diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 9394f170f7..6669a4bd14 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -231,9 +231,10 @@ static int write_directory(struct archiver_context *c)
 
 static int queue_or_write_archive_entry(const struct object_id *oid,
 		struct strbuf *base, const char *filename,
-		unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
+		unsigned mode, void *context)
 {
 	struct archiver_context *c = context;
+	int stage = 0;
 
 	while (c->bottom &&
 	       !(base->len >= c->bottom->len &&
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ int write_archive_entries(struct archiver_args *args,
 	}
 
 	err = read_tree_recursive(args->repo, args->tree,
-				  0, &args->pathspec,
+				  &args->pathspec,
 				  queue_or_write_archive_entry,
 				  &context);
 	if (err == READ_TREE_RECURSIVE)
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ struct path_exists_context {
 
 static int reject_entry(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
 			const char *filename, unsigned mode,
-			int stage, void *context)
+			void *context)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 	struct path_exists_context *ctx = context;
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ static int path_exists(struct archiver_args *args, const char *path)
 	parse_pathspec(&ctx.pathspec, 0, 0, "", paths);
 	ctx.pathspec.recursive = 1;
 	ret = read_tree_recursive(args->repo, args->tree,
-				  0, &ctx.pathspec,
+				  &ctx.pathspec,
 				  reject_entry, &ctx);
 	clear_pathspec(&ctx.pathspec);
 	return ret != 0;
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 21b742c0f0..2c2d58a230 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int post_checkout_hook(struct commit *old_commit, struct commit *new_comm
 }
 
 static int update_some(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
-		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
+		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, void *context)
 {
 	int len;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int update_some(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
 
 static int read_tree_some(struct tree *tree, const struct pathspec *pathspec)
 {
-	read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree, 0,
+	read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree,
 			    pathspec, update_some, NULL);
 
 	/* update the index with the given tree's info
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index ffa3fb8c28..58acb2b76a 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int show_tag_object(const struct object_id *oid, struct rev_info *rev)
 
 static int show_tree_object(const struct object_id *oid,
 		struct strbuf *base,
-		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
+		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, void *context)
 {
 	FILE *file = context;
 	fprintf(file, "%s%s\n", pathname, S_ISDIR(mode) ? "/" : "");
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ int cmd_show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 					name,
 					diff_get_color_opt(&rev.diffopt, DIFF_RESET));
 			read_tree_recursive(the_repository, (struct tree *)o,
-					    0, &match_all, show_tree_object,
+					    &match_all, show_tree_object,
 					    rev.diffopt.file);
 			rev.shown_one = 1;
 			break;
diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index cd432ac03c..fa9b01b6cc 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static int read_one_entry_opt(struct index_state *istate,
 			      const struct object_id *oid,
 			      struct strbuf *base,
 			      const char *pathname,
-			      unsigned mode, int stage, int opt)
+			      unsigned mode, int opt)
 {
 	int len;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int read_one_entry_opt(struct index_state *istate,
 	ce = make_empty_cache_entry(istate, base->len + len);
 
 	ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
-	ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(stage);
+	ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(1);
 	ce->ce_namelen = base->len + len;
 	memcpy(ce->name, base->buf, base->len);
 	memcpy(ce->name + base->len, pathname, len+1);
@@ -446,12 +446,12 @@ static int read_one_entry_opt(struct index_state *istate,
 }
 
 static int read_one_entry(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
-			  const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage,
+			  const char *pathname, unsigned mode,
 			  void *context)
 {
 	struct index_state *istate = context;
 	return read_one_entry_opt(istate, oid, base, pathname,
-				  mode, stage,
+				  mode,
 				  ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD|ADD_CACHE_SKIP_DFCHECK);
 }
 
