diff --git a/src/gnome/window-register.c b/src/gnome/window-register.c
index 4b6a269671..f1ef2e56d5 100644
--- a/src/gnome/window-register.c
+++ b/src/gnome/window-register.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ gnc_register_scrub_all_cb (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
     Split *split = node->data;
     Transaction *trans = xaccSplitGetParent (split);
 
-    xaccTransScrubOrphans (trans, root);
+    xaccTransScrubOrphans (trans);
     xaccTransScrubImbalance (trans, root, NULL);
   }
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ gnc_register_scrub_current_cb (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data)
 
   gnc_suspend_gui_refresh ();
   root = gnc_get_current_group ();
-  xaccTransScrubOrphans (trans, root);
+  xaccTransScrubOrphans (trans);
   xaccTransScrubImbalance (trans, root, NULL);
   gnc_resume_gui_refresh ();
 }