diff --git a/src/borg/archive.py b/src/borg/archive.py
index c181a2a53..fefb2bb46 100644
--- a/src/borg/archive.py
+++ b/src/borg/archive.py
@@ -780,18 +780,7 @@ Duration: {0.duration}
                 # In this case, we *want* to extract twice, because there is no other way.
                 pass
 
-    def extract_item(
-        self,
-        item,
-        restore_attrs=True,
-        dry_run=False,
-        stdout=False,
-        sparse=False,
-        hlm=None,
-        stripped_components=0,
-        original_path=None,
-        pi=None,
-    ):
+    def extract_item(self, item, *, restore_attrs=True, dry_run=False, stdout=False, sparse=False, hlm=None, pi=None):
         """
         Extract archive item.
 
@@ -801,8 +790,6 @@ Duration: {0.duration}
         :param stdout: write extracted data to stdout
         :param sparse: write sparse files (chunk-granularity, independent of the original being sparse)
         :param hlm: maps hlid to link_target for extracting subtrees with hardlinks correctly
-        :param stripped_components: stripped leading path components to correct hard link extraction
-        :param original_path: 'path' key as stored in archive
         :param pi: ProgressIndicatorPercent (or similar) for file extraction progress (in bytes)
         """
         has_damaged_chunks = "chunks_healthy" in item
@@ -834,7 +821,6 @@ Duration: {0.duration}
                 raise BackupError("File has damaged (all-zero) chunks. Try running borg check --repair.")
             return
 
-        original_path = original_path or item.path
         dest = self.cwd
         if item.path.startswith(("/", "../")):
             raise Exception("Path should be relative and local")
diff --git a/src/borg/archiver/extract_cmd.py b/src/borg/archiver/extract_cmd.py
index a3fed094e..af64b1ad9 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver/extract_cmd.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver/extract_cmd.py
@@ -75,15 +75,7 @@ class ExtractMixIn:
                         dirs.append(item)
                         archive.extract_item(item, stdout=stdout, restore_attrs=False)
                     else:
-                        archive.extract_item(
-                            item,
-                            stdout=stdout,
-                            sparse=sparse,
-                            hlm=hlm,
-                            stripped_components=strip_components,
-                            original_path=orig_path,
-                            pi=pi,
-                        )
+                        archive.extract_item(item, stdout=stdout, sparse=sparse, hlm=hlm, pi=pi)
             except (BackupOSError, BackupError) as e:
                 self.print_warning("%s: %s", remove_surrogates(orig_path), e)