diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
index 63744167f..ee1335deb 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/patch_building_helper.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (self *PatchBuildingHelper) RefreshPatchBuildingPanel(opts types.OnFocusOpt
 
 	oldState := context.GetState()
 
-	state := patch_exploring.NewState(diff, selectedLineIdx, oldState, self.c.Log)
+	state := patch_exploring.NewState(diff, selectedLineIdx, oldState)
 	context.SetState(state)
 	if state == nil {
 		self.Escape()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/staging_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/staging_helper.go
index a6b870517..5fb4f49d5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/staging_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/staging_helper.go
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ func (self *StagingHelper) RefreshStagingPanel(focusOpts types.OnFocusOpts) {
 	secondaryContext.GetMutex().Lock()
 
 	mainContext.SetState(
-		patch_exploring.NewState(mainDiff, mainSelectedLineIdx, mainContext.GetState(), self.c.Log),
+		patch_exploring.NewState(mainDiff, mainSelectedLineIdx, mainContext.GetState()),
 	)
 
 	secondaryContext.SetState(
-		patch_exploring.NewState(secondaryDiff, secondarySelectedLineIdx, secondaryContext.GetState(), self.c.Log),
+		patch_exploring.NewState(secondaryDiff, secondarySelectedLineIdx, secondaryContext.GetState()),
 	)
 
 	mainState := mainContext.GetState()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/patch_exploring/state.go b/pkg/gui/patch_exploring/state.go
index 1898a032d..ec5da41d1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/patch_exploring/state.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/patch_exploring/state.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package patch_exploring
 import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/generics/set"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/patch"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // State represents the current state of the patch explorer context i.e. when
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	HUNK
 )
 
-func NewState(diff string, selectedLineIdx int, oldState *State, log *logrus.Entry) *State {
+func NewState(diff string, selectedLineIdx int, oldState *State) *State {
 	if oldState != nil && diff == oldState.diff && selectedLineIdx == -1 {
 		// if we're here then we can return the old state. If selectedLineIdx was not -1
 		// then that would mean we were trying to click and potentiall drag a range, which