diff --git a/pkg/normalize/validate.go b/pkg/normalize/validate.go
index 057fe6f65..d7f66bd6b 100644
--- a/pkg/normalize/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/normalize/validate.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func errorRepeat(label, domain string) string {
 	)
 }
 
-func checkLabel(label string, rType string, target, domain string, meta map[string]string) error {
+func checkLabel(label string, rType string, domain string, meta map[string]string) error {
 	if label == "@" {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func checkLabel(label string, rType string, target, domain string, meta map[stri
 	return nil
 }
 
-func checkSoa(expire uint32, minttl uint32, refresh uint32, retry uint32, serial uint32, mbox string) error {
+func checkSoa(expire uint32, minttl uint32, refresh uint32, retry uint32, mbox string) error {
 	if expire <= 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("SOA Expire must be > 0")
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func checkTargets(rec *models.RecordConfig, domain string) (errs []error) {
 	case "PTR":
 		check(checkTarget(target))
 	case "SOA":
-		check(checkSoa(rec.SoaExpire, rec.SoaMinttl, rec.SoaRefresh, rec.SoaRetry, rec.SoaSerial, rec.SoaMbox))
+		check(checkSoa(rec.SoaExpire, rec.SoaMinttl, rec.SoaRefresh, rec.SoaRetry, rec.SoaMbox))
 		check(checkTarget(target))
 		if label != "@" {
 			check(fmt.Errorf("SOA record is only valid for bare domain"))
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func ValidateAndNormalizeConfig(config *models.DNSConfig) (errs []error) {
 			if err := validateRecordTypes(rec, domain.Name, pTypes); err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, err)
 			}
-			if err := checkLabel(rec.GetLabel(), rec.Type, rec.GetTargetField(), domain.Name, rec.Metadata); err != nil {
+			if err := checkLabel(rec.GetLabel(), rec.Type, domain.Name, rec.Metadata); err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, err)
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/normalize/validate_test.go b/pkg/normalize/validate_test.go
index dd6a51a0e..2de0f773e 100644
--- a/pkg/normalize/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/normalize/validate_test.go
@@ -41,35 +41,34 @@ func TestCheckSoa(t *testing.T) {
 		minttl  uint32
 		refresh uint32
 		retry   uint32
-		serial  uint32
 		mbox    string
 	}{
 		// Expire
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
-		{true, 0, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{true, 0, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
 		// MinTTL
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
-		{true, 123, 0, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{true, 123, 0, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
 		// Refresh
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
-		{true, 123, 123, 0, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{true, 123, 123, 0, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
 		// Retry
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
-		{true, 123, 123, 123, 0, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{true, 123, 123, 123, 0, "foo.bar.com."},
 		// Serial
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 0, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
 		// MBox
-		{true, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, ""},
-		{true, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo@bar.com."},
-		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
+		{true, 123, 123, 123, 123, ""},
+		{true, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo@bar.com."},
+		{false, 123, 123, 123, 123, "foo.bar.com."},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		experiment := fmt.Sprintf("%d %d %d %d %d %s", test.expire, test.minttl, test.refresh,
-			test.retry, test.serial, test.mbox)
+		experiment := fmt.Sprintf("%d %d %d %d %s", test.expire, test.minttl, test.refresh,
+			test.retry, test.mbox)
 		t.Run(experiment, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := checkSoa(test.expire, test.minttl, test.refresh, test.retry, test.serial, test.mbox)
+			err := checkSoa(test.expire, test.minttl, test.refresh, test.retry, test.mbox)
 			checkError(t, err, test.isError, experiment)
 		})
 	}
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func TestCheckLabel(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.hasSkipMeta {
 				meta["skip_fqdn_check"] = "true"
 			}
-			err := checkLabel(test.label, test.rType, test.target, "foo.tld", meta)
+			err := checkLabel(test.label, test.rType, "foo.tld", meta)
 			if err != nil && !test.isError {
 				t.Errorf("%02d: Expected no error but got %s", i, err)
 			}