diff --git a/internal/ui/backup/json.go b/internal/ui/backup/json.go
index e736d0118..e7c9274a4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/backup/json.go
+++ b/internal/ui/backup/json.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (b *JSONProgress) Error(item string, err error) error {
 
 // CompleteItem is the status callback function for the archiver when a
 // file/dir has been saved successfully.
-func (b *JSONProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration) {
+func (b *JSONProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration) {
 	if b.v < 2 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (b *JSONProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, previous, current
 }
 
 // ReportTotal sets the total stats up to now
-func (b *JSONProgress) ReportTotal(item string, start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats) {
+func (b *JSONProgress) ReportTotal(start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats) {
 	if b.v >= 2 {
 		b.print(verboseUpdate{
 			MessageType: "verbose_status",
diff --git a/internal/ui/backup/progress.go b/internal/ui/backup/progress.go
index 720a2a58f..8e15662a6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/backup/progress.go
+++ b/internal/ui/backup/progress.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ type ProgressPrinter interface {
 	Update(total, processed Counter, errors uint, currentFiles map[string]struct{}, start time.Time, secs uint64)
 	Error(item string, err error) error
 	ScannerError(item string, err error) error
-	CompleteItem(messageType string, item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration)
-	ReportTotal(item string, start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats)
+	CompleteItem(messageType string, item string, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration)
+	ReportTotal(start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats)
 	Finish(snapshotID restic.ID, start time.Time, summary *Summary, dryRun bool)
 	Reset()
 
@@ -144,19 +144,19 @@ func (p *Progress) CompleteItem(item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s a
 
 		switch {
 		case previous == nil:
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir new", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir new", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Dirs.New++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
 
 		case previous.Equals(*current):
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir unchanged", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir unchanged", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Dirs.Unchanged++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
 
 		default:
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir modified", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("dir modified", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Dirs.Changed++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
@@ -170,19 +170,19 @@ func (p *Progress) CompleteItem(item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s a
 
 		switch {
 		case previous == nil:
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("file new", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("file new", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Files.New++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
 
 		case previous.Equals(*current):
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("file unchanged", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("file unchanged", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Files.Unchanged++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
 
 		default:
-			p.printer.CompleteItem("file modified", item, previous, current, s, d)
+			p.printer.CompleteItem("file modified", item, s, d)
 			p.mu.Lock()
 			p.summary.Files.Changed++
 			p.mu.Unlock()
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (p *Progress) ReportTotal(item string, s archiver.ScanStats) {
 
 	if item == "" {
 		p.scanFinished = true
-		p.printer.ReportTotal(item, p.start, s)
+		p.printer.ReportTotal(p.start, s)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/backup/progress_test.go b/internal/ui/backup/progress_test.go
index a7282c7da..79a56c91e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/backup/progress_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/backup/progress_test.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ type mockPrinter struct {
 	id                    restic.ID
 }
 
-func (p *mockPrinter) Update(total, processed Counter, errors uint, currentFiles map[string]struct{}, start time.Time, secs uint64) {
+func (p *mockPrinter) Update(_, _ Counter, _ uint, _ map[string]struct{}, _ time.Time, _ uint64) {
 }
-func (p *mockPrinter) Error(item string, err error) error        { return err }
-func (p *mockPrinter) ScannerError(item string, err error) error { return err }
+func (p *mockPrinter) Error(_ string, err error) error        { return err }
+func (p *mockPrinter) ScannerError(_ string, err error) error { return err }
 
-func (p *mockPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType string, item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration) {
+func (p *mockPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType string, _ string, _ archiver.ItemStats, _ time.Duration) {
 	p.Lock()
 	defer p.Unlock()
 
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func (p *mockPrinter) CompleteItem(messageType string, item string, previous, cu
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *mockPrinter) ReportTotal(_ string, _ time.Time, _ archiver.ScanStats) {}
-func (p *mockPrinter) Finish(id restic.ID, _ time.Time, summary *Summary, dryRun bool) {
+func (p *mockPrinter) ReportTotal(_ time.Time, _ archiver.ScanStats) {}
+func (p *mockPrinter) Finish(id restic.ID, _ time.Time, summary *Summary, _ bool) {
 	p.Lock()
 	defer p.Unlock()
 
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func (p *mockPrinter) Finish(id restic.ID, _ time.Time, summary *Summary, dryRun
 
 func (p *mockPrinter) Reset() {}
 
-func (p *mockPrinter) P(msg string, args ...interface{}) {}
-func (p *mockPrinter) V(msg string, args ...interface{}) {}
+func (p *mockPrinter) P(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
+func (p *mockPrinter) V(_ string, _ ...interface{}) {}
 
 func TestProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
diff --git a/internal/ui/backup/text.go b/internal/ui/backup/text.go
index 553f559d4..215982cd4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/backup/text.go
+++ b/internal/ui/backup/text.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (b *TextProgress) Error(_ string, err error) error {
 
 // CompleteItem is the status callback function for the archiver when a
 // file/dir has been saved successfully.
-func (b *TextProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, previous, current *restic.Node, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration) {
+func (b *TextProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, s archiver.ItemStats, d time.Duration) {
 	item = termstatus.Quote(item)
 
 	switch messageType {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (b *TextProgress) CompleteItem(messageType, item string, previous, current
 }
 
 // ReportTotal sets the total stats up to now
-func (b *TextProgress) ReportTotal(item string, start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats) {
+func (b *TextProgress) ReportTotal(start time.Time, s archiver.ScanStats) {
 	b.V("scan finished in %.3fs: %v files, %s",
 		time.Since(start).Seconds(),
 		s.Files, ui.FormatBytes(s.Bytes),