diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/assemblybinder.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/assemblybinder.cpp
index 9f055457ea87e1..92f06deec37e57 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/assemblybinder.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/assemblybinder.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ NativeImage* AssemblyBinder::LoadNativeImage(Module* componentModule, LPCUTF8 na
     AppDomain::LoadLockHolder lock(AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain());
     PTR_LoaderAllocator moduleLoaderAllocator = componentModule->GetLoaderAllocator();
 
-    bool isNewNativeImage;
-    NativeImage* nativeImage = NativeImage::Open(componentModule->GetPath(), nativeImageName, this, moduleLoaderAllocator, isPlatformNative, &isNewNativeImage);
+    NativeImage* nativeImage = NativeImage::Open(componentModule->GetPath(), nativeImageName, this, moduleLoaderAllocator, isPlatformNative);
 
     return nativeImage;
 }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.cpp b/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.cpp
index 1d6a0593d09897..3e068dcabafc26 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.cpp
@@ -224,15 +224,13 @@ NativeImage *NativeImage::Open(
     LPCUTF8 nativeImageFileName,
     AssemblyBinder *pAssemblyBinder,
     LoaderAllocator *pLoaderAllocator,
-    bool isPlatformNative,
-    /* out */ bool *isNewNativeImage)
+    bool isPlatformNative)
 {
     STANDARD_VM_CONTRACT;
 
     NativeImage *pExistingImage = AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain()->GetNativeImage(nativeImageFileName);
     if (pExistingImage != nullptr)
     {
-        *isNewNativeImage = false;
         if (pExistingImage->GetAssemblyBinder() == pAssemblyBinder)
         {
             return pExistingImage;
@@ -292,12 +290,10 @@ NativeImage *NativeImage::Open(
     if (pExistingImage == nullptr)
     {
         // No pre-existing image, new image has been stored in the map
-        *isNewNativeImage = true;
         amTracker.SuppressRelease();
         return image.Extract();
     }
     // Return pre-existing image if it was loaded into the same ALC, null otherwise
-    *isNewNativeImage = false;
     if (pExistingImage->GetAssemblyBinder() == pAssemblyBinder)
     {
         return pExistingImage;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.h b/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.h
index 47aa95c512c839..56a9abc7baa9b2 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/nativeimage.h
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ class NativeImage
         LPCUTF8 nativeImageFileName,
         AssemblyBinder *pAssemblyBinder,
         LoaderAllocator *pLoaderAllocator,
-        bool isPlatformNative,
-        /* out */ bool *isNewNativeImage);
+        bool isPlatformNative);
 
     Crst *EagerFixupsLock() { return &m_eagerFixupsLock; }
     bool EagerFixupsHaveRun() const { return m_eagerFixupsHaveRun; }