diff --git a/pkg/vpcmodel/explainabilityConnectivity.go b/pkg/vpcmodel/explainabilityConnectivity.go
index ac4d1e137..f71879aa9 100644
--- a/pkg/vpcmodel/explainabilityConnectivity.go
+++ b/pkg/vpcmodel/explainabilityConnectivity.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (details *rulesAndConnDetails) computeRoutersAndFilters(c *VPCConfig) (err
 		src := singleSrcDstDetails.src
 		dst := singleSrcDstDetails.dst
 		singleSrcDstDetails.loadBalancerRule = getLoadBalancerRule(c, src, dst)
-		singleSrcDstDetails.privateSubnetRule = getPrivateSubnetRule(c, src, dst)
+		singleSrcDstDetails.privateSubnetRule = getPrivateSubnetRule(src, dst)
 		if src.IsInternal() && dst.IsInternal() { // internal (including cross vpcs)
 			singleSrcDstDetails.crossVpcRouter, _, err = getRoutingResource(c, src, dst)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesConnectivity.go b/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesConnectivity.go
index 3fcda48f5..49b2eb8a6 100644
--- a/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesConnectivity.go
+++ b/pkg/vpcmodel/nodesConnectivity.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func getLoadBalancerRule(c *VPCConfig, src, dst Node) LoadBalancerRule {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getPrivateSubnetRule(c *VPCConfig, src, dst Node) PrivateSubnetRule {
+func getPrivateSubnetRule(src, dst Node) PrivateSubnetRule {
 	switch {
 	case dst.IsInternal():
 		return dst.(InternalNodeIntf).Subnet().GetPrivateSubnetRule(src, dst)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func getNonFilterNonRouterRulesConn(c *VPCConfig, src, dst Node, isIngress bool)
 	if loadBalancerRule != nil && loadBalancerRule.Deny(isIngress) {
 		return NoConns()
 	}
-	privateSubnetRule := getPrivateSubnetRule(c, src, dst)
+	privateSubnetRule := getPrivateSubnetRule(src, dst)
 	if privateSubnetRule != nil && privateSubnetRule.Deny(isIngress) {
 		return NoConns()
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/vpcmodel/semanticDiff.go b/pkg/vpcmodel/semanticDiff.go
index 28c2f3208..51e07d9b8 100644
--- a/pkg/vpcmodel/semanticDiff.go
+++ b/pkg/vpcmodel/semanticDiff.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func getAllowedResponsiveConnections(c *VPCConfig,
 
 // for a given VPCResourceIntf (representing a subnet or an external ip) in config return the VPCResourceIntf representing the
 // subnet/external address in otherConfig or nil if the subnet does not exist in the other config.
-func getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(c *VPCConfig, other *VPCConfig, ep VPCResourceIntf,
+func getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(other *VPCConfig, ep VPCResourceIntf,
 	diffAnalysis diffAnalysisType) (res VPCResourceIntf, err error) {
 	if ep.IsExternal() {
 		if node, ok := ep.(*ExternalNetwork); ok {
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ func (confConnectivity *configConnectivity) connMissingOrChanged(other *configCo
 			if _, ok := connectivityMissingOrChanged[src]; !ok {
 				connectivityMissingOrChanged[src] = map[VPCResourceIntf]*connectionDiff{}
 			}
-			srcInOther, err1 := getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(confConnectivity.config, other.config, src, diffAnalysis)
+			srcInOther, err1 := getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(other.config, src, diffAnalysis)
 			if err1 != nil {
 				return nil, err1
 			}
-			dstInOther, err2 := getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(confConnectivity.config, other.config, dst, diffAnalysis)
+			dstInOther, err2 := getVPCResourceInfInOtherConfig(other.config, dst, diffAnalysis)
 			if err2 != nil {
 				return nil, err2
 			}