diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index 5c956a1b3df..70dfef5c82c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static void node_socket_tooltip_set(uiBlock &block,
         const int index_in_tree = POINTER_AS_INT(argN);
         ntree.ensure_topology_cache();
         const bNodeSocket &socket = *ntree.all_sockets()[index_in_tree];
-        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, ntree, socket);
+        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, socket);
       },
       POINTER_FROM_INT(socket_index_in_tree),
       nullptr);
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static void node_socket_add_tooltip_in_node_editor(const bNodeSocket &sock, uiLa
         const int index_in_tree = POINTER_AS_INT(argN);
         ntree.ensure_topology_cache();
         const bNodeSocket &socket = *ntree.all_sockets()[index_in_tree];
-        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, ntree, socket);
+        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, socket);
       },
       POINTER_FROM_INT(sock.index_in_tree()),
       nullptr,
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ void node_socket_add_tooltip(const bNodeTree &ntree, const bNodeSocket &sock, ui
       &layout,
       [](bContext &C, uiTooltipData &tip, uiBut *but, void *argN) {
         SocketTooltipData *data = static_cast<SocketTooltipData *>(argN);
-        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, *data->ntree, *data->socket);
+        build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, *data->socket);
       },
       data,
       MEM_dupallocN,
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ static void node_draw_panels(bNodeTree &ntree, const bNode &node, uiBlock &block
             const int index_in_tree = POINTER_AS_INT(argN);
             ntree.ensure_topology_cache();
             const bNodeSocket &socket = *ntree.all_sockets()[index_in_tree];
-            build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, ntree, socket);
+            build_socket_tooltip(tip, C, but, socket);
           },
           POINTER_FROM_INT(input_socket->index_in_tree()),
           nullptr);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
index 534d66f7761..4b1003df229 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ void NODE_OT_sockets_sync(wmOperatorType *ot);
 void build_socket_tooltip(uiTooltipData &tip_data,
                           bContext &C,
                           uiBut *but,
-                          const bNodeTree &tree,
                           const bNodeSocket &socket);
 
 }  // namespace blender::ed::space_node
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_socket_tooltip.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_socket_tooltip.cc
index 8cdd7f57f42..588fd0105d8 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_socket_tooltip.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_socket_tooltip.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace blender::ed::space_node {
 class SocketTooltipBuilder {
  private:
   uiTooltipData &tip_data_;
-  const bNodeTree &tree_;
   const bNode &node_;
   const bNodeSocket &socket_;
   uiBut *but_ = nullptr;
@@ -50,17 +49,8 @@ class SocketTooltipBuilder {
   std::optional<TooltipBlockType> last_block_type_;
 
  public:
-  SocketTooltipBuilder(uiTooltipData &tip_data,
-                       const bNodeTree &tree,
-                       const bNodeSocket &socket,
-                       bContext &C,
-                       uiBut *but)
-      : tip_data_(tip_data),
-        tree_(tree),
-        node_(socket.owner_node()),
-        socket_(socket),
-        but_(but),
-        C_(C)
+  SocketTooltipBuilder(uiTooltipData &tip_data, const bNodeSocket &socket, bContext &C, uiBut *but)
+      : tip_data_(tip_data), node_(socket.owner_node()), socket_(socket), but_(but), C_(C)
   {
   }
 
@@ -874,10 +864,9 @@ class SocketTooltipBuilder {
 void build_socket_tooltip(uiTooltipData &tip_data,
                           bContext &C,
                           uiBut *but,
-                          const bNodeTree &tree,
                           const bNodeSocket &socket)
 {
-  SocketTooltipBuilder builder(tip_data, tree, socket, C, but);
+  SocketTooltipBuilder builder(tip_data, socket, C, but);
   builder.build();
 }