diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 95effd6ea..fa0b99768 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -3812,7 +3812,6 @@ NetProc* PCallTask::elaborate_method_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
       use_path.pop_back();
 
       NetNet *net;
-      ivl_type_t cls_val = 0;
       const NetExpr *par;
       ivl_type_t par_type = 0;
       NetEvent *eve;
@@ -3838,7 +3837,7 @@ NetProc* PCallTask::elaborate_method_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 	// resolve to a class object. Note that the "this" symbol
 	// (internally represented as "@") is handled by there being a
 	// "this" object in the instance scope.
-      symbol_search(this, des, scope, use_path, net, par, eve, par_type, cls_val);
+      symbol_search(this, des, scope, use_path, net, par, eve, par_type);
 
       if (net == 0)
 	    return 0;
diff --git a/netmisc.h b/netmisc.h
index c523b4e61..1eab095e7 100644
--- a/netmisc.h
+++ b/netmisc.h
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ extern NetScope* symbol_search(const LineInfo*li,
 			       NetNet*&net,       /* net/reg */
 			       const NetExpr*&par,/* parameter/expr */
 			       NetEvent*&eve,     /* named event */
-			       ivl_type_t&par_type,
-			       ivl_type_t&cls_val);
+			       ivl_type_t&par_type);
 
 inline NetScope* symbol_search(const LineInfo*li,
                                Design*des,
@@ -148,9 +147,8 @@ inline NetScope* symbol_search(const LineInfo*li,
 			       NetEvent*&eve      /* named event */)
 {
       ivl_type_t par_type;
-      ivl_type_t cls_val;
       return symbol_search(li, des, start, path, net, par, eve,
-                           par_type, cls_val);
+                           par_type);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/symbol_search.cc b/symbol_search.cc
index b7e3df15b..d62d2b68c 100644
--- a/symbol_search.cc
+++ b/symbol_search.cc
@@ -311,14 +311,12 @@ NetScope*symbol_search(const LineInfo*li, Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 		       NetNet*&net,
 		       const NetExpr*&par,
 		       NetEvent*&eve,
-		       ivl_type_t&par_type,
-		       ivl_type_t&cls_val)
+		       ivl_type_t&par_type)
 {
       symbol_search_results recurse;
       bool flag = symbol_search(li, des, scope, path, &recurse);
 
       net = 0;
-      cls_val = 0;
       par = 0;
       par_type = 0;
       eve = 0;
@@ -335,7 +333,6 @@ NetScope*symbol_search(const LineInfo*li, Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 
       // Convert the extended results to the compatible results.
       net = recurse.net;
-      cls_val = recurse.cls_val;
       par = recurse.par_val;
       par_type = recurse.type;
       eve = recurse.eve;