diff --git a/block/as-iosched.c b/block/as-iosched.c
index 50b95e4c142..00242111a45 100644
--- a/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static void as_exit_queue(elevator_t *e)
 /*
  * initialize elevator private data (as_data).
  */
-static void *as_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
+static void *as_init_queue(request_queue_t *q)
 {
 	struct as_data *ad;
 
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 1d9c3c70a9a..e9019ed39b7 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -1464,8 +1464,7 @@ cfq_update_io_thinktime(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_io_context *cic)
 }
 
 static void
-cfq_update_io_seektime(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_io_context *cic,
-		       struct request *rq)
+cfq_update_io_seektime(struct cfq_io_context *cic, struct request *rq)
 {
 	sector_t sdist;
 	u64 total;
@@ -1617,7 +1616,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
 	}
 
 	cfq_update_io_thinktime(cfqd, cic);
-	cfq_update_io_seektime(cfqd, cic, rq);
+	cfq_update_io_seektime(cic, rq);
 	cfq_update_idle_window(cfqd, cfqq, cic);
 
 	cic->last_queue = jiffies;
@@ -1770,7 +1769,7 @@ static int cfq_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw)
 /*
  * queue lock held here
  */
-static void cfq_put_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
+static void cfq_put_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct cfq_queue *cfqq = RQ_CFQQ(rq);
 
@@ -1951,7 +1950,7 @@ static void cfq_exit_queue(elevator_t *e)
 	kfree(cfqd);
 }
 
-static void *cfq_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
+static void *cfq_init_queue(request_queue_t *q)
 {
 	struct cfq_data *cfqd;
 	int i;
diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index b7c5b34cb7b..6d673e938d3 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void deadline_exit_queue(elevator_t *e)
 /*
  * initialize elevator private data (deadline_data).
  */
-static void *deadline_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
+static void *deadline_init_queue(request_queue_t *q)
 {
 	struct deadline_data *dd;
 
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 8ccd163254b..c0063f345c5 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct elevator_type *elevator_get(const char *name)
 
 static void *elevator_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, struct elevator_queue *eq)
 {
-	return eq->ops->elevator_init_fn(q, eq);
+	return eq->ops->elevator_init_fn(q);
 }
 
 static void elevator_attach(request_queue_t *q, struct elevator_queue *eq,
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void elv_put_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
 	elevator_t *e = q->elevator;
 
 	if (e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn)
-		e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn(q, rq);
+		e->ops->elevator_put_req_fn(rq);
 }
 
 int elv_may_queue(request_queue_t *q, int rw)
diff --git a/block/noop-iosched.c b/block/noop-iosched.c
index 79af4317942..1c3de2b9a6b 100644
--- a/block/noop-iosched.c
+++ b/block/noop-iosched.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ noop_latter_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
 	return list_entry(rq->queuelist.next, struct request, queuelist);
 }
 
-static void *noop_init_queue(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
+static void *noop_init_queue(request_queue_t *q)
 {
 	struct noop_data *nd;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index 2fa9f114422..a24931d2440 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ typedef void (elevator_completed_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef int (elevator_may_queue_fn) (request_queue_t *, int);
 
 typedef int (elevator_set_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *, gfp_t);
-typedef void (elevator_put_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
+typedef void (elevator_put_req_fn) (struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_activate_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 typedef void (elevator_deactivate_req_fn) (request_queue_t *, struct request *);
 
-typedef void *(elevator_init_fn) (request_queue_t *, elevator_t *);
+typedef void *(elevator_init_fn) (request_queue_t *);
 typedef void (elevator_exit_fn) (elevator_t *);
 
 struct elevator_ops