types/expr.go b/src/go/types/expr.go
index eb97c89436..159dfdf4cf 100644
--- a/src/go/types/expr.go
+++ b/src/go/types/expr.go
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ func (check *Checker) exprInternal(T *target, x *operand, e ast.Expr, hint Type)
 		}
 
 	case *ast.CompositeLit:
-		check.compositeLit(T, x, e, hint)
+		check.compositeLit(x, e, hint)
 		if x.mode == invalid {
 			goto Error
 		}
diff --git a/src/go/types/literals.go b/src/go/types/literals.go
index 0945eed153..efcaa859dc 100644
--- a/src/go/types/literals.go
+++ b/src/go/types/literals.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (check *Checker) funcLit(x *operand, e *ast.FuncLit) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (check *Checker) compositeLit(T *target, x *operand, e *ast.CompositeLit, hint Type) {
+func (check *Checker) compositeLit(x *operand, e *ast.CompositeLit, hint Type) {
 	var typ, base Type
 	var isElem bool // true if composite literal is an element of an enclosing composite literal