diff --git a/src/api2/access/acl.rs b/src/api2/access/acl.rs
index 6f1ba327..be9ad380 100644
--- a/src/api2/access/acl.rs
+++ b/src/api2/access/acl.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pub fn read_acl(
     },
 )]
 /// Update Access Control List (ACLs).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_acl(
     path: String,
     role: String,
diff --git a/src/api2/access/tfa.rs b/src/api2/access/tfa.rs
index 5df0baec..ba583323 100644
--- a/src/api2/access/tfa.rs
+++ b/src/api2/access/tfa.rs
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ impl TfaUpdateInfo {
     },
 )]
 /// Add a TFA entry to the user.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn add_tfa_entry(
     userid: Userid,
     description: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/access/user.rs b/src/api2/access/user.rs
index c6032818..c49b12b1 100644
--- a/src/api2/access/user.rs
+++ b/src/api2/access/user.rs
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update user configuration.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_user(
     userid: Userid,
     comment: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
index 3d5b6af6..6f02e460 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
@@ -1293,8 +1293,6 @@ pub fn catalog(
     backup_id: String,
     backup_time: i64,
     filepath: String,
-    _param: Value,
-    _info: &ApiMethod,
     rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
 ) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     let datastore = DataStore::lookup_datastore(&store)?;
diff --git a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
index 00009b74..3a3dc176 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update datastore config.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_datastore(
     name: String,
     comment: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/config/remote.rs b/src/api2/config/remote.rs
index 28221358..446a2604 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/remote.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/remote.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update remote configuration.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_remote(
     name: String,
     comment: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/config/sync.rs b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
index e7360051..00a8c0b3 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update sync job config.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_sync_job(
     id: String,
     store: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/config/verify.rs b/src/api2/config/verify.rs
index 08a9e717..db5f4d83 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/verify.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/verify.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update verification job config.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_verification_job(
     id: String,
     store: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/api2/node/network.rs b/src/api2/node/network.rs
index d9c031ae..0dc321b8 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/network.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/network.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ pub fn read_interface(iface: String) -> Result<Value, Error> {
     },
 )]
 /// Create network interface configuration.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn create_interface(
     iface: String,
     autostart: Option<bool>,
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     },
 )]
 /// Update network interface config.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn update_interface(
     iface: String,
     autostart: Option<bool>,
diff --git a/src/api2/node/tasks.rs b/src/api2/node/tasks.rs
index 99470531..ff6ed726 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/tasks.rs
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ fn stop_task(
     },
 )]
 /// List tasks.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn list_tasks(
     start: u64,
     limit: u64,
diff --git a/src/bin/pxar.rs b/src/bin/pxar.rs
index b2fe6d52..814b3346 100644
--- a/src/bin/pxar.rs
+++ b/src/bin/pxar.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ fn extract_archive_from_reader<R: std::io::Read>(
     },
 )]
 /// Extract an archive.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn extract_archive(
     archive: String,
     pattern: Option<Vec<String>>,
diff --git a/src/client/backup_writer.rs b/src/client/backup_writer.rs
index 38953a45..01ea7704 100644
--- a/src/client/backup_writer.rs
+++ b/src/client/backup_writer.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ impl BackupWriter {
         Arc::new(Self { h2, abort, crypt_config, verbose })
     }
 
+    // FIXME: extract into (flattened) parameter struct?
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub async fn start(
         client: HttpClient,
         crypt_config: Option<Arc<CryptConfig>>,