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ static int read_one_entry(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
  * the stage that will conflict with the entry being added.
  */
 static int read_one_entry_quick(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
-				const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage,
+				const char *pathname, unsigned mode,
 				void *context)
 {
 	struct index_state *istate = context;
 	return read_one_entry_opt(istate, oid, base, pathname,
-				  mode, stage,
+				  mode,
 				  ADD_CACHE_JUST_APPEND);
 }
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ void overlay_tree_on_index(struct index_state *istate,
 
 	if (!fn)
 		fn = read_one_entry_quick;
-	err = read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree, 1, &pathspec, fn, istate);
+	err = read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree, &pathspec, fn, istate);
 	if (err)
 		die("unable to read tree entries %s", tree_name);
 
diff --git a/builtin/ls-tree.c b/builtin/ls-tree.c
index 7d3fb2e6d0..dbb31217be 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-tree.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int show_recursive(const char *base, int baselen, const char *pathname)
 }
 
 static int show_tree(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
-		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
+		const char *pathname, unsigned mode, void *context)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	int baselen;
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ int cmd_ls_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	tree = parse_tree_indirect(&oid);
 	if (!tree)
 		die("not a tree object");
-	return !!read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree, 0,
+	return !!read_tree_recursive(the_repository, tree,
 				     &pathspec, show_tree, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index fa7602ff0f..1593f37449 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static void unpack_trees_finish(struct merge_options *opt)
 
 static int save_files_dirs(const struct object_id *oid,
 			   struct strbuf *base, const char *path,
-			   unsigned int mode, int stage, void *context)
+			   unsigned int mode, void *context)
 {
 	struct path_hashmap_entry *entry;
 	int baselen = base->len;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void get_files_dirs(struct merge_options *opt, struct tree *tree)
 {
 	struct pathspec match_all;
 	memset(&match_all, 0, sizeof(match_all));
-	read_tree_recursive(opt->repo, tree, 0,
+	read_tree_recursive(opt->repo, tree,
 			    &match_all, save_files_dirs, opt);
 }
 
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index 04eb11aed3..fb4985f22c 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const char *tree_type = "tree";
 
 static int read_tree_1(struct repository *r,
 		       struct tree *tree, struct strbuf *base,
-		       int stage, const struct pathspec *pathspec,
+		       const struct pathspec *pathspec,
 		       read_tree_fn_t fn, void *context)
 {
 	struct tree_desc desc;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int read_tree_1(struct repository *r,
 		}
 
 		switch (fn(&entry.oid, base,
-			   entry.path, entry.mode, stage, context)) {
+			   entry.path, entry.mode, context)) {
 		case 0:
 			continue;
 		case READ_TREE_RECURSIVE:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int read_tree_1(struct repository *r,
 		strbuf_add(base, entry.path, len);
 		strbuf_addch(base, '/');
 		retval = read_tree_1(r, lookup_tree(r, &oid),
-				     base, stage, pathspec,
+				     base, pathspec,
 				     fn, context);
 		strbuf_setlen(base, oldlen);
 		if (retval)
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ static int read_tree_1(struct repository *r,
 
 int read_tree_recursive(struct repository *r,
 			struct tree *tree,
-			int stage, const struct pathspec *pathspec,
+			const struct pathspec *pathspec,
 			read_tree_fn_t fn, void *context)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = read_tree_1(r, tree, &sb, stage, pathspec, fn, context);
+	ret = read_tree_1(r, tree, &sb, pathspec, fn, context);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tree.h b/tree.h
index 5252b5139d..1309ab997e 100644
--- a/tree.h
+++ b/tree.h
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ struct tree *parse_tree_indirect(const struct object_id *oid);
 int cmp_cache_name_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_);
 
 #define READ_TREE_RECURSIVE 1
-typedef int (*read_tree_fn_t)(const struct object_id *, struct strbuf *, const char *, unsigned int, int, void *);
+typedef int (*read_tree_fn_t)(const struct object_id *, struct strbuf *, const char *, unsigned int, void *);
 
 int read_tree_recursive(struct repository *r,
 			struct tree *tree,
-			int stage, const struct pathspec *pathspec,
+			const struct pathspec *pathspec,
 			read_tree_fn_t fn, void *context);
 #endif /* TREE_H */
