diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/ValueMapping.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/ValueMapping.java
index 12bb863d9..8902d9e8f 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/ValueMapping.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/ValueMapping.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class ValueMapping {
 
         boolean anyFound = false;
         for ( ValueMappingPrism mappingPrism : mappingsAnnotation.value() ) {
-            ValueMapping mapping = fromMappingPrism( mappingPrism, method, messager );
+            ValueMapping mapping = fromMappingPrism( mappingPrism );
             if ( mapping != null ) {
 
                 if ( !mappings.contains( mapping ) ) {
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public class ValueMapping {
         }
     }
 
-    public static ValueMapping fromMappingPrism(ValueMappingPrism mappingPrism, ExecutableElement element,
-                                           FormattingMessager messager) {
+    public static ValueMapping fromMappingPrism( ValueMappingPrism mappingPrism ) {
 
         return new ValueMapping( mappingPrism.source(), mappingPrism.target(), mappingPrism.mirror,
             mappingPrism.values.source(), mappingPrism.values.target() );
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/MethodSelectors.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/MethodSelectors.java
index e0f7d0328..5bfbe8449 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/MethodSelectors.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/MethodSelectors.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class MethodSelectors {
             new MethodFamilySelector(),
             new TypeSelector( typeFactory, messager ),
             new QualifierSelector( typeUtils, elementUtils ),
-            new TargetTypeSelector( typeUtils, elementUtils ),
+            new TargetTypeSelector( typeUtils ),
             new XmlElementDeclSelector( typeUtils ),
             new InheritanceSelector(),
             new CreateOrUpdateSelector(),
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/TargetTypeSelector.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/TargetTypeSelector.java
index 3b97b7032..1cbcb6927 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/TargetTypeSelector.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/selector/TargetTypeSelector.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
-import javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
 
 import org.mapstruct.ap.internal.model.common.Type;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public class TargetTypeSelector implements MethodSelector {
 
     private final Types typeUtils;
 
-    public TargetTypeSelector( Types typeUtils, Elements elementUtils ) {
+    public TargetTypeSelector( Types typeUtils ) {
         this.typeUtils = typeUtils;
     }
 
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/MethodRetrievalProcessor.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/MethodRetrievalProcessor.java
index b8fabeab0..ffef1656d 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/MethodRetrievalProcessor.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/MethodRetrievalProcessor.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class MethodRetrievalProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<Void, Lis
         }
         // otherwise add reference to existing mapper method
         else if ( isValidReferencedMethod( parameters ) || isValidFactoryMethod( method, parameters, returnType )
-            || isValidLifecycleCallbackMethod( method, returnType ) ) {
+            || isValidLifecycleCallbackMethod( method ) ) {
             return getReferencedMethod( usedMapper, methodType, method, mapperToImplement, parameters );
         }
         else {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class MethodRetrievalProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<Void, Lis
                 contextParam.getType().getTypeElement(),
                 mapperToImplement,
                 mapperConfig,
-                Collections.<SourceMethod> emptyList() );
+                Collections.emptyList() );
 
             List<SourceMethod> contextProvidedMethods = new ArrayList<>( contextParamMethods.size() );
             for ( SourceMethod sourceMethod : contextParamMethods ) {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class MethodRetrievalProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<Void, Lis
             .build();
     }
 
-    private boolean isValidLifecycleCallbackMethod(ExecutableElement method, Type returnType) {
+    private boolean isValidLifecycleCallbackMethod(ExecutableElement method) {
         return Executables.isLifecycleCallbackMethod( method );
     }
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public class MethodRetrievalProcessor implements ModelElementProcessor<Void, Lis
         ValueMappingsPrism mappingsAnnotation = ValueMappingsPrism.getInstanceOn( method );
 
         if ( mappingAnnotation != null ) {
-            ValueMapping valueMapping = ValueMapping.fromMappingPrism( mappingAnnotation, method, messager );
+            ValueMapping valueMapping = ValueMapping.fromMappingPrism( mappingAnnotation );
             if ( valueMapping != null ) {
                 valueMappings.add( valueMapping );
             }