diff --git a/cmd/helm/dependency.go b/cmd/helm/dependency.go
index 9c51be600..1370adfb0 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/dependency.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/dependency.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (l *dependencyListCmd) run() error {
 
 	l.printRequirements(r, l.out)
 	fmt.Fprintln(l.out)
-	l.printMissing(r, l.out)
+	l.printMissing(r)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (l *dependencyListCmd) printRequirements(reqs *chartutil.Requirements, out
 }
 
 // printMissing prints warnings about charts that are present on disk, but are not in the requirements.
-func (l *dependencyListCmd) printMissing(reqs *chartutil.Requirements, out io.Writer) {
+func (l *dependencyListCmd) printMissing(reqs *chartutil.Requirements) {
 	folder := filepath.Join(l.chartpath, "charts/*")
 	files, err := filepath.Glob(folder)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index f438ebe04..d831fc9f6 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (i *installCmd) run() error {
 		// If checkDependencies returns an error, we have unfullfilled dependencies.
 		// As of Helm 2.4.0, this is treated as a stopping condition:
 		// https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/issues/2209
-		if err := checkDependencies(chartRequested, req, i.out); err != nil {
+		if err := checkDependencies(chartRequested, req); err != nil {
 			return prettyError(err)
 		}
 	} else if err != chartutil.ErrRequirementsNotFound {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func defaultNamespace() string {
 	return "default"
 }
 
-func checkDependencies(ch *chart.Chart, reqs *chartutil.Requirements, out io.Writer) error {
+func checkDependencies(ch *chart.Chart, reqs *chartutil.Requirements) error {
 	missing := []string{}
 
 	deps := ch.GetDependencies()
diff --git a/cmd/helm/package.go b/cmd/helm/package.go
index e5ab3643d..c1ad20894 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/package.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/package.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func newPackageCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			for i := 0; i < len(args); i++ {
 				pkg.path = args[i]
-				if err := pkg.run(cmd, args); err != nil {
+				if err := pkg.run(); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 			}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func newPackageCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (p *packageCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func (p *packageCmd) run() error {
 	path, err := filepath.Abs(p.path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (p *packageCmd) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if reqs, err := chartutil.LoadRequirements(ch); err == nil {
-		if err := checkDependencies(ch, reqs, p.out); err != nil {
+		if err := checkDependencies(ch, reqs); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin.go b/cmd/helm/plugin.go
index 47e1b361c..cf0b02f09 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 
-	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm/helmpath"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/plugin"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func newPluginCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // runHook will execute a plugin hook.
-func runHook(p *plugin.Plugin, event string, home helmpath.Home) error {
+func runHook(p *plugin.Plugin, event string) error {
 	hook := p.Metadata.Hooks.Get(event)
 	if hook == "" {
 		return nil
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
index 7ab4d21fa..aa75770fc 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_install.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (pcmd *pluginInstallCmd) run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := runHook(p, plugin.Install, pcmd.home); err != nil {
+	if err := runHook(p, plugin.Install); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
index 83bc863bf..ec1154734 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (pcmd *pluginRemoveCmd) run() error {
 	var errorPlugins []string
 	for _, name := range pcmd.names {
 		if found := findPlugin(plugins, name); found != nil {
-			if err := removePlugin(found, pcmd.home); err != nil {
+			if err := removePlugin(found); err != nil {
 				errorPlugins = append(errorPlugins, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to remove plugin %s, got error (%v)", name, err))
 			} else {
 				fmt.Fprintf(pcmd.out, "Removed plugin: %s\n", name)
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ func (pcmd *pluginRemoveCmd) run() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func removePlugin(p *plugin.Plugin, home helmpath.Home) error {
+func removePlugin(p *plugin.Plugin) error {
 	if err := os.Remove(p.Dir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return runHook(p, plugin.Delete, home)
+	return runHook(p, plugin.Delete)
 }
 
 func findPlugin(plugins []*plugin.Plugin, name string) *plugin.Plugin {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
index 2e19a2175..d3778764d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ func updatePlugin(p *plugin.Plugin, home helmpath.Home) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return runHook(updatedPlugin, plugin.Update, home)
+	return runHook(updatedPlugin, plugin.Update)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/serve.go b/cmd/helm/serve.go
index 1c9a772fe..21ae36da1 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/serve.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func newServeCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "start a local http web server",
 		Long:  serveDesc,
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return srv.complete(args)
+			return srv.complete()
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return srv.run()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func newServeCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (s *serveCmd) complete(args []string) error {
+func (s *serveCmd) complete() error {
 	if s.repoPath == "" {
 		s.repoPath = settings.Home.LocalRepository()
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/status_test.go b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
index 0ab0db08f..40729154c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/status_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/status_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			args: []string{"flummoxed-chickadee"},
 			expected: outputWithStatus(
 				fmt.Sprintf("DEPLOYED\n\nTEST SUITE:\nLast Started: %s\nLast Completed: %s\n\n", dateString, dateString) +
-					fmt.Sprint("TEST \tSTATUS \tINFO \tSTARTED \tCOMPLETED \n") +
+					"TEST \tSTATUS \tINFO \tSTARTED \tCOMPLETED \n" +
 					fmt.Sprintf("test run 1\tSUCCESS \textra info\t%s\t%s\n", dateString, dateString) +
 					fmt.Sprintf("test run 2\tFAILURE \t \t%s\t%s\n", dateString, dateString)),
 			rel: releaseMockWithStatus(&release.Status{
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 3be680a9f..7030740f5 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (u *upgradeCmd) run() error {
 	// Check chart requirements to make sure all dependencies are present in /charts
 	if ch, err := chartutil.Load(chartPath); err == nil {
 		if req, err := chartutil.LoadRequirements(ch); err == nil {
-			if err := checkDependencies(ch, req, u.out); err != nil {
+			if err := checkDependencies(ch, req); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else if err != chartutil.ErrRequirementsNotFound {