diff --git a/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c b/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
index ceb0723d..5f6eee08 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-dgraph/main.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (conf_file == NULL)
 		conf_file = _DGRAPH_CFFILE;
 
-	confd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(&xh, conf_file);
+	confd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(conf_file);
 	if (confd == NULL) {
 		if (errno != ENOENT)
 			die("cannot read conf file `%s'", conf_file);
diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
index 061d521c..7e835290 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/check.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ check_pkg_integrity(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		buf = xbps_xasprintf("%s/.%s-files.plist",
 		    xhp->metadir, pkgname);
 		assert(buf);
-		filesd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(xhp, buf);
+		filesd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(buf);
 		if (filesd == NULL) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read %s, ignoring...\n",
 			    pkgname, buf);
diff --git a/include/xbps.h.in b/include/xbps.h.in
index 2c2044d2..5d065013 100644
--- a/include/xbps.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps.h.in
@@ -2345,26 +2345,24 @@ char *xbps_symlink_target(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *path, const char
 bool xbps_patterns_match(xbps_array_t patterns, const char *path);
 
 /**
- * Internalizes a plist file declared in \a fname and returns a proplib array.
+ * Internalizes a plist file declared in \a path and returns a proplib array.
  *
- * @param[in] xhp The pointer to an xbps_handle struct.
- * @param[in] fname The file path.
+ * @param[in] path The file path.
  *
  * @return The internalized proplib array, NULL otherwise.
  */
 xbps_array_t
-xbps_plist_array_from_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *fname);
+xbps_plist_array_from_file(const char *path);
 
 /**
- * Internalizes a plist file declared in \a fname and returns a proplib dictionary.
+ * Internalizes a plist file declared in \a path and returns a proplib dictionary.
  *
- * @param[in] xhp The pointer to an xbps_handle struct.
- * @param[in] fname The file path.
+ * @param[in] path The file path.
  *
  * @return The internalized proplib array, NULL otherwise.
  */
 xbps_dictionary_t
-xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *fname);
+xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(const char *path);
 
 /**@}*/
 
diff --git a/lib/pkgdb.c b/lib/pkgdb.c
index 4595a4fc..dae1acbe 100644
--- a/lib/pkgdb.c
+++ b/lib/pkgdb.c
@@ -496,5 +496,5 @@ xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_files(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg)
 		return NULL;
 
 	snprintf(plist, sizeof(plist)-1, "%s/.%s-files.plist", xhp->metadir, pkgname);
-	return xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(xhp, plist);
+	return xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(plist);
 }
diff --git a/lib/proplib_wrapper.c b/lib/proplib_wrapper.c
index 09a279ce..65d2cc9d 100644
--- a/lib/proplib_wrapper.c
+++ b/lib/proplib_wrapper.c
@@ -934,27 +934,27 @@ xbps_string_equals_cstring(xbps_string_t s, const char *ss)
 
 /* xbps specific helpers */
 xbps_array_t
-xbps_plist_array_from_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *f)
+xbps_plist_array_from_file(const char *path)
 {
 	xbps_array_t a;
 
-	a = xbps_array_internalize_from_zfile(f);
+	a = xbps_array_internalize_from_zfile(path);
 	if (xbps_object_type(a) != XBPS_TYPE_ARRAY) {
 		xbps_dbg_printf(
-		    "xbps: failed to internalize array from %s\n", f);
+		    "xbps: failed to internalize array from %s\n", path);
 	}
 	return a;
 }
 
 xbps_dictionary_t
-xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *f)
+xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(const char *path)
 {
 	xbps_dictionary_t d;
 
-	d = xbps_dictionary_internalize_from_zfile(f);
+	d = xbps_dictionary_internalize_from_zfile(path);
 	if (xbps_object_type(d) != XBPS_TYPE_DICTIONARY) {
 		xbps_dbg_printf(
-		    "xbps: failed to internalize dict from %s\n", f);
+		    "xbps: failed to internalize dict from %s\n", path);
 	}
 	return d;
 }
diff --git a/lib/repo.c b/lib/repo.c
index 0c37b118..e92ff230 100644
--- a/lib/repo.c
+++ b/lib/repo.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ xbps_repo_key_import(struct xbps_repo *repo)
 	 * Check if the public key is alredy stored.
 	 */
 	rkeyfile = xbps_xasprintf("%s/keys/%s.plist", repo->xhp->metadir, hexfp);
-	repokeyd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(repo->xhp, rkeyfile);
+	repokeyd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(rkeyfile);
 	if (xbps_object_type(repokeyd) == XBPS_TYPE_DICTIONARY) {
 		xbps_dbg_printf("[repo] `%s' public key already stored.\n", repo->uri);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/lib/verifysig.c b/lib/verifysig.c
index 5679d250..ba51f14b 100644
--- a/lib/verifysig.c
+++ b/lib/verifysig.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ xbps_verify_signature(struct xbps_repo *repo, const char *sigfile,
 	 * Prepare repository RSA public key to verify fname signature.
 	 */
 	rkeyfile = xbps_xasprintf("%s/keys/%s.plist", repo->xhp->metadir, hexfp);
-	repokeyd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(repo->xhp, rkeyfile);
+	repokeyd = xbps_plist_dictionary_from_file(rkeyfile);
 	if (xbps_object_type(repokeyd) != XBPS_TYPE_DICTIONARY) {
 		xbps_dbg_printf("cannot read rkey data at %s: %s\n",
 		    rkeyfile, strerror(errno));