diff --git a/include/prototypes.h b/include/prototypes.h
index a62d993b..ec669930 100644
--- a/include/prototypes.h
+++ b/include/prototypes.h
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ extern void bp_enable_cachepath(void);
 extern void bp_disable_cachepath(void);
 extern void bp_clear_cachepath(void);
 extern char *BestDistPath(char *, struct sctstr *, struct sctstr *,
-			  double *, int);
+			  double *);
 extern char *BestLandPath(char *, struct sctstr *, struct sctstr *,
 			  double *, int);
 extern char *BestShipPath(char *, int, int, int, int, int);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/dist.c b/src/lib/commands/dist.c
index bc03a162..b5f09347 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/dist.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/dist.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ dist(void)
 	    pr("Warning: you don't own %s!\n",
 	       xyas(dsect.sct_x, dsect.sct_y, player->cnum));
 
-	if (!BestDistPath(buf, &sect, &dsect, &move_cost, MOB_ROAD)) {
+	if (!BestDistPath(buf, &sect, &dsect, &move_cost)) {
 	    pr("No owned path from %s to %s.\n",
 	       xyas(dsect.sct_x, dsect.sct_y, player->cnum),
 	       xyas(sect.sct_x, sect.sct_y, player->cnum));
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/path.c b/src/lib/commands/path.c
index 568585e4..61f058f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/path.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/path.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ path(void)
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }
     getsect(sect.sct_dist_x, sect.sct_dist_y, &dsect);
-    pp = BestDistPath(buf, &sect, &dsect, &move_cost, MOB_ROAD);
+    pp = BestDistPath(buf, &sect, &dsect, &move_cost);
     if (!pp) {
 	pr("No path possible from %s to distribution sector %s\n",
 	   xyas(sect.sct_x, sect.sct_y, player->cnum),
diff --git a/src/lib/common/path.c b/src/lib/common/path.c
index aa335dbb..aa5a2512 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/path.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/path.c
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ pathcost(struct sctstr *start, char *path, int mob_type)
 char *
 BestDistPath(char *path,
 	     struct sctstr *from,
-	     struct sctstr *to, double *cost, int mob_type)
+	     struct sctstr *to, double *cost)
 {
-    return BestLandPath(path, from, to, cost, mob_type);
+    return BestLandPath(path, from, to, cost, MOB_ROAD);
 }
 
 char *
diff --git a/src/lib/update/finish.c b/src/lib/update/finish.c
index a13935cc..f6c64600 100644
--- a/src/lib/update/finish.c
+++ b/src/lib/update/finish.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ assemble_dist_paths(struct distinfo *distptrs)
 	/* Now, get the best distribution path over roads */
 	/* Note we go from the dist center to the sector.  This gives
 	   us the import path for that sector. */
-	path = BestDistPath(buf, dist, sp, &d, MOB_ROAD);
+	path = BestDistPath(buf, dist, sp, &d);
 
 	/* Now, we have a path */
 	if (path != NULL) {