diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
index e61ff292195..4b913159169 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (c *BFTChain) pruneBadRequests() {
 	})
 }
 
-func (c *BFTChain) submit(env *cb.Envelope, configSeq uint64) error {
+func (c *BFTChain) submit(env *cb.Envelope) error {
 	if env == nil {
 		return errors.New("failed to marshal request envelope: proto: Marshal called with nil")
 	}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func (c *BFTChain) Order(env *cb.Envelope, configSeq uint64) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.submit(env, configSeq)
+	return c.submit(env)
 }
 
 // Configure accepts a message which reconfigures the channel and will
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ func (c *BFTChain) Configure(config *cb.Envelope, configSeq uint64) error {
 		if configEnv, _, err := c.support.ProcessConfigMsg(config); err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("bad normal message: %s", err)
 		} else {
-			return c.submit(configEnv, configSeq)
+			return c.submit(configEnv)
 		}
 	}
-	return c.submit(config, configSeq)
+	return c.submit(config)
 }
 
 // Deliver delivers proposal, writes block with transactions and metadata
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/configverifier_test.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/configverifier_test.go
index 583edd4c918..93d0449b1f5 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/configverifier_test.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/configverifier_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValidateConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	configBlockEnvelope := makeConfigTx("mychannel", 1)
+	configBlockEnvelope := makeConfigTx("mychannel")
 	configBlockEnvelopePayload := protoutil.UnmarshalPayloadOrPanic(configBlockEnvelope.Payload)
 	configEnvelope := &cb.ConfigEnvelope{}
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(configBlockEnvelopePayload.Data, configEnvelope)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestValidateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func makeConfigTx(chainID string, i int) *cb.Envelope {
+func makeConfigTx(chainID string) *cb.Envelope {
 	gConf := genesisconfig.Load(genesisconfig.SampleAppChannelSmartBftProfile, configtest.GetDevConfigDir())
 	gConf.Orderer.Capabilities = map[string]bool{
 		capabilities.OrdererV2_0: true,
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/egress.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/egress.go
index 80c3f4e3cd4..38fb5d28afc 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/egress.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/egress.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (e *Egress) Nodes() []uint64 {
 
 // SendConsensus sends the BFT message to the cluster
 func (e *Egress) SendConsensus(targetID uint64, m *protos.Message) {
-	err := e.RPC.SendConsensus(targetID, bftMsgToClusterMsg(m, e.Channel))
+	err := e.RPC.SendConsensus(targetID, bftMsgToClusterMsg(m))
 	if err != nil {
 		e.Logger.Warnf("Failed sending to %d: %v", targetID, err)
 	}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (e *Egress) SendTransaction(targetID uint64, request []byte) {
 	e.RPC.SendSubmit(targetID, msg, report)
 }
 
-func bftMsgToClusterMsg(message *protos.Message, channel string) *ab.ConsensusRequest {
+func bftMsgToClusterMsg(message *protos.Message) *ab.ConsensusRequest {
 	return &ab.ConsensusRequest{
 		Payload: protoutil.MarshalOrPanic(message),
 	}