diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 26c85ba4f..958d698d6 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ importMessageArchivesLoop:
 					continue importMessageArchivesLoop
 				}
 
-				response, err := m.handleArchiveMessages(messagesChunk, communityID)
+				response, err := m.handleArchiveMessages(messagesChunk)
 				if err != nil {
 					m.communitiesManager.LogStdout("failed to handle archive messages", zap.Error(err))
 					continue importMessageArchivesLoop
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_handler.go b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
index 44820003f..bef7bcba0 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_handler.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) downloadAndImportHistoryArchives(id types.HexBytes, magnetli
 	m.config.messengerSignalsHandler.DownloadingHistoryArchivesFinished(types.EncodeHex(id))
 }
 
-func (m *Messenger) handleArchiveMessages(archiveMessages []*protobuf.WakuMessage, id types.HexBytes) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
+func (m *Messenger) handleArchiveMessages(archiveMessages []*protobuf.WakuMessage) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 
 	messagesToHandle := make(map[transport.Filter][]*types.Message)