diff --git a/test/cli/utils_test.go b/test/cli/utils_test.go
index 13e9cd9e..ae26eb9d 100644
--- a/test/cli/utils_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/utils_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
 	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/imagetest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func getFixtureImage(tb testing.TB, fixtureImageName string) string {
diff --git a/xeol/pkg/package.go b/xeol/pkg/package.go
index e7ebd1e8..7542c5bb 100644
--- a/xeol/pkg/package.go
+++ b/xeol/pkg/package.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/cpe"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/linux"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 	cpes "github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/common/cpe"
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func (p Package) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Pkg(type=%s, name=%s, version=%s, upstreams=%d)", p.Type, p.Name, p.Version, len(p.Upstreams))
 }
 
-func removePackagesByOverlap(catalog *pkg.Collection, relationships []artifact.Relationship, distro *linux.Release) *pkg.Collection {
+func removePackagesByOverlap(catalog *pkg.Collection, relationships []artifact.Relationship) *pkg.Collection {
 	byOverlap := map[artifact.ID]artifact.Relationship{}
 	for _, r := range relationships {
 		if r.Type == artifact.OwnershipByFileOverlapRelationship {
diff --git a/xeol/pkg/package_test.go b/xeol/pkg/package_test.go
index d823955d..b782c182 100644
--- a/xeol/pkg/package_test.go
+++ b/xeol/pkg/package_test.go
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ func Test_RemovePackagesByOverlap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			catalog := removePackagesByOverlap(test.sbom.Artifacts.Packages, test.sbom.Relationships, test.sbom.Artifacts.LinuxDistribution)
+			catalog := removePackagesByOverlap(test.sbom.Artifacts.Packages, test.sbom.Relationships)
 			pkgs := FromCollection(catalog, SynthesisConfig{})
 			var pkgNames []string
 			for _, p := range pkgs {
diff --git a/xeol/pkg/syft_provider.go b/xeol/pkg/syft_provider.go
index f6a1cf6f..5f028b6e 100644
--- a/xeol/pkg/syft_provider.go
+++ b/xeol/pkg/syft_provider.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func syftProvider(userInput string, config ProviderConfig) ([]Package, Context,
 		return nil, Context{}, nil, err
 	}
 
-	catalog = removePackagesByOverlap(catalog, relationships, theDistro)
+	catalog = removePackagesByOverlap(catalog, relationships)
 
 	srcDescription := src.Describe()
 
diff --git a/xeol/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go b/xeol/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
index 9203ddd5..14903183 100644
--- a/xeol/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
+++ b/xeol/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func syftSBOMProvider(userInput string, config ProviderConfig) ([]Package, Conte
 		return nil, Context{}, nil, err
 	}
 
-	catalog := removePackagesByOverlap(s.Artifacts.Packages, s.Relationships, s.Artifacts.LinuxDistribution)
+	catalog := removePackagesByOverlap(s.Artifacts.Packages, s.Relationships)
 
 	return FromCollection(catalog, config.SynthesisConfig), Context{
 		Source: &s.Source,