diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index b36eaa08a08..6bf8141be6d 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_start_ipreallocate(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 					struct ctdb_req_control_old *c,
 					bool *async_reply);
 
-int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool check_addresses);
+int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
 
 int32_t ctdb_control_tcp_client(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, uint32_t client_id,
 				TDB_DATA indata);
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_daemon.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_daemon.c
index 287a76c77c3..46bc324ae87 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_daemon.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_daemon.c
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ int ctdb_start_daemon(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 
 	initialise_node_flags(ctdb);
 
-	ret = ctdb_set_public_addresses(ctdb, true);
+	ret = ctdb_set_public_addresses(ctdb);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		D_ERR("Unable to setup public IP addresses\n");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
index 7780a95f05c..361c3212c98 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
@@ -1051,8 +1051,7 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_release_ip(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 
 static int ctdb_add_public_address(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 				   ctdb_sock_addr *addr,
-				   unsigned mask, const char *ifaces,
-				   bool check_address)
+				   unsigned mask, const char *ifaces)
 {
 	struct ctdb_vnn      *vnn;
 	char *tmp;
@@ -1124,7 +1123,7 @@ static int ctdb_add_public_address(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 /*
   setup the public address lists from a file
 */
-int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool check_addresses)
+int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
 	bool ok;
 	char **lines;
@@ -1208,7 +1207,7 @@ int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool check_addresses)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (ctdb_add_public_address(ctdb, &addr, mask, ifaces, check_addresses)) {
+		if (ctdb_add_public_address(ctdb, &addr, mask, ifaces)) {
 			DEBUG(DEBUG_CRIT,("Failed to add line %u to the public address list\n", i+1));
 			talloc_free(lines);
 			return -1;
@@ -2348,7 +2347,7 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_add_public_address(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, TDB_DATA inda
 
 	DEBUG(DEBUG_NOTICE,("Add IP %s\n", ctdb_addr_to_str(&pub->addr)));
 
-	ret = ctdb_add_public_address(ctdb, &pub->addr, pub->mask, &pub->iface[0], true);
+	ret = ctdb_add_public_address(ctdb, &pub->addr, pub->mask, &pub->iface[0]);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,(__location__ " Failed to add public address\n"));
@@ -2618,7 +2617,7 @@ static int ctdb_reloadips_child(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 
 	/* Read IPs file - this is safe since this is a child process */
 	ctdb->vnn = NULL;
-	if (ctdb_set_public_addresses(ctdb, false) != 0) {
+	if (ctdb_set_public_addresses(ctdb) != 0) {
 		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,("Failed to re-read public addresses file\n"));
 		talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 		return -1;