diff --git a/pmb/build/_package.py b/pmb/build/_package.py
index f031bf2c..bd3ff7cf 100644
--- a/pmb/build/_package.py
+++ b/pmb/build/_package.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def override_source(args: PmbArgs, apkbuild, pkgver, src, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.
     # Mount source in chroot
     mount_path = "/mnt/pmbootstrap/source-override/"
     mount_path_outside = chroot / mount_path
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, src, mount_path_outside, umount=True)
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(src, mount_path_outside, umount=True)
 
     # Delete existing append file
     append_path = "/tmp/APKBUILD.append"
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ def override_source(args: PmbArgs, apkbuild, pkgver, src, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.
     pmb.chroot.user(args, ["mv", append_path + "_", apkbuild_path], chroot)
 
 
-def mount_pmaports(args: PmbArgs, destination, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
+def mount_pmaports(destination, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
     """
     Mount pmaports.git in chroot.
 
     :param destination: mount point inside the chroot
     """
     outside_destination = chroot / destination
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, args.aports, outside_destination, umount=True)
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args.aports, outside_destination, umount=True)
 
 
 def link_to_git_dir(args: PmbArgs, suffix):
diff --git a/pmb/build/envkernel.py b/pmb/build/envkernel.py
index 6f41394b..ff002157 100644
--- a/pmb/build/envkernel.py
+++ b/pmb/build/envkernel.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def run_abuild(args: PmbArgs, pkgname: str, arch: str, apkbuild_path: Path, kbui
     # development, making it easy to quickly sideload a new kernel or pmbootstrap
     # to create a boot image.
 
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, Path("."), chroot / "mnt/linux")
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(Path("."), chroot / "mnt/linux")
 
     if not os.path.exists(chroot / kbuild_out_source):
         raise RuntimeError("No '.output' dir found in your kernel source dir. "
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def run_abuild(args: PmbArgs, pkgname: str, arch: str, apkbuild_path: Path, kbui
     pmb.chroot.user(args, cmd, working_dir=build_path, env=env)
 
     # Clean up bindmount
-    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot / "mnt/linux")
+    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot / "mnt/linux")
 
     # Clean up symlinks
     if kbuild_out != "":
@@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ def package_kernel(args: PmbArgs):
     try:
         run_abuild(args, pkgname, arch, apkbuild_path, kbuild_out)
     except Exception as e:
-        pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, Chroot.native() / "mnt/linux")
+        pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(Chroot.native() / "mnt/linux")
         raise e
     pmb.build.other.index_repo(args, arch)
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/init.py b/pmb/chroot/init.py
index 61d75944..a57aabb6 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/init.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/init.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def setup_qemu_emulation(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot):
 
     # mount --bind the qemu-user binary
     pmb.chroot.binfmt.register(args, arch)
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, Chroot.native() / f"/usr/bin/qemu-{arch_qemu}",
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(Chroot.native() / f"/usr/bin/qemu-{arch_qemu}",
                                 chroot / f"usr/bin/qemu-{arch_qemu}-static",
                                 create_folders=True)
 
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/mount.py b/pmb/chroot/mount.py
index 20d3bcc7..fca70b53 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/mount.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/mount.py
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ def mount(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot=Chroot.native()):
     for source, target in mountpoints.items():
         target_outer = chroot / target
         #raise RuntimeError("test")
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, source, target_outer)
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind(source, target_outer)
 
 
 def mount_native_into_foreign(args: PmbArgs, chroot: Chroot):
     source = Chroot.native().path
     target = chroot / "native"
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, source, target)
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(source, target)
 
     musl = next(source.glob("lib/ld-musl-*.so.1")).name
     musl_link = (chroot / "lib" / musl)
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/shutdown.py b/pmb/chroot/shutdown.py
index c0aab5f2..463cd48e 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/shutdown.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/shutdown.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def shutdown(args: PmbArgs, only_install_related=False):
     chroot = Chroot.native()
 
     # Umount installation-related paths (order is important!)
-    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot / "mnt/install")
+    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot / "mnt/install")
     shutdown_cryptsetup_device(args, "pm_crypt")
 
     # Umount all losetup mounted images
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def shutdown(args: PmbArgs, only_install_related=False):
     for chroot_type in [ChrootType.ROOTFS, ChrootType.INSTALLER]:
         chroot = Chroot(chroot_type, args.device)
         if chroot.path.exists():
-            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot.path)
+            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot.path)
 
