diff --git a/tools/widl/typegen.c b/tools/widl/typegen.c
index fbc9f3cc5bd..c62ba96e7a6 100644
--- a/tools/widl/typegen.c
+++ b/tools/widl/typegen.c
@@ -3577,9 +3577,8 @@ static unsigned int write_range_tfs(FILE *file, const attr_list_t *attrs,
     return start_offset;
 }
 
-static unsigned int write_type_tfs(FILE *file, int indent,
-                                   const attr_list_t *attrs, type_t *type,
-                                   const char *name,
+static unsigned int write_type_tfs(FILE *file, const attr_list_t *attrs,
+                                   type_t *type, const char *name,
                                    enum type_context context,
                                    unsigned int *typeformat_offset)
 {
@@ -3660,13 +3659,13 @@ static unsigned int write_type_tfs(FILE *file, int indent,
             if (context != TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER_NO_POINTERS)
                 write_pointer_tfs(file, attrs, type, *typeformat_offset + 4, context, typeformat_offset);
 
-            offset = write_type_tfs(file, indent, attrs, ref, name, ref_context, typeformat_offset);
+            offset = write_type_tfs(file, attrs, ref, name, ref_context, typeformat_offset);
             if (context == TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER_NO_POINTERS)
                 return 0;
             return offset;
         }
 
-        offset = write_type_tfs( file, indent, attrs, type_pointer_get_ref(type), name,
+        offset = write_type_tfs( file, attrs, type_pointer_get_ref(type), name,
                                  ref_context, typeformat_offset);
         if (context == TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER_NO_POINTERS)
             return 0;
@@ -3682,7 +3681,7 @@ static unsigned int write_type_tfs(FILE *file, int indent,
 static int write_embedded_types(FILE *file, const attr_list_t *attrs, type_t *type,
                                 const char *name, int write_ptr, unsigned int *tfsoff)
 {
-    return write_type_tfs(file, 2, attrs, type, name, write_ptr ? TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER : TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER_NO_POINTERS, tfsoff);
+    return write_type_tfs(file, attrs, type, name, write_ptr ? TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER : TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER_NO_POINTERS, tfsoff);
 }
 
 static void process_tfs_iface(type_t *iface, FILE *file, int indent, unsigned int *offset)
@@ -3709,12 +3708,12 @@ static void process_tfs_iface(type_t *iface, FILE *file, int indent, unsigned in
 
             var = type_function_get_retval(func->type);
             if (!is_void(var->type))
-                var->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file, 2, var->attrs, var->type, func->name,
+                var->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file, var->attrs, var->type, func->name,
                                                          TYPE_CONTEXT_RETVAL, offset);
 
             if (type_get_function_args(func->type))
                 LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY( var, type_get_function_args(func->type), var_t, entry )
-                    var->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file, 2, var->attrs, var->type, var->name,
+                    var->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file, var->attrs, var->type, var->name,
                                                              TYPE_CONTEXT_TOPLEVELPARAM, offset );
             break;
 
@@ -3726,7 +3725,7 @@ static void process_tfs_iface(type_t *iface, FILE *file, int indent, unsigned in
             {
                 if (is_attr(type_entry->type->attrs, ATTR_ENCODE)
                     || is_attr(type_entry->type->attrs, ATTR_DECODE))
-                    type_entry->type->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file, 2,
+                    type_entry->type->typestring_offset = write_type_tfs( file,
                             type_entry->type->attrs, type_entry->type, type_entry->type->name,
                             TYPE_CONTEXT_CONTAINER, offset);
             }