diff --git a/spec/MongoTransform.spec.js b/spec/MongoTransform.spec.js
index 59fee087..bae5805f 100644
--- a/spec/MongoTransform.spec.js
+++ b/spec/MongoTransform.spec.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('parseObjectToMongoObjectForCreate', () => {
 
 describe('transformWhere', () => {
   it('objectId', (done) => {
-    var out = transform.transformWhere(dummySchema, null, {objectId: 'foo'});
+    var out = transform.transformWhere(null, {objectId: 'foo'});
     expect(out._id).toEqual('foo');
     done();
   });
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('transformWhere', () => {
     var input = {
       objectId: {'$in': ['one', 'two', 'three']},
     };
-    var output = transform.transformWhere(dummySchema, null, input);
+    var output = transform.transformWhere(null, input);
     jequal(input.objectId, output._id);
     done();
   });
diff --git a/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoStorageAdapter.js b/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoStorageAdapter.js
index a6a642da..091129a8 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoStorageAdapter.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoStorageAdapter.js
@@ -177,13 +177,7 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter {
   deleteObjectsByQuery(className, query, schemaController, validate, parseFormatSchema) {
     return this.adaptiveCollection(className)
     .then(collection => {
-      let mongoWhere = transform.transformWhere(
-        schemaController,
-        className,
-        query,
-        { validate },
-        parseFormatSchema
-      );
+      let mongoWhere = transform.transformWhere(className, query, { validate }, parseFormatSchema);
       return collection.deleteMany(mongoWhere)
     })
     .then(({ result }) => {
diff --git a/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoTransform.js b/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoTransform.js
index 0fe8e40e..ba9d3992 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoTransform.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoTransform.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const valueAsDate = value => {
   return false;
 }
 
-function transformQueryKeyValue(schema, className, key, value, { validate } = {}, parseFormatSchema) {
+function transformQueryKeyValue(className, key, value, { validate } = {}, parseFormatSchema) {
   switch(key) {
   case 'createdAt':
     if (valueAsDate(value)) {
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ function transformQueryKeyValue(schema, className, key, value, { validate } = {}
     if (!(value instanceof Array)) {
       throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY, 'bad $or format - use an array value');
     }
-    return {key: '$or', value: value.map(subQuery => transformWhere(schema, className, subQuery, {}, parseFormatSchema))};
+    return {key: '$or', value: value.map(subQuery => transformWhere(className, subQuery, {}, parseFormatSchema))};
   case '$and':
     if (!(value instanceof Array)) {
       throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY, 'bad $and format - use an array value');
     }
-    return {key: '$and', value: value.map(subQuery => transformWhere(schema, className, subQuery, {}, parseFormatSchema))};
+    return {key: '$and', value: value.map(subQuery => transformWhere(className, subQuery, {}, parseFormatSchema))};
   default:
     // Other auth data
     const authDataMatch = key.match(/^authData\.([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\.id$/);
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ function transformQueryKeyValue(schema, className, key, value, { validate } = {}
 // restWhere is the "where" clause in REST API form.
 // Returns the mongo form of the query.
 // Throws a Parse.Error if the input query is invalid.
-function transformWhere(schema, className, restWhere, { validate = true } = {}, parseFormatSchema) {
+function transformWhere(className, restWhere, { validate = true } = {}, parseFormatSchema) {
   let mongoWhere = {};
   if (restWhere['ACL']) {
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_QUERY, 'Cannot query on ACL.');
   }
   for (let restKey in restWhere) {
-    let out = transformQueryKeyValue(schema, className, restKey, restWhere[restKey], { validate }, parseFormatSchema);
+    let out = transformQueryKeyValue(className, restKey, restWhere[restKey], { validate }, parseFormatSchema);
     mongoWhere[out.key] = out.value;
   }
   return mongoWhere;
diff --git a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
index 74ffd443..9ec26236 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
+++ b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
@@ -184,13 +184,7 @@ DatabaseController.prototype.update = function(className, query, update, {
         throw error;
       })
       .then(parseFormatSchema => {
-        var mongoWhere = this.transform.transformWhere(
-          schemaController,
-          className,
-          query,
-          {validate: !this.skipValidation},
-          parseFormatSchema
-        );
+        var mongoWhere = this.transform.transformWhere(className, query, {validate: !this.skipValidation}, parseFormatSchema);
         mongoUpdate = this.transform.transformUpdate(
           schemaController,
           className,
@@ -664,7 +658,7 @@ DatabaseController.prototype.find = function(className, query, {
         throw error;
       })
       .then(parseFormatSchema => {
-        let mongoWhere = this.transform.transformWhere(schemaController, className, query, {}, parseFormatSchema);
+        let mongoWhere = this.transform.transformWhere(className, query, {}, parseFormatSchema);
         if (count) {
           delete mongoOptions.limit;
           return collection.count(mongoWhere, mongoOptions);