diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
index 6b9c5eed70..ddbe3d6663 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
@@ -548,9 +548,8 @@ virCgroupV2KillRecursive(virCgroupPtr group,
 static int
 virCgroupV2BindMount(virCgroupPtr group,
                      const char *oldroot,
-                     const char *mountopts)
+                     const char *mountopts G_GNUC_UNUSED)
 {
-    g_autofree char *opts = NULL;
     g_autofree char *src = NULL;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Mounting cgroups at '%s'", group->unified.mountPoint);
@@ -561,8 +560,6 @@ virCgroupV2BindMount(virCgroupPtr group,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    opts = g_strdup_printf("mode=755,size=65536%s", mountopts);
-
     src = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", oldroot, group->unified.mountPoint);
 
     if (mount(src, group->unified.mountPoint, "none", MS_BIND, NULL) < 0) {