diff --git a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
index 2056807980e4db6bda0eaf505a4ec8481ace06e0..4ef9768394aa8092487f280877191d793800f9a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ WelcomePlugin::~WelcomePlugin()
     \a error_message can be used to pass an error message to the plugin system,
        if there was any.
 */
-bool WelcomePlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *error_message)
+bool WelcomePlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /* arguments */, QString * /* error_message */)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(arguments)
-    Q_UNUSED(error_message)
-
     addAutoReleasedObject(new Internal::CommunityWelcomePage);
 
     m_welcomeMode = new WelcomeMode;