diff --git a/src/pat/inject/inject.js b/src/pat/inject/inject.js
index afe826ddb..17fffe0f9 100644
--- a/src/pat/inject/inject.js
+++ b/src/pat/inject/inject.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ const inject = {
         return true;
     },
 
-    ensureTarget(cfg, $el) {
+    ensureTarget(cfg) {
         /* Make sure that a target element exists and that it's assigned to
          * cfg.$target.
          */
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ const inject = {
         return true;
     },
 
-    verifySingleConfig($el, url, cfg) {
+    verifySingleConfig(url, cfg) {
         /* Verify one of potentially multiple configs (i.e. argument lists).
          *
          * Extract modifiers such as ::element or ::after.
@@ -351,14 +351,14 @@ const inject = {
         if (!this.extractModifiers(cfg)) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (!this.ensureTarget(cfg, $el)) {
+        if (!this.ensureTarget(cfg)) {
             return false;
         }
         this.listenForFormReset(cfg);
         return true;
     },
 
-    verifyConfig(cfgs, $el) {
+    verifyConfig(cfgs) {
         /* Verify and post-process all the configurations.
          * Each "config" is an arguments list separated by the &&
          * combination operator.
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ const inject = {
          * Verification for each cfg in the array needs to succeed.
          */
         return cfgs.every(
-            _.partial(this.verifySingleConfig.bind(this), $el, cfgs[0].url)
+            _.partial(this.verifySingleConfig.bind(this), cfgs[0].url)
         );
     },
 
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ const inject = {
          */
         // get a kinda deep copy, we scribble on it
         cfgs = cfgs.map((cfg) => $.extend({}, cfg));
-        if (!this.verifyConfig(cfgs, $el)) {
+        if (!this.verifyConfig(cfgs)) {
             return;
         }
         if (!this.askForConfirmation(cfgs)) {
diff --git a/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js b/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
index 64ec3e7db..8f575f280 100644
--- a/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
+++ b/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe("pat-inject", function () {
                 },
             };
             var cfgs = pattern.extractConfig($a, {});
-            pattern.verifyConfig(cfgs, $a);
+            pattern.verifyConfig(cfgs);
             pattern._onInjectSuccess($a, cfgs, dummy_event);
             await utils.timeout(1); // wait a tick for async to settle.
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe("pat-inject", function () {
             it("Use trigger as target", function () {
                 $a.attr("data-pat-inject", "target: self::after");
                 var cfgs = pattern.extractConfig($a);
-                expect(pattern.verifyConfig(cfgs, $a)).toBeTruthy();
+                expect(pattern.verifyConfig(cfgs)).toBeTruthy();
                 expect(cfgs[0].target).toBe("self");
                 expect(cfgs[0].$target[0]).toBe($a[0]);
             });