diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 3619de1..d4838ab 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (this *database) buildVersions(base string, names []string) ([]*version, er
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		ver, err := newVersion(path.Join(base, name), timestamp, this, parent, nil)
+		ver, err := newVersion(path.Join(base, name), timestamp, this, parent)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index eebbad2..3786fb6 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type InodeAllocator interface {
 	AllocInode() uint64
 }
 
-func newVersion(base string, timestamp time.Time, allocator InodeAllocator, parent, terminus *version) (*version, error) {
+func newVersion(base string, timestamp time.Time, allocator InodeAllocator, parent *version) (*version, error) {
 	meta, err := newVersionMetadata(filepath.Join(base, "meta.json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func newVersion(base string, timestamp time.Time, allocator InodeAllocator, pare
 	ver := &version{
 		base:      base,
 		parent:    parent,
-		terminus:  terminus,
 		timestamp: timestamp,
 		meta:      meta,
 		inodeAloc: allocator}