     # Remove "in-pmbootstrap" marker from all chroots. This marker indicates
     # that pmbootstrap has set up all mount points etc. to run programs inside
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def shutdown(args: PmbArgs, only_install_related=False):
         # The folders are explicitly iterated over, so folders symlinked inside
         # work dir get umounted as well (used in test_pkgrel_bump.py, #1595)
         for path in pmb.config.work.glob("*"):
-            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, path)
+            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(path)
 
         # Clean up the rest
         for arch in pmb.config.build_device_architectures:
diff --git a/pmb/flasher/frontend.py b/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
index 7de4b093..352a3b61 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/frontend.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def sideload(args: PmbArgs):
     # Mount the buildroot
     chroot = Chroot.buildroot(args.deviceinfo["arch"])
     mountpoint = "/mnt/" / chroot
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, chroot.path,
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(chroot.path,
                            Chroot.native().path / mountpoint)
 
     # Missing recovery zip error
diff --git a/pmb/flasher/init.py b/pmb/flasher/init.py
index 6c5e56e3..4d05cd31 100644
--- a/pmb/flasher/init.py
+++ b/pmb/flasher/init.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def init(args: PmbArgs):
 
     # Mount folders from host system
     for folder in pmb.config.flash_mount_bind:
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, folder, Chroot.native() / folder)
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind(folder, Chroot.native() / folder)
 
     # Mount device chroot inside native chroot (required for kernel/ramdisk)
     mount_device_rootfs(args, Chroot(ChrootType.ROOTFS, args.device))
diff --git a/pmb/helpers/mount.py b/pmb/helpers/mount.py
index 9152b66c..7c7d4575 100644
--- a/pmb/helpers/mount.py
+++ b/pmb/helpers/mount.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def ismount(folder: Path):
     return False
 
 
-def bind(args: PmbArgs, source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=True, umount=False):
+def bind(source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=True, umount=False):
     """Mount --bind a folder and create necessary directory structure.
 
     :param umount: when destination is already a mount point, umount it first.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def bind(args: PmbArgs, source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=True, um
     # Check/umount destination
     if ismount(destination):
         if umount:
-            umount_all(args, destination)
+            umount_all(destination)
         else:
             return
         
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def bind(args: PmbArgs, source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=True, um
         raise RuntimeError(f"Mount failed: {source} -> {destination}")
 
 
-def bind_file(args: PmbArgs, source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=False):
+def bind_file(source: Path, destination: Path, create_folders=False):
     """Mount a file with the --bind option, and create the destination file, if necessary."""
     # Skip existing mountpoint
     if ismount(destination):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def umount_all_list(prefix: Path, source: Path=Path("/proc/mounts")) -> List[Pat
     return ret
 
 
-def umount_all(args: PmbArgs, folder: Path):
+def umount_all(folder: Path):
     """Umount all folders that are mounted inside a given folder."""
     for mountpoint in umount_all_list(folder):
         pmb.helpers.run.root(["umount", mountpoint])
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def umount_all(args: PmbArgs, folder: Path):
             raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to umount: {mountpoint}")
 
 
-def mount_device_rootfs(args: PmbArgs, chroot_rootfs: Chroot) -> PurePath:
+def mount_device_rootfs(chroot_rootfs: Chroot) -> PurePath:
     """
     Mount the device rootfs.
     :param chroot_rootfs: the chroot where the rootfs that will be
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ def mount_device_rootfs(args: PmbArgs, chroot_rootfs: Chroot) -> PurePath:
     :returns: the mountpoint (relative to the native chroot)
     """
     mountpoint = PurePath("/mnt", chroot_rootfs.dirname)
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(args, chroot_rootfs.path,
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind(chroot_rootfs.path,
                            Chroot.native() / mountpoint)
     return mountpoint
diff --git a/pmb/install/_install.py b/pmb/install/_install.py
index cd977503..aab5ea5f 100644
--- a/pmb/install/_install.py
+++ b/pmb/install/_install.py
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ def install_system_image(args: PmbArgs, size_reserve, chroot: Chroot, step, step
     pmb.chroot.root(args, ["mkinitfs"], chroot)
 
