diff --git a/include/swupd.h b/include/swupd.h
index ed97c246..471f5063 100644
--- a/include/swupd.h
+++ b/include/swupd.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ extern void account_delta_hit(void);
 extern void account_delta_miss(void);
 extern void print_statistics(int version1, int version2);
 
-extern int download_subscribed_packs(int oldversion, int newversion, bool required);
+extern int download_subscribed_packs(bool required);
 
 extern void try_delta(struct file *file);
 extern void full_download(struct file *file);
diff --git a/src/bundle.c b/src/bundle.c
index 478e77d9..626594fe 100644
--- a/src/bundle.c
+++ b/src/bundle.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int install_bundles(struct list *bundles, int current_version, struct manifest *
 	(void)rm_staging_dir_contents("download");
 
 	printf("Downloading required packs...\n");
-	ret = download_subscribed_packs(0, current_version, true);
+	ret = download_subscribed_packs(true);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		printf("pack downloads failed, cannot proceed with the installation, exiting.\n");
 		goto out;
diff --git a/src/packs.c b/src/packs.c
index 0c70c899..4ce40753 100644
--- a/src/packs.c
+++ b/src/packs.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int download_pack(int oldversion, int newversion, char *module)
 }
 
 /* pull in packs for base and any subscription */
-int download_subscribed_packs(int oldversion, int UNUSED_PARAM newversion, bool required)
+int download_subscribed_packs(bool required)
 {
 	struct list *iter;
 	struct sub *sub = NULL;
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ int download_subscribed_packs(int oldversion, int UNUSED_PARAM newversion, bool
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (oldversion != 0) {
-			oldversion = sub->oldversion;
-		}
-
-		err = download_pack(oldversion, sub->version, sub->component);
+		err = download_pack(sub->oldversion, sub->version, sub->component);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			if (required) {
 				return err;
diff --git a/src/update.c b/src/update.c
index ef11c657..80b0d8eb 100644
--- a/src/update.c
+++ b/src/update.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ load_server_manifests:
 
 download_packs:
 	/* Step 5: get the packs and untar */
-	ret = download_subscribed_packs(current_version, server_version, false);
+	ret = download_subscribed_packs(false);
 	if (ret == -ENONET) {
 		// packs don't always exist, tolerate that but not ENONET
 		if (retries < MAX_TRIES) {
diff --git a/src/verify.c b/src/verify.c
index db5c8f05..93c712c6 100644
--- a/src/verify.c
+++ b/src/verify.c
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ static bool hash_needs_work(struct file *file, char *hash)
 	}
 }
 
-static int get_all_files(int version, struct manifest *official_manifest)
+static int get_all_files(struct manifest *official_manifest)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct list *iter;
 
 	/* for install we need everything so synchronously download zero packs */
-	ret = download_subscribed_packs(0, version, true);
+	ret = download_subscribed_packs(true);
 	if (ret < 0) { // require zero pack
 		/* If we hit this point, we know we have a network connection, therefore
 		 * 	the error is server-side. This is also a critical error, so detailed
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ RETRY_DOWNLOADS:
 }
 
 /* allow optimization of install case */
-static int get_required_files(int version, struct manifest *official_manifest)
+static int get_required_files(struct manifest *official_manifest)
 {
 	if (cmdline_option_install) {
-		return get_all_files(version, official_manifest);
+		return get_all_files(official_manifest);
 	}
 
 	if (cmdline_option_fix) {
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int verify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (cmdline_option_fix || cmdline_option_install) {
 		/* when fixing or installing we need input files. */
-		ret = get_required_files(version, official_manifest);
+		ret = get_required_files(official_manifest);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			goto brick_the_system_and_clean_curl;
 		}