diff --git a/bindings/engine.i b/bindings/engine.i
index bdc4d1abac..5b1d5b587c 100644
--- a/bindings/engine.i
+++ b/bindings/engine.i
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SplitsVec gnc_get_match_commodity_splits (AccountVec accounts, bool use_end_date
             { gnc_account_foreach_split_until_date (acc, end_date, maybe_accumulate); };
     else
         scan_account = [maybe_accumulate](auto acc)
-            { gnc_account_foreach_split (acc, maybe_accumulate, false); };
+            { gnc_account_foreach_split (acc, maybe_accumulate); };
 
     std::for_each (accounts.begin(), accounts.end(), scan_account);
     if (sort)
diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp b/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
index 3ad3ee5150..6e6f6ae2ba 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp
@@ -1137,17 +1137,13 @@ xaccInitAccount (Account * acc, QofBook *book)
 \********************************************************************/
 
 void
-gnc_account_foreach_split (const Account *acc, std::function<void(Split*)> func,
-                           bool reverse)
+gnc_account_foreach_split (const Account *acc, std::function<void(Split*)> func)
 {
     if (!GNC_IS_ACCOUNT (acc))
         return;
 
     auto& splits{GET_PRIVATE(acc)->splits};
-    if (reverse)
-        std::for_each(splits.rbegin(), splits.rend(), func);
-    else
-        std::for_each(splits.begin(), splits.end(), func);
+    std::for_each (splits.begin(), splits.end(), func);
 }
 
 void
@@ -5012,7 +5008,7 @@ void
 gnc_account_tree_begin_staged_transaction_traversals (Account *account)
 {
     auto do_one_account = [](auto acc)
-    { gnc_account_foreach_split (acc, [](auto s){ s->parent->marker = 0; }, false); };
+    { gnc_account_foreach_split (acc, [](auto s){ s->parent->marker = 0; }); };
     gnc_account_foreach_descendant (account, do_one_account);
 }
 
diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/Account.hpp b/libgnucash/engine/Account.hpp
index 598cd0a5df..9049cb94b7 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/Account.hpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/Account.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const SplitsVec& xaccAccountGetSplits (const Account*);
 
 void gnc_account_foreach_descendant (const Account *, std::function<void(Account*)> func);
 
-void gnc_account_foreach_split (const Account*, std::function<void(Split*)>, bool);
+void gnc_account_foreach_split (const Account*, std::function<void(Split*)>);
 
 void gnc_account_foreach_split_until_date (const Account *acc, time64 end_date,
                                            std::function<void(Split*)> f);
diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/Scrub.cpp b/libgnucash/engine/Scrub.cpp
index f819ef41af..73c91ca5eb 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/Scrub.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/Scrub.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ get_all_transactions (Account *account, bool descendants)
 {
     TransSet set;
     auto add_transactions = [&set](auto a)
-    { gnc_account_foreach_split (a, [&set](auto s){ set.insert (xaccSplitGetParent (s)); }, false); };
+    { gnc_account_foreach_split (a, [&set](auto s){ set.insert (xaccSplitGetParent (s)); }); };
     add_transactions (account);
     if (descendants)
         gnc_account_foreach_descendant (account, add_transactions);