diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
index adbefe3f89..2bf1cae254 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ ValueLoader::LoadValue(ValueLocation* location, type_code valueType,
 
 
 status_t
-ValueLoader::LoadStringValue(BVariant& location, type_code valueType,
-	BString& _value)
+ValueLoader::LoadStringValue(BVariant& location, BString& _value)
 {
 	static const size_t kMaxStringSize = 255;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
index 2228f21c64..f18a764539 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/ValueLoader.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public:
 									BVariant& _value);
 
 			status_t			LoadStringValue(BVariant& location,
-									type_code valueType,
 									BString& _value);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
index 5b0c862f57..48746d5ba1 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/value/value_nodes/CStringValueNode.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ CStringValueNode::ResolvedLocationAndValue(ValueLoader* valueLoader,
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;
 
-	error = valueLoader->LoadStringValue(addressData, valueType,
-		valueData);
+	error = valueLoader->LoadStringValue(addressData, valueData);
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;