diff --git a/src/kmscon_main.c b/src/kmscon_main.c
index c50b1a1..07b73ee 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_main.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_main.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ static int app_seat_event(struct kmscon_seat *s, unsigned int event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int app_seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app, struct app_seat **out,
-			const char *sname, struct uterm_monitor_seat *useat)
+static int app_seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app, const char *sname,
+			struct uterm_monitor_seat *useat)
 {
 	struct app_seat *seat;
 	int ret;
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ static int app_seat_new(struct kmscon_app *app, struct app_seat **out,
 	uterm_monitor_set_seat_data(seat->useat, seat);
 	shl_dlist_link(&app->seats, &seat->list);
 	++app->running_seats;
-	*out = seat;
 	return 0;
 
 err_name:
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ static bool app_seat_gpu_is_ignored(struct app_seat *seat,
 }
 
 static int app_seat_add_video(struct app_seat *seat,
-			      struct app_video **out,
 			      unsigned int type,
 			      unsigned int flags,
 			      const char *node,
@@ -365,7 +363,6 @@ static int app_seat_add_video(struct app_seat *seat,
 
 	uterm_monitor_set_dev_data(vid->udev, vid);
 	shl_dlist_link(&seat->videos, &vid->list);
-	*out = vid;
 	return 0;
 
 err_video:
@@ -409,7 +406,7 @@ static void app_monitor_event(struct uterm_monitor *mon,
 
 	switch (ev->type) {
 	case UTERM_MONITOR_NEW_SEAT:
-		ret = app_seat_new(app, &seat, ev->seat_name, ev->seat);
+		ret = app_seat_new(app, ev->seat_name, ev->seat);
 		if (ret)
 			return;
 		break;
@@ -425,7 +422,7 @@ static void app_monitor_event(struct uterm_monitor *mon,
 		switch (ev->dev_type) {
 		case UTERM_MONITOR_DRM:
 		case UTERM_MONITOR_FBDEV:
-			ret = app_seat_add_video(seat, &vid, ev->dev_type,
+			ret = app_seat_add_video(seat, ev->dev_type,
 						 ev->dev_flags,
 						 ev->dev_node, ev->dev);
 			if (ret)