diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Idiomatic/DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Idiomatic/DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule.swift
index 1e6e92f66..e88b402ca 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Idiomatic/DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Idiomatic/DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule: ASTRule, OptInRule, ConfigurationProvi
     func validate(file: SwiftLintFile,
                   kind: SwiftDeclarationKind,
                   dictionary: SourceKittenDictionary) -> [StyleViolation] {
-        let offsets = variableViolations(file: file, kind: kind, dictionary: dictionary) +
+        let offsets = variableViolations(kind: kind, dictionary: dictionary) +
             functionViolations(file: file, kind: kind, dictionary: dictionary)
 
         return offsets.map {
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ struct DiscouragedOptionalCollectionRule: ASTRule, OptInRule, ConfigurationProvi
 
     // MARK: - Private
 
-    private func variableViolations(file: SwiftLintFile,
-                                    kind: SwiftDeclarationKind,
-                                    dictionary: SourceKittenDictionary) -> [ByteCount] {
+    private func variableViolations(kind: SwiftDeclarationKind, dictionary: SourceKittenDictionary) -> [ByteCount] {
         guard
             SwiftDeclarationKind.variableKinds.contains(kind),
             let offset = dictionary.offset,
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/CompilerProtocolInitRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/CompilerProtocolInitRule.swift
index 304a85266..32718dc3c 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/CompilerProtocolInitRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/CompilerProtocolInitRule.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private struct ExpressibleByCompiler {
     let initCallNames: Set<String>
     private let arguments: Set<[String]>
 
-    init(protocolName: String, types: Set<String>, arguments: Set<[String]>) {
+    private init(protocolName: String, types: Set<String>, arguments: Set<[String]>) {
         self.protocolName = protocolName
         self.arguments = arguments
 
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/UnusedImportRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/UnusedImportRule.swift
index 8c008068c..996e795b2 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/UnusedImportRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Lint/UnusedImportRule.swift
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ private extension SwiftLintFile {
             )
         }
 
-        let contentsNSString = stringView.nsString
-        let unusedImportUsages = rangedAndSortedUnusedImports(of: Array(unusedImports), contents: contentsNSString)
+        let unusedImportUsages = rangedAndSortedUnusedImports(of: Array(unusedImports))
             .map { ImportUsage.unused(module: $0, range: $1) }
 
         guard configuration.requireExplicitImports else {
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ private extension SwiftLintFile {
         return (imports: imports, usrFragments: usrFragments)
     }
 
-    func rangedAndSortedUnusedImports(of unusedImports: [String], contents: NSString) -> [(String, NSRange)] {
+    func rangedAndSortedUnusedImports(of unusedImports: [String]) -> [(String, NSRange)] {
         return unusedImports
             .compactMap { module in
                 match(pattern: "^(@\\w+ +)?import +\(module)\\b.*?\n").first.map { (module, $0.0) }
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/RuleConfigurations/DeploymentTargetConfiguration.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/RuleConfigurations/DeploymentTargetConfiguration.swift
index c8b526654..88e93156c 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/RuleConfigurations/DeploymentTargetConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/RuleConfigurations/DeploymentTargetConfiguration.swift
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ struct DeploymentTargetConfiguration: SeverityBasedRuleConfiguration, Equatable
             self.init(platform: platform, major: major, minor: minor, patch: patch)
         }
 
-        fileprivate convenience init(platform: Platform, value: Any) throws {
-            try self.init(platform: platform, rawValue: String(describing: value))
-        }
-
         fileprivate func update(using value: Any) throws {
             let (major, minor, patch) = try Self.parseVersion(string: String(describing: value))
             self.major = major
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Style/ModifierOrderRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Style/ModifierOrderRule.swift
index 09be3bbc0..eb656dcb2 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Style/ModifierOrderRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintFramework/Rules/Style/ModifierOrderRule.swift
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ struct ModifierOrderRule: ASTRule, OptInRule, ConfigurationProviderRule, Correct
 
     func correct(file: SwiftLintFile) -> [Correction] {
         return file.structureDictionary.traverseDepthFirst { subDict in
-            guard let kind = subDict.declarationKind else { return nil }
-            return correct(file: file, kind: kind, dictionary: subDict)
+            guard subDict.declarationKind != nil else { return nil }
+            return correct(file: file, dictionary: subDict)
         }
     }
-    private func correct(file: SwiftLintFile,
-                         kind: SwiftDeclarationKind,
-                         dictionary: SourceKittenDictionary) -> [Correction] {
+    private func correct(file: SwiftLintFile, dictionary: SourceKittenDictionary) -> [Correction] {
         guard let offset = dictionary.offset else { return [] }
         let originalContents = file.stringView
         let violatingRanges = violatingModifiers(dictionary: dictionary)
diff --git a/Source/swiftlint/Extensions/Configuration+CommandLine.swift b/Source/swiftlint/Extensions/Configuration+CommandLine.swift
index 107d682c9..fb003e167 100644
--- a/Source/swiftlint/Extensions/Configuration+CommandLine.swift
+++ b/Source/swiftlint/Extensions/Configuration+CommandLine.swift
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ extension Configuration {
         }
         let result = await Signposts.record(name: "Configuration.VisitLintableFiles.Visit") {
             await collected.asyncMap { linters, duplicateFileNames in
-                await visit(linters: linters, visitor: visitor, storage: storage,
-                            duplicateFileNames: duplicateFileNames)
+                await visit(linters: linters, visitor: visitor, duplicateFileNames: duplicateFileNames)
             }
         }
         return result.flatMap { $0 }
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ extension Configuration {
 
     private func visit(linters: [CollectedLinter],
                        visitor: LintableFilesVisitor,
-                       storage: RuleStorage,
                        duplicateFileNames: Set<String>) async -> [SwiftLintFile] {
         let counter = CounterActor()
         let progress = ProgressBar(count: linters.count)