diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/reparse.h b/include/ntfs-3g/reparse.h
index 27e90509..76af9150 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/reparse.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/reparse.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef REPARSE_H
 #define REPARSE_H
 
-char *ntfs_make_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *mnt_point,
-			int *pattr_size);
+char *ntfs_make_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *mnt_point);
+
 BOOL ntfs_possible_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni);
 
 int ntfs_get_ntfs_reparse_data(ntfs_inode *ni, char *value, size_t size);
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
index b0f96ae5..2e92fbb6 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
@@ -724,8 +724,7 @@ static char *ntfs_get_rellink(ntfs_inode *ni, ntfschar *junction, int count)
  *			symbolic link or directory junction
  */
 
-char *ntfs_make_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *mnt_point,
-			int *pattr_size)
+char *ntfs_make_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *mnt_point)
 {
 	s64 attr_size = 0;
 	char *target;
@@ -820,7 +819,6 @@ char *ntfs_make_symlink(ntfs_inode *ni, const char *mnt_point,
 		}
 		free(reparse_attr);
 	}
-	*pattr_size = attr_size;
 	if (bad)
 		errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return (target);
diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index c8d590d9..971b3a15 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -634,11 +634,10 @@ static int junction_getstat(ntfs_inode *ni,
 			struct stat *stbuf)
 {
 	char *target;
-	int attr_size;
 	int res;
 
 	errno = 0;
-	target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+	target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 		/*
 		 * If the reparse point is not a valid
 		 * directory junction, and there is no error
@@ -713,11 +712,9 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getstat(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *scx,
 			goto ok;
 #else /* DISABLE_PLUGINS */
 			char *target;
-			int attr_size;
 
 			errno = 0;
-			target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point,
-					&attr_size);
+			target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 				/*
 				 * If the reparse point is not a valid
 				 * directory junction, and there is no error
@@ -1020,12 +1017,11 @@ static int junction_readlink(ntfs_inode *ni,
 			const REPARSE_POINT *reparse __attribute__((unused)),
 			char **pbuf)
 {
-	int attr_size;
 	int res;
 
 	errno = 0;
 	res = 0;
-	*pbuf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+	*pbuf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 	if (!*pbuf) {
 		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
 			*pbuf = strdup(ntfs_bad_reparse);
@@ -1068,11 +1064,9 @@ static void ntfs_fuse_readlink(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino)
 				res = -errno;
 		}
 #else /* DISABLE_PLUGINS */
-		int attr_size;
-
 		errno = 0;
 		res = 0;
-		buf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+		buf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 		if (!buf) {
 			if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP)
 				buf = strdup(ntfs_bad_reparse);
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index a0e28705..21528c3b 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -698,11 +698,10 @@ static int junction_getattr(ntfs_inode *ni,
 		struct stat *stbuf)
 {
 	char *target;
-	int attr_size;
 	int res;
 
 	errno = 0;
-	target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+	target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 		/*
 		 * If the reparse point is not a valid
 		 * directory junction, and there is no error
@@ -805,10 +804,9 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getattr(const char *org_path, struct stat *stbuf)
 			goto exit;
 #else /* DISABLE_PLUGINS */
 			char *target;
-			int attr_size;
 
 			errno = 0;
-			target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+			target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 				/*
 				 * If the reparse point is not a valid
 				 * directory junction, and there is no error
@@ -1038,12 +1036,11 @@ static int junction_readlink(ntfs_inode *ni,
 			const REPARSE_POINT *reparse __attribute__((unused)),
 			char **pbuf)
 {
-	int attr_size;
 	int res;
 
 	errno = 0;
 	res = 0;
-	*pbuf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+	*pbuf = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 	if (!*pbuf) {
 		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
 			*pbuf = strdup(ntfs_bad_reparse);
@@ -1099,11 +1096,10 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_readlink(const char *org_path, char *buf, size_t buf_size)
 		}
 #else /* DISABLE_PLUGINS */
 		char *target;
-		int attr_size;
 
 		errno = 0;
 		res = 0;
-		target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point, &attr_size);
+		target = ntfs_make_symlink(ni, ctx->abs_mnt_point);
 		if (target) {
 			strncpy(buf,target,buf_size);
 			free(target);