diff --git a/internal/cephfs/clone.go b/internal/cephfs/clone.go
index 3144f28e1..2350d4e61 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/clone.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/clone.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const (
 
 func createCloneFromSubvolume(ctx context.Context, volID, cloneID volumeID, volOpt, parentvolOpt *volumeOptions, cr *util.Credentials) error {
 	snapshotID := cloneID
-	err := parentvolOpt.createSnapshot(ctx, cr, snapshotID, volID)
+	err := parentvolOpt.createSnapshot(ctx, snapshotID, volID)
 	if err != nil {
 		util.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to create snapshot %s %v", snapshotID, err)
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go b/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
index 4169f70ab..3d2607aa5 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/controllerserver.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func doSnapshot(ctx context.Context, volOpt *volumeOptions, subvolumeName, snaps
 	volID := volumeID(subvolumeName)
 	snapID := volumeID(snapshotName)
 	snap := snapshotInfo{}
-	err := volOpt.createSnapshot(ctx, cr, snapID, volID)
+	err := volOpt.createSnapshot(ctx, snapID, volID)
 	if err != nil {
 		util.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to create snapshot %s %v", snapID, err)
 		return snap, err
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/snapshot.go b/internal/cephfs/snapshot.go
index 8022fbb24..fec7cad4c 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/snapshot.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type cephfsSnapshot struct {
 	ReservedID string
 }
 
-func (vo *volumeOptions) createSnapshot(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials, snapID, volID volumeID) error {
+func (vo *volumeOptions) createSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapID, volID volumeID) error {
 	fsa, err := vo.conn.GetFSAdmin()
 	if err != nil {
 		util.ErrorLog(ctx, "could not get FSAdmin: %s", err)