diff --git a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
index 3788348429..1b3bbc7e03 100644
--- a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
+++ b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ StateDS::getTerminator(EpochType const& epoch) {
 /*static*/ void StateDS::requestAckHan(AckMsg* msg) {
   auto const epoch = msg->getEpoch();
   auto term = getTerminator(epoch);
-  term->needAck(msg->getNode(),msg->getCount());
+  term->needAck();
 }
 
 /*static*/ void StateDS::acknowledgeHan(AckMsg* msg) {
diff --git a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.cc b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.cc
index 6a07a4e3e2..075a92ac5d 100644
--- a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.cc
+++ b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.cc
@@ -213,10 +213,7 @@ void TermDS<CommType>::msgProcessed(NodeType predecessor, CountType count) {
 }
 
 template <typename CommType>
-void TermDS<CommType>::needAck(
-  [[maybe_unused]] NodeType const predecessor,
-  [[maybe_unused]] CountType const count
-) {
+void TermDS<CommType>::needAck() {
   vtAssertInfo(
     5 && (C == processedSum - (ackedArbitrary + ackedParent)),
     "DS-invariant", C, D, processedSum, ackedArbitrary,
diff --git a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.h b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.h
index cf403c5cc4..11f1f0d29e 100644
--- a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.h
+++ b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct TermDS : EpochDependency, EpochLabel {
   void gotAck(CountType count);
   void doneSending();
   void msgProcessed(NodeType predecessor, CountType count);
-  void needAck(NodeType const predecessor, CountType const count);
+  void needAck();
   void tryAck();
   void terminated();
   bool hasParent();