diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance_test.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance_test.go
index ce0aeb5ab..d533269a4 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance_test.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestBalance(t *testing.T) {
 func TestVolumeSelection(t *testing.T) {
 	topologyInfo := parseOutput(topoData)
 
-	vids, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(nil, topologyInfo, 1000, types.ToDiskType("hdd"), "", 20.0, 0)
+	vids, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(topologyInfo, 1000, types.ToDiskType("hdd"), "", 20.0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("collectVolumeIdsForTierChange: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
index bf41c2ea0..e6cf4ee02 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	}
 
 	// collect all volumes that should change
-	volumeIds, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv, topologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb, fromDiskType, *collectionPattern, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
+	volumeIds, err := collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(topologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb, fromDiskType, *collectionPattern, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) doMoveOneVolume(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer i
 	return nil
 }
 
-func collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(commandEnv *CommandEnv, topologyInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, sourceTier types.DiskType, collectionPattern string, fullPercentage float64, quietPeriod time.Duration) (vids []needle.VolumeId, err error) {
+func collectVolumeIdsForTierChange(topologyInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, sourceTier types.DiskType, collectionPattern string, fullPercentage float64, quietPeriod time.Duration) (vids []needle.VolumeId, err error) {
 
 	quietSeconds := int64(quietPeriod / time.Second)
 	nowUnixSeconds := time.Now().Unix()