diff --git a/plasma/runnercontext.cpp b/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
index 9b624cad..2d40733a 100644
--- a/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
+++ b/plasma/runnercontext.cpp
@@ -340,10 +340,8 @@ bool RunnerContext::isValid() const
     return valid;
 }
 
-bool RunnerContext::addMatches(const QString &term, const QList<QueryMatch> &matches)
+bool RunnerContext::addMatches(const QList<QueryMatch> &matches)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(term)
-
     if (matches.isEmpty() || !isValid()) {
         // bail out if the query is empty or the qptr is dirty
         return false;
@@ -369,10 +367,8 @@ bool RunnerContext::addMatches(const QString &term, const QList<QueryMatch> &mat
     return true;
 }
 
-bool RunnerContext::addMatch(const QString &term, const QueryMatch &match)
+bool RunnerContext::addMatch(const QueryMatch &match)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(term)
-
     if (!isValid()) {
         // bail out if the qptr is dirty
         return false;
diff --git a/plasma/runnercontext.h b/plasma/runnercontext.h
index fe1f2d8b..c122ff8a 100644
--- a/plasma/runnercontext.h
+++ b/plasma/runnercontext.h
@@ -127,19 +127,18 @@ public:
      *
      * @return true if matches were added, false if matches were e.g. outdated
      */
-    bool addMatches(const QString &term, const QList<QueryMatch> &matches);
+    bool addMatches(const QList<QueryMatch> &matches);
 
     /**
      * Appends a match to the existing list of matches.
      *
      * If you are going to be adding multiple matches, use addMatches instead.
      *
-     * @param term the search term that this match was generated for.
      * @param match the match to add
      *
      * @return true if the match was added, false otherwise.
      */
-    bool addMatch(const QString &term, const QueryMatch &match);
+    bool addMatch(const QueryMatch &match);
 
     /**
      * Removes a match from the existing list of matches.