     # Clean up after running mkinitfs in chroot
-    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot.path)
+    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot.path)
     pmb.helpers.run.root(["rm", chroot / "in-pmbootstrap"])
     pmb.chroot.remove_mnt_pmbootstrap(args, chroot)
 
diff --git a/pmb/install/blockdevice.py b/pmb/install/blockdevice.py
index db32d994..66d02453 100644
--- a/pmb/install/blockdevice.py
+++ b/pmb/install/blockdevice.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def previous_install(args: PmbArgs, path: Path):
         if not os.path.exists(blockdevice_outside):
             continue
         blockdevice_inside = "/dev/diskp1"
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, blockdevice_outside,
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(blockdevice_outside,
                                     Chroot.native() / blockdevice_inside)
         try:
             label = pmb.chroot.root(args, ["blkid", "-s", "LABEL",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def mount_disk(args: PmbArgs, path: Path):
             raise RuntimeError(f"{path_mount} is mounted! Will not attempt to"
                                " format this!")
     logging.info(f"(native) mount /dev/install (host: {path})")
-    pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, path, Chroot.native() / "dev/install")
+    pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(path, Chroot.native() / "dev/install")
     if previous_install(args, path):
         if not pmb.helpers.cli.confirm(args, "WARNING: This device has a"
                                        " previous installation of pmOS."
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def create_and_mount_image(args: PmbArgs, size_boot, size_root, size_reserve,
     for img_path in [img_path_full, img_path_boot, img_path_root]:
         outside = chroot / img_path
         if os.path.exists(outside):
-            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot / "mnt")
+            pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot / "mnt")
             pmb.install.losetup.umount(args, img_path)
             pmb.chroot.root(args, ["rm", img_path])
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def create_and_mount_image(args: PmbArgs, size_boot, size_root, size_reserve,
         logging.info(f"(native) mount {mount_point} ({img_path.name})")
         pmb.install.losetup.mount(args, img_path)
         device = pmb.install.losetup.device_by_back_file(args, img_path)
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, device, Chroot.native() / mount_point)
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(device, Chroot.native() / mount_point)
 
 
 def create(args: PmbArgs, size_boot, size_root, size_reserve, split, disk: Optional[Path]):
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def create(args: PmbArgs, size_boot, size_root, size_reserve, split, disk: Optio
     :param split: create separate images for boot and root partitions
     :param disk: path to disk block device (e.g. /dev/mmcblk0) or None
     """
-    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, Chroot.native() / "dev/install")
+    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(Chroot.native() / "dev/install")
     if disk:
         mount_disk(args, disk)
     else:
diff --git a/pmb/install/losetup.py b/pmb/install/losetup.py
index 0269e5cb..5992a86e 100644
--- a/pmb/install/losetup.py
+++ b/pmb/install/losetup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def init(args: PmbArgs):
     for loopdevice in Path("/dev/").glob("loop*"):
         if loopdevice.is_dir():
             continue
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, loopdevice, Chroot.native() / loopdevice)
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(loopdevice, Chroot.native() / loopdevice)
 
 
 def mount(args: PmbArgs, img_path: Path):
diff --git a/pmb/install/partition.py b/pmb/install/partition.py
index 56344ad4..fe17908c 100644
--- a/pmb/install/partition.py
+++ b/pmb/install/partition.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def partitions_mount(args: PmbArgs, layout, disk: Optional[Path]):
     for i in partitions:
         source = Path(f"{partition_prefix}{i}")
         target = Chroot.native() / "dev" / f"installp{i}"
-        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(args, source, target)
+        pmb.helpers.mount.bind_file(source, target)
 
 
 def partition(args: PmbArgs, layout, size_boot, size_reserve):
diff --git a/test/test_chroot_mount.py b/test/test_chroot_mount.py
index 6b568a5c..877b3df9 100644
--- a/test/test_chroot_mount.py
+++ b/test/test_chroot_mount.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_chroot_mount(args: PmbArgs):
     assert (mnt_dir / "packages").exists()
 
     # Umount everything, like in pmb.install.install_system_image
-    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(args, chroot.path)
+    pmb.helpers.mount.umount_all(chroot.path)
 
     # Remove all /mnt/pmbootstrap dirs
     pmb.chroot.remove_mnt_pmbootstrap(args, chroot)