diff --git a/python/samba/provision/__init__.py b/python/samba/provision/__init__.py
index 7107e9211d7..35c2bdf36ae 100644
--- a/python/samba/provision/__init__.py
+++ b/python/samba/provision/__init__.py
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ def provision(logger, session_info, smbconf=None,
                     "symlink!")
 
         if serverrole == "active directory domain controller":
-            create_dns_update_list(lp, paths)
+            create_dns_update_list(paths)
 
         backend_result = provision_backend.post_setup()
         provision_backend.shutdown()
diff --git a/python/samba/provision/sambadns.py b/python/samba/provision/sambadns.py
index fc66ed63d3b..a8f1ed8f082 100644
--- a/python/samba/provision/sambadns.py
+++ b/python/samba/provision/sambadns.py
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ def create_samdb_copy(samdb, logger, paths, names, domainsid, domainguid):
                 set permissions to sam.ldb* files manually""")
 
 
-def create_dns_update_list(lp, paths):
+def create_dns_update_list(paths):
     """Write out a dns_update_list file"""
     # note that we use no variable substitution on this file
     # the substitution is done at runtime by samba_dnsupdate, samba_spnupdate