diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 867b36c..ecc8ead 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     )
   })
 
-  function logAppend(id, msg, feedId, isOOO, cb) {
+  function logAppend(id, msg, cb) {
     const rec = {
       id,
       msg,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
       const msgId = FeedV1.getMsgId(msg)
       msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgId)
 
-      logAppend(msgId, msg, feedId, false, logAppendCB)
+      logAppend(msgId, msg, logAppendCB)
     }
 
     function logAppendCB(err, rec) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     msgsPerFeed.update(msg, msgId)
 
     // Encode the native message and append it to the log:
-    logAppend(msgId, msg, feedId, false, (err, rec) => {
+    logAppend(msgId, msg, (err, rec) => {
       // prettier-ignore
       if (err) return cb(new Error('create() failed to append the log', { cause: err }))
       onRecordAdded.set(rec)