diff --git a/compiler/can/src/module.rs b/compiler/can/src/module.rs
index 05c43b52ee..c51086a415 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/module.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/module.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn canonicalize_module_defs<'a>(
     var_store: &mut VarStore,
 ) -> Result<ModuleOutput, RuntimeError> {
     let mut can_exposed_imports = MutMap::default();
-    let mut scope = Scope::new(home, var_store, exposed_ident_ids);
+    let mut scope = Scope::new(home, exposed_ident_ids);
     let mut env = Env::new(home, dep_idents, module_ids);
     let num_deps = dep_idents.len();
 
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/scope.rs b/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
index 0592850e75..6d31390f92 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn add_aliases(var_store: &mut VarStore) -> SendMap<Symbol, Alias> {
 }
 
 impl Scope {
-    pub fn new(home: ModuleId, _var_store: &mut VarStore, initial_ident_ids: IdentIds) -> Scope {
+    pub fn new(home: ModuleId, initial_ident_ids: IdentIds) -> Scope {
         Scope {
             home,
             exposed_ident_count: initial_ident_ids.len(),
diff --git a/compiler/can/tests/helpers/mod.rs b/compiler/can/tests/helpers/mod.rs
index 7ecaf81c66..23c1b4191b 100644
--- a/compiler/can/tests/helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/tests/helpers/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn can_expr_with(arena: &Bump, home: ModuleId, expr_str: &str) -> CanExprOut
     // rules multiple times unnecessarily.
     let loc_expr = operator::desugar_expr(arena, &loc_expr);
 
-    let mut scope = Scope::new(home, &mut var_store, IdentIds::default());
+    let mut scope = Scope::new(home, IdentIds::default());
     scope.add_alias(
         Symbol::NUM_INT,
         Region::zero(),