diff --git a/c/input/lrec_reader_stdio_csv.c b/c/input/lrec_reader_stdio_csv.c
index 3654624b5..d7c191d91 100644
--- a/c/input/lrec_reader_stdio_csv.c
+++ b/c/input/lrec_reader_stdio_csv.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ typedef struct _lrec_reader_stdio_csv_state_t {
 	int   ifs_eof_len;
 
 	int   peek_buf_len;
-	//int  allow_repeat_ifs;
 
 	string_builder_t    sb;
 	string_builder_t*   psb;
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ static void lrec_reader_stdio_csv_free(void* pvstate) {
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------
-lrec_reader_t* lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_ifs) {
+lrec_reader_t* lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(char irs, char ifs) {
 	lrec_reader_t* plrec_reader = mlr_malloc_or_die(sizeof(lrec_reader_t));
 
 	lrec_reader_stdio_csv_state_t* pstate = mlr_malloc_or_die(sizeof(lrec_reader_stdio_csv_state_t));
@@ -270,8 +269,6 @@ lrec_reader_t* lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_
 	pstate->peek_buf_len              = mlr_imax2(pstate->peek_buf_len, pstate->ifs_eof_len);
 	pstate->peek_buf_len             += 2;
 
-	//pstate->allow_repeat_ifs          = allow_repeat_ifs;
-
 	sb_init(&pstate->sb, STRING_BUILDER_INIT_SIZE);
 	pstate->psb                       = &pstate->sb;
 	pstate->pfr                       = NULL;
diff --git a/c/input/lrec_readers.c b/c/input/lrec_readers.c
index 4ada31b5c..6f6178471 100644
--- a/c/input/lrec_readers.c
+++ b/c/input/lrec_readers.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_alloc(char* fmtdesc, int use_mmap, char irs, char if
 		// if (use_mmap)
 			//return lrec_reader_mmap_csv_alloc(irs, ifs, allow_repeat_ifs);
 		//else
-			return lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(irs, ifs, allow_repeat_ifs);
+			return lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(irs, ifs);
 	} else if (streq(fmtdesc, "csvlite")) {
 		if (use_mmap)
 			return lrec_reader_mmap_csvlite_alloc(irs, ifs, allow_repeat_ifs);
diff --git a/c/input/lrec_readers.h b/c/input/lrec_readers.h
index a8ab0a468..1db004d64 100644
--- a/c/input/lrec_readers.h
+++ b/c/input/lrec_readers.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_alloc(char* fmtdesc, int use_mmap, char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_ifs,
 	char ips, int allow_repeat_ips);
 
-lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_ifs);
+lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_stdio_csv_alloc(char irs, char ifs);
 lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_stdio_csvlite_alloc(char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_ifs);
 lrec_reader_t*  lrec_reader_stdio_csvex_alloc(char irs, char ifs, int allow_repeat_ifs);
 lrec_reader_t* lrec_reader_stdio_dkvp_alloc(char irs, char ifs, char ips, int allow_repeat_ifs);