diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index d787f340a3..2965b99d94 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
@@ -516,7 +515,7 @@ func importPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parseDumpConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, db ethdb.Database) (*state.DumpConfig, common.Hash, error) {
+func parseDumpConfig(ctx *cli.Context, db ethdb.Database) (*state.DumpConfig, common.Hash, error) {
 	var header *types.Header
 	if ctx.NArg() > 1 {
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 argument (number or hash), got %d", ctx.NArg())
@@ -580,7 +579,7 @@ func dump(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	conf, root, err := parseDumpConfig(ctx, stack, db)
+	conf, root, err := parseDumpConfig(ctx, db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
index cf7093e605..7d713ad110 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func dumpState(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	conf, root, err := parseDumpConfig(ctx, stack, db)
+	conf, root, err := parseDumpConfig(ctx, db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}