diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/command.go b/cmd/hakurei/command.go
index 5e123f0..b9da60b 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/command.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/command.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, early *earlyHardeningE
 		c.NewCommand("show", "Show live or local app configuration", func(args []string) error {
 			switch len(args) {
 			case 0: // system
-				printShowSystem(msg, os.Stdout, flagShort, flagJSON)
+				printShowSystem(os.Stdout, flagShort, flagJSON)
 
 			case 1: // instance
 				name := args[0]
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func buildCommand(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, early *earlyHardeningE
 		var flagShort bool
 		c.NewCommand("ps", "List active instances", func(args []string) error {
 			var sc hst.Paths
-			app.CopyPaths(msg, &sc, new(app.Hsu).MustID())
+			app.CopyPaths(&sc, new(app.Hsu).MustID())
 			printPs(os.Stdout, time.Now().UTC(), state.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath.String()), flagShort, flagJSON)
 			return errSuccess
 		}).Flag(&flagShort, "short", command.BoolFlag(false), "Print instance id")
diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/parse.go b/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
index 3825ca1..eee7d32 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/parse.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func tryShort(msg container.Msg, name string) (config *hst.Config, entry *state.
 		msg.Verbose("argument looks like prefix")
 
 		var sc hst.Paths
-		app.CopyPaths(msg, &sc, new(app.Hsu).MustID())
+		app.CopyPaths(&sc, new(app.Hsu).MustID())
 		s := state.NewMulti(msg, sc.RunDirPath.String())
 		if entries, err := state.Join(s); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("cannot join store: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/hakurei/print.go b/cmd/hakurei/print.go
index 2c57538..938517b 100644
--- a/cmd/hakurei/print.go
+++ b/cmd/hakurei/print.go
@@ -11,19 +11,18 @@ import (
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
-	"hakurei.app/container"
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/app"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/app/state"
 	"hakurei.app/system/dbus"
 )
 
-func printShowSystem(msg container.Msg, output io.Writer, short, flagJSON bool) {
+func printShowSystem(output io.Writer, short, flagJSON bool) {
 	t := newPrinter(output)
 	defer t.MustFlush()
 
 	info := &hst.Info{User: new(app.Hsu).MustID()}
-	app.CopyPaths(msg, &info.Paths, info.User)
+	app.CopyPaths(&info.Paths, info.User)
 
 	if flagJSON {
 		printJSON(output, short, info)
diff --git a/internal/app/finalise.go b/internal/app/finalise.go
index 08fab97..708df05 100644
--- a/internal/app/finalise.go
+++ b/internal/app/finalise.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (k *outcome) finalise(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, config *hst.C
 
 	// TODO(ophestra): revert this after params to shim
 	share := &shareHost{seal: k}
-	copyPaths(k.syscallDispatcher, msg, &share.sc, hsu.MustIDMsg(msg))
+	copyPaths(k.syscallDispatcher, &share.sc, hsu.MustIDMsg(msg))
 	msg.Verbosef("process share directory at %q, runtime directory at %q", share.sc.SharePath, share.sc.RunDirPath)
 
 	var mapuid, mapgid *stringPair[int]
diff --git a/internal/app/paths.go b/internal/app/paths.go
index 442317c..267d0ea 100644
--- a/internal/app/paths.go
+++ b/internal/app/paths.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // CopyPaths populates a [hst.Paths] struct.
-func CopyPaths(msg container.Msg, v *hst.Paths, userid int) { copyPaths(direct{}, msg, v, userid) }
+func CopyPaths(v *hst.Paths, userid int) { copyPaths(direct{}, v, userid) }
 
 // copyPaths populates a [hst.Paths] struct.
-func copyPaths(k syscallDispatcher, msg container.Msg, v *hst.Paths, userid int) {
+func copyPaths(k syscallDispatcher, v *hst.Paths, userid int) {
 	const xdgRuntimeDir = "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
 
 	if tempDir, err := container.NewAbs(k.tempdir()); err != nil {
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ func copyPaths(k syscallDispatcher, msg container.Msg, v *hst.Paths, userid int)
 	}
 
 	v.SharePath = v.TempDir.Append("hakurei." + strconv.Itoa(userid))
-	msg.Verbosef("process share directory at %q", v.SharePath)
 
 	r, _ := k.lookupEnv(xdgRuntimeDir)
 	if a, err := container.NewAbs(r); err != nil {
@@ -32,5 +31,4 @@ func copyPaths(k syscallDispatcher, msg container.Msg, v *hst.Paths, userid int)
 		v.RuntimePath = a
 		v.RunDirPath = v.RuntimePath.Append("hakurei")
 	}
-	msg.Verbosef("runtime directory at %q", v.RunDirPath)
 }