diff --git a/jtag/ChangeLog b/jtag/ChangeLog
index 95bb4f5d..47c4955b 100644
--- a/jtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/jtag/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2008-10-30  Arnim Laeuger  <arniml@users.sourceforge.net>
 
+   * src/svf/svf_bison.y, src/svf/svf.c, src/svf/svf.h:
+     removed obsolete parameter
+
    * include/svf.h, src/cmd/svf.c, src/svf/svf.c,
      src/svf/svf_bison.y, src/svf/svf.h, doc/UrJTAG.txt:
      add the ref_freq option to svf command
diff --git a/jtag/src/svf/svf.c b/jtag/src/svf/svf.c
index e401b40f..bfb78d57 100644
--- a/jtag/src/svf/svf.c
+++ b/jtag/src/svf/svf.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ svf_endxr(parser_priv_t *priv, enum generic_irdr_coding ir_dr, int state)
  *   freq : frequency in HZ
  * ***************************************************************************/
 void
-svf_frequency(chain_t *chain, parser_priv_t *priv, double freq)
+svf_frequency(chain_t *chain, double freq)
 {
   cable_set_frequency(chain->cable, freq);
 }
diff --git a/jtag/src/svf/svf.h b/jtag/src/svf/svf.h
index 96c3af6d..cdd926c0 100644
--- a/jtag/src/svf/svf.h
+++ b/jtag/src/svf/svf.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int  svf_bison_init(parser_priv_t *, FILE *, int, int);
 void svf_bison_deinit(parser_priv_t *);
 
 void svf_endxr(parser_priv_t *, enum generic_irdr_coding, int);
-void svf_frequency(chain_t *, parser_priv_t *, double);
+void svf_frequency(chain_t *, double);
 int  svf_hxr(enum generic_irdr_coding, struct ths_params *);
 int  svf_runtest(chain_t *, parser_priv_t *, struct runtest *);
 int  svf_state(chain_t *, parser_priv_t *, struct path_states *, int);
diff --git a/jtag/src/svf/svf_bison.y b/jtag/src/svf/svf_bison.y
index 1a078b0d..cf8b1b79 100644
--- a/jtag/src/svf/svf_bison.y
+++ b/jtag/src/svf/svf_bison.y
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ svf_statement
 
     | FREQUENCY ';'
       {
-        svf_frequency(chain, priv_data, 0.0);
+        svf_frequency(chain, 0.0);
       }
 
     | FREQUENCY NUMBER HZ ';'
       {
-        svf_frequency(chain, priv_data, $2);
+        svf_frequency(chain, $2);
       }
 
     | HDR NUMBER ths_param_list ';'