diff --git a/include/avian/codegen/compiler.h b/include/avian/codegen/compiler.h
index 4c3d2bcf1c..099ae15ca5 100644
--- a/include/avian/codegen/compiler.h
+++ b/include/avian/codegen/compiler.h
@@ -93,10 +93,9 @@ class Compiler {
   virtual void return_(ir::Value* value) = 0;
   virtual void return_() = 0;
 
-  virtual void initLocal(unsigned size, unsigned index, ir::Type type) = 0;
+  virtual void initLocal(unsigned index, ir::Type type) = 0;
   virtual void initLocalsFromLogicalIp(unsigned logicalIp) = 0;
-  virtual void storeLocal(ir::Value* src, unsigned index)
-      = 0;
+  virtual void storeLocal(ir::Value* src, unsigned index) = 0;
   virtual ir::Value* loadLocal(ir::Type type, unsigned index) = 0;
   virtual void saveLocals() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/codegen/compiler.cpp b/src/codegen/compiler.cpp
index fa5ba3d78f..019c139eb6 100644
--- a/src/codegen/compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/compiler.cpp
@@ -2490,9 +2490,10 @@ class MyCompiler: public Compiler {
     v->home = frameIndex(&c, index);
   }
 
-  virtual void initLocal(unsigned footprint, unsigned index, ir::Type type)
+  virtual void initLocal(unsigned index, ir::Type type)
   {
-    assert(&c, footprint == typeFootprint(&c, type));
+    unsigned footprint = typeFootprint(&c, type);
+
     assert(&c, index + footprint <= c.localFootprint);
 
     Value* v = value(&c, type);
diff --git a/src/compile.cpp b/src/compile.cpp
index bf7c7fd759..37b0a5f4ec 100644
--- a/src/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compile.cpp
@@ -7030,7 +7030,7 @@ compile(MyThread* t, Context* context)
   unsigned index = methodParameterFootprint(t, context->method);
   if ((methodFlags(t, context->method) & ACC_STATIC) == 0) {
     frame.set(--index, Frame::Object);
-    c->initLocal(1, index, frame.types.object);
+    c->initLocal(index, frame.types.object);
   }
 
   for (MethodSpecIterator it
@@ -7042,29 +7042,29 @@ compile(MyThread* t, Context* context)
     case 'L':
     case '[':
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Object);
-      c->initLocal(1, index, frame.types.object);
+      c->initLocal(index, frame.types.object);
       break;
 
     case 'J':
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Long);
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Long);
-      c->initLocal(2, index, frame.types.i8);
+      c->initLocal(index, frame.types.i8);
       break;
 
     case 'D':
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Long);
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Long);
-      c->initLocal(2, index, frame.types.f8);
+      c->initLocal(index, frame.types.f8);
       break;
 
     case 'F':
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Integer);
-      c->initLocal(1, index, frame.types.f4);
+      c->initLocal(index, frame.types.f4);
       break;
 
     default:
       frame.set(--index, Frame::Integer);
-      c->initLocal(1, index, frame.types.i4);
+      c->initLocal(index, frame.types.i4);
       break;
     }
   }