diff --git a/pmb/chroot/apk.py b/pmb/chroot/apk.py
index 0fdb3b17..34411c1d 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/apk.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/apk.py
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ def installed(args, suffix="native"):
               }
     """
     path = f"{args.work}/chroot_{suffix}/lib/apk/db/installed"
-    return pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, path, False)
+    return pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(path, False)
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
index fa7a30be..996484c9 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/frontend.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def apkbuild_parse(args):
 
 
 def apkindex_parse(args):
-    result = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, args.apkindex_path)
+    result = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args.apkindex_path)
     if args.package:
         if args.package not in result:
             raise RuntimeError("Package not found in the APKINDEX: " +
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/pkgrel_bump.py b/pmb/helpers/pkgrel_bump.py
index de2f40e7..86146871 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/pkgrel_bump.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/pkgrel_bump.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def auto(args, dry=False):
         paths = pmb.helpers.repo.apkindex_files(args, arch, alpine=False)
         for path in paths:
             logging.info("scan " + path)
-            index = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, path, False)
+            index = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(path, False)
             for pkgname, apk in index.items():
                 origin = apk["origin"]
                 # Only increase once!
diff --git a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
index 4fc7c2e8..f1f3c005 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def parse_add_block(ret, block, alias=None, multiple_providers=True):
         ret[alias] = block
 
 
-def parse(args, path, multiple_providers=True):
+def parse(path, multiple_providers=True):
     """
     Parse an APKINDEX.tar.gz file, and return its content as dictionary.
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def providers(args, package, arch=None, must_exist=True, indexes=None):
     ret = collections.OrderedDict()
     for path in indexes:
         # Skip indexes not providing the package
-        index_packages = parse(args, path)
+        index_packages = parse(path)
         if package not in index_packages:
             continue
 
diff --git a/test/test_parse_apkindex.py b/test/test_parse_apkindex.py
index 7821b94e..fe54fc88 100644
--- a/test/test_parse_apkindex.py
+++ b/test/test_parse_apkindex.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_parse_add_block_multiple_providers(args):
 
 
 def test_parse_invalid_path(args):
-    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, "/invalid/path/APKINDEX") == {}
+    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse("/invalid/path/APKINDEX") == {}
 
 
 def test_parse_cached(args, tmpdir):
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ def test_parse_cached(args, tmpdir):
 
     # Verify cache usage
     func = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse
-    assert func(args, path, True) == "cached_result_multiple"
-    assert func(args, path, False) == "cached_result_single"
+    assert func(path, True) == "cached_result_multiple"
+    assert func(path, False) == "cached_result_single"
 
     # Make cache invalid
     pmb.helpers.other.cache["apkindex"][path]["lastmod"] -= 10
-    assert func(args, path, True) == {}
+    assert func(path, True) == {}
 
     # Delete the cache (run twice for both code paths)
     assert pmb.parse.apkindex.clear_cache(args, path) is True
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_parse(args):
                   'curl': block_curl,
                   'musl': block_musl,
                   'so:libc.musl-x86_64.so.1': block_musl}
-    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, path, False) == ret_single
+    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(path, False) == ret_single
     assert pmb.helpers.other.cache["apkindex"][path]["single"] == ret_single
 
     # Test with multiple_providers
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def test_parse(args):
                     'curl': {"curl": block_curl},
                     'musl': {"musl": block_musl},
                     'so:libc.musl-x86_64.so.1': {"musl": block_musl}}
-    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, path, True) == ret_multiple
+    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(path, True) == ret_multiple
     assert (
         pmb.helpers.other.cache["apkindex"][path]["multiple"] == ret_multiple
     )
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def test_parse_virtual(args):
              'timestamp': '1500000000',
              'version': '2-r0'}
     ret = {"hello-world": block, "cmd:hello-world": block}
-    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(args, path, False) == ret
+    assert pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(path, False) == ret
     assert pmb.helpers.other.cache["apkindex"][path]["single"] == ret