diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index ecdf8e034351..f537673ede17 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -739,14 +739,13 @@ static int hci_uart_set_flags(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned long flags)
  * Arguments:
  *
  *    tty        pointer to tty instance data
- *    file       pointer to open file object for device
  *    cmd        IOCTL command code
  *    arg        argument for IOCTL call (cmd dependent)
  *
  * Return Value:    Command dependent
  */
-static int hci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int hci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			      unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct hci_uart *hu = tty->disc_data;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serport.c b/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
index 17eb8f2aa48d..669a728095b8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serport.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static void serport_set_type(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long type)
  * serport_ldisc_ioctl() allows to set the port protocol, and device ID
  */
 
-static int serport_ldisc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int serport_ldisc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			       unsigned long arg)
 {
 	if (cmd == SPIOCSTYPE) {
 		unsigned long type;
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ static int serport_ldisc_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 #define COMPAT_SPIOCSTYPE	_IOW('q', 0x01, compat_ulong_t)
 static int serport_ldisc_compat_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
-				       struct file *file,
 				       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	if (cmd == COMPAT_SPIOCSTYPE) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index 9a4ebda30510..113763790ac9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ static void slcan_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 }
 
 /* Perform I/O control on an active SLCAN channel. */
-static int slcan_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int slcan_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		       unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct slcan *sl = (struct slcan *) tty->disc_data;
 	unsigned int tmp;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 8a19a06b505d..b1fc153125d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ static void sixpack_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 }
 
 /* Perform I/O control on an active 6pack channel. */
-static int sixpack_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-	unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int sixpack_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct sixpack *sp = sp_get(tty);
 	struct net_device *dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index e2b332b54f06..894b5f92b85f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ static void mkiss_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 }
 
 /* Perform I/O control on an active ax25 channel. */
-static int mkiss_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-	unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int mkiss_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mkiss *ax = mkiss_get(tty);
 	struct net_device *dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
index f4429b93a9c8..15a179631903 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ ppp_asynctty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
  */
 
 static int
-ppp_asynctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		   unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+ppp_asynctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct asyncppp *ap = ap_get(tty);
 	int err, val;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
index b3a71b409a80..18283b7b94bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ ppp_sync_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 }
 
 static int
-ppp_synctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		  unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+ppp_synctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct syncppp *ap = sp_get(tty);
 	int __user *p = (int __user *)arg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
index 9f3b4c1aa5ce..98f586f910fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
@@ -1072,8 +1072,8 @@ static void slip_unesc6(struct slip *sl, unsigned char s)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 */
 
 /* Perform I/O control on an active SLIP channel. */
-static int slip_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-					unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int slip_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct slip *sl = tty->disc_data;
 	unsigned int tmp;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index 68e6df27d2e3..ba27b274c967 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2687,8 +2687,8 @@ static __poll_t gsmld_poll(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static int gsmld_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int gsmld_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		       unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct gsm_config c;
 	struct gsm_mux *gsm = tty->disc_data;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
index 7e0884ecc74f..a66915032e7e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
@@ -572,14 +572,13 @@ static ssize_t n_hdlc_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 /**
  * n_hdlc_tty_ioctl - process IOCTL system call for the tty device.
  * @tty: pointer to tty instance data
- * @file: pointer to open file object for device
  * @cmd: IOCTL command code
  * @arg: argument for IOCTL call (cmd dependent)
  *
  * Returns command dependent result.
  */
-static int n_hdlc_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int n_hdlc_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			    unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc = tty->disc_data;
 	int error = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 5be6d02dc690..5b0f50373fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -2400,8 +2400,8 @@ static unsigned long inq_canon(struct n_tty_data *ldata)
 	return nr;
 }
 
-static int n_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-		       unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int n_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+		       unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
 	int retval;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 99cad1560876..3c2349b2089c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		return hung_up_tty_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
 	retval = -EINVAL;
 	if (ld->ops->ioctl) {
-		retval = ld->ops->ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+		retval = ld->ops->ioctl(tty, cmd, arg);
 		if (retval == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 			retval = -ENOTTY;
 	}
@@ -2990,10 +2990,10 @@ static long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (!ld)
 		return hung_up_tty_compat_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
 	if (ld->ops->compat_ioctl)
-		retval = ld->ops->compat_ioctl(tty, file, cmd, arg);
+		retval = ld->ops->compat_ioctl(tty, cmd, arg);
 	if (retval == -ENOIOCTLCMD && ld->ops->ioctl)
-		retval = ld->ops->ioctl(tty, file,
-				(unsigned long)compat_ptr(cmd), arg);
+		retval = ld->ops->ioctl(tty, (unsigned long)compat_ptr(cmd),
+				arg);
 	tty_ldisc_deref(ld);
 
 	return retval;
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index b85d84fb5f49..25f07017bbad 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ struct tty_struct;
  *	some processing on the characters first.  If this function is
  *	not defined, the user will receive an EIO error.
  *
- * int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
- *		 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+ * int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
  *
  *	This function is called when the user requests an ioctl which
  *	is not handled by the tty layer or the low-level tty driver.
@@ -56,8 +55,8 @@ struct tty_struct;
  *	low-level driver can "grab" an ioctl request before the line
  *	discpline has a chance to see it.
  *
- * int	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct * tty, struct file * file,
- *		        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+ * int	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+ *			unsigned long arg);
  *
  *	Process ioctl calls from 32-bit process on 64-bit system
  *
@@ -192,10 +191,10 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops {
 			void **cookie, unsigned long offset);
 	ssize_t	(*write)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			 const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr);
-	int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			 unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
-	int	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-				unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+	int	(*ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			unsigned long arg);
+	int	(*compat_ioctl)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			unsigned long arg);
 	void	(*set_termios)(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *old);
 	__poll_t (*poll)(struct tty_struct *, struct file *,
 			     struct poll_table_struct *);
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/uart.c b/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
index c027c76d493c..cc8fa9e36159 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/uart.c
@@ -317,14 +317,13 @@ static void nci_uart_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
  * Arguments:
  *
  *    tty        pointer to tty instance data
- *    file       pointer to open file object for device
  *    cmd        IOCTL command code
  *    arg        argument for IOCTL call (cmd dependent)
  *
  * Return Value:    Command dependent
  */
-static int nci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
-			      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int nci_uart_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int cmd,
+			      unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct nci_uart *nu = (void *)tty->disc_data;
 	int err = 0;