diff --git a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
index ad8e2a5f64..d54ebab013 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
+++ b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ Barrier::BarrierStateType& Barrier::insertFindBarrier(
   return iter->second;
 }
 
-void Barrier::removeBarrier(
-  bool const& is_named,
-  [[maybe_unused]] bool const& is_wait,
-  BarrierType const& barrier
-) {
+void Barrier::removeBarrier(bool const& is_named, BarrierType const& barrier) {
   auto& state = is_named ? named_barrier_state_ : unnamed_barrier_state_;
 
   auto iter = state.find(barrier);
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ void Barrier::waitBarrier(
     "waitBarrier: released: named={}, barrier={}\n", is_named, barrier
   );
 
-  removeBarrier(is_named, is_wait, barrier);
+  removeBarrier(is_named, barrier);
 }
 
 void Barrier::contBarrier(
diff --git a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.h b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.h
index 2d2fd0f32c..6ffe0c12be 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.h
+++ b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.h
@@ -107,11 +107,10 @@ struct Barrier : virtual collective::tree::Tree {
    * \internal \brief Remove the state of a barrier
    *
    * \param[in] is_named whether the barrier is named
-   * \param[in] is_wait whether the barrier is of waiting type
    * \param[in] barrier the barrier ID
    */
   void removeBarrier(
-    bool const& is_named, bool const& is_wait, BarrierType const& barrier
+    bool const& is_named, BarrierType const& barrier
   );
 
   /**