diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c b/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
index 11f41b307f..f281b96179 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_security_dac.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityImageLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 
 static int
-qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                   pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityPCILabel(pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                    const char *file,
                                    void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -183,8 +182,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 
 static int
-qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityUSBLabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                   usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityUSBLabel(usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                    const char *file,
                                    void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!usb)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(NULL, usb, qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityUSBLabel, vm);
+        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(usb, qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityUSBLabel, vm);
         usbFreeDevice(usb);
         break;
     }
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!pci)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(NULL, pci, qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityPCILabel, vm);
+        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(pci, qemuSecurityDACSetSecurityPCILabel, vm);
         pciFreeDevice(pci);
 
         break;
@@ -246,8 +244,7 @@ done:
 
 
 static int
-qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                       pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityPCILabel(pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                        const char *file,
                                        void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -256,8 +253,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 
 static int
-qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityUSBLabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                       usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityUSBLabel(usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                        const char *file,
                                        void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -288,7 +284,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         if (!usb)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(NULL, usb, qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityUSBLabel, NULL);
+        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(usb, qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityUSBLabel, NULL);
         usbFreeDevice(usb);
 
         break;
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         if (!pci)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(NULL, pci, qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityPCILabel, NULL);
+        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(pci, qemuSecurityDACRestoreSecurityPCILabel, NULL);
         pciFreeDevice(pci);
 
         break;
diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index 7507549221..06a2479025 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -455,8 +455,7 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityImageLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
 
 static int
-SELinuxSetSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                           pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+SELinuxSetSecurityPCILabel(pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                            const char *file, void *opaque)
 {
     virDomainObjPtr vm = opaque;
@@ -466,8 +465,7 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 static int
-SELinuxSetSecurityUSBLabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                           usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+SELinuxSetSecurityUSBLabel(usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                            const char *file, void *opaque)
 {
     virDomainObjPtr vm = opaque;
@@ -500,7 +498,7 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!usb)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(NULL, usb, SELinuxSetSecurityUSBLabel, vm);
+        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(usb, SELinuxSetSecurityUSBLabel, vm);
         usbFreeDevice(usb);
         break;
     }
@@ -514,7 +512,7 @@ SELinuxSetSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!pci)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(NULL, pci, SELinuxSetSecurityPCILabel, vm);
+        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(pci, SELinuxSetSecurityPCILabel, vm);
         pciFreeDevice(pci);
 
         break;
@@ -531,8 +529,7 @@ done:
 
 
 static int
-SELinuxRestoreSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                               pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+SELinuxRestoreSecurityPCILabel(pciDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                const char *file,
                                void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -540,8 +537,7 @@ SELinuxRestoreSecurityPCILabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 static int
-SELinuxRestoreSecurityUSBLabel(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                               usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+SELinuxRestoreSecurityUSBLabel(usbDevice *dev ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                const char *file,
                                void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -572,7 +568,7 @@ SELinuxRestoreSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!usb)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(NULL, usb, SELinuxRestoreSecurityUSBLabel, NULL);
+        ret = usbDeviceFileIterate(usb, SELinuxRestoreSecurityUSBLabel, NULL);
         usbFreeDevice(usb);
 
         break;
@@ -587,7 +583,7 @@ SELinuxRestoreSecurityHostdevLabel(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         if (!pci)
             goto done;
 
-        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(NULL, pci, SELinuxRestoreSecurityPCILabel, NULL);
+        ret = pciDeviceFileIterate(pci, SELinuxRestoreSecurityPCILabel, NULL);
         pciFreeDevice(pci);
 
         break;
diff --git a/src/util/hostusb.c b/src/util/hostusb.c
index 7ed262b517..3cce66bff1 100644
--- a/src/util/hostusb.c
+++ b/src/util/hostusb.c
@@ -202,10 +202,9 @@ usbFreeDevice(usbDevice *dev)
 }
 
 
-int usbDeviceFileIterate(virConnectPtr conn,
-                         usbDevice *dev,
+int usbDeviceFileIterate(usbDevice *dev,
                          usbDeviceFileActor actor,
                          void *opaque)
 {
-    return (actor)(conn, dev, dev->path, opaque);
+    return (actor)(dev, dev->path, opaque);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/hostusb.h b/src/util/hostusb.h
index 2579bdb555..bc22671783 100644
--- a/src/util/hostusb.h
+++ b/src/util/hostusb.h
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ void       usbFreeDevice     (usbDevice     *dev);
  * Should return 0 if successfully processed, or
  * -1 to indicate error and abort iteration
  */
-typedef int (*usbDeviceFileActor)(virConnectPtr conn, usbDevice *dev,
+typedef int (*usbDeviceFileActor)(usbDevice *dev,
                                   const char *path, void *opaque);
 
-int usbDeviceFileIterate(virConnectPtr conn,
-                         usbDevice *dev,
+int usbDeviceFileIterate(usbDevice *dev,
                          usbDeviceFileActor actor,
                          void *opaque);
 
diff --git a/src/util/pci.c b/src/util/pci.c
index e639910e11..44eb439fe1 100644
--- a/src/util/pci.c
+++ b/src/util/pci.c
@@ -1194,8 +1194,7 @@ pciDeviceListFind(pciDeviceList *list, pciDevice *dev)
 }
 
 
-int pciDeviceFileIterate(virConnectPtr conn,
-                         pciDevice *dev,
+int pciDeviceFileIterate(pciDevice *dev,
                          pciDeviceFileActor actor,
                          void *opaque)
 {
@@ -1228,7 +1227,7 @@ int pciDeviceFileIterate(virConnectPtr conn,
                 virReportOOMError();
                 goto cleanup;
             }
-            if ((actor)(conn, dev, file, opaque) < 0)
+            if ((actor)(dev, file, opaque) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;
 
             VIR_FREE(file);
diff --git a/src/util/pci.h b/src/util/pci.h
index ad518a5d2a..b31d0cf316 100644
--- a/src/util/pci.h
+++ b/src/util/pci.h
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ pciDevice *    pciDeviceListFind (pciDeviceList *list,
  * Should return 0 if successfully processed, or
  * -1 to indicate error and abort iteration
  */
-typedef int (*pciDeviceFileActor)(virConnectPtr conn, pciDevice *dev,
+typedef int (*pciDeviceFileActor)(pciDevice *dev,
                                   const char *path, void *opaque);
 
-int pciDeviceFileIterate(virConnectPtr conn,
-                         pciDevice *dev,
+int pciDeviceFileIterate(pciDevice *dev,
                          pciDeviceFileActor actor,
                          void *opaque);