diff --git a/ssh/cipher.go b/ssh/cipher.go
index 22bb30c..aed2b1f 100644
--- a/ssh/cipher.go
+++ b/ssh/cipher.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ type gcmCipher struct {
 	buf    []byte
 }
 
-func newGCMCipher(iv, key, macKey []byte) (packetCipher, error) {
+func newGCMCipher(iv, key []byte) (packetCipher, error) {
 	c, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/ssh/transport.go b/ssh/transport.go
index f9780e0..ab2b887 100644
--- a/ssh/transport.go
+++ b/ssh/transport.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func newPacketCipher(d direction, algs directionAlgorithms, kex *kexResult) (pac
 	iv, key, macKey := generateKeys(d, algs, kex)
 
 	if algs.Cipher == gcmCipherID {
-		return newGCMCipher(iv, key, macKey)
+		return newGCMCipher(iv, key)
 	}
 
 	if algs.Cipher == aes128cbcID {