diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/resource_snapshot.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/resource_snapshot.c
index 198015593f..469df72b05 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/resource_snapshot.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/resource_snapshot.c
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ static void get_heap_info(Heap_Control *heap, Heap_Information_block *info)
 
 static POSIX_Keys_Control *get_next_key(Objects_Id *id)
 {
-  Objects_Locations location;
-
   return (POSIX_Keys_Control *)
-    _Objects_Get_next(&_POSIX_Keys_Information, *id, &location, id);
+    _Objects_Get_next(*id, &_POSIX_Keys_Information, id);
 }
 
 static uint32_t get_active_posix_key_value_pairs(void)
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-manager.c b/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-manager.c
index 99c28acc09..d165c4fccd 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-manager.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-manager.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ rtems_monitor_manager_next(
     Objects_Information     *table = table_void;
     rtems_monitor_generic_t *copy;
     Objects_Control         *object = 0;
-    Objects_Locations        location;
 
     /*
      * When we are called, it must be local
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ rtems_monitor_manager_next(
         goto done;
 #endif
 
-    object = _Objects_Get_next(table, *next_id, &location, next_id);
+    object = _Objects_Get_next(*next_id, table, next_id);
 
     if (object)
     {
diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/objectimpl.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/objectimpl.h
index 47d17dd37a..6877b8e9fe 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/objectimpl.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/objectimpl.h
@@ -680,19 +680,19 @@ Objects_Control *_Objects_Get_no_protection(
  *
  *  Locks the object allocator mutex in case a next object exists.
  *
- *  @param[in] information points to an object class information block.
  *  @param[in] id is the Id of the object whose name we are locating.
- *  @param[in] location_p will contain an indication of success or failure.
+ *    This is the first parameter since usual callers get the object identifier
+ *    as the first parameter themself.
+ *  @param[in] information points to an object class information block.
  *  @param[in] next_id_p is the Id of the next object we will look at.
  *
  *  @retval This method returns the pointer to the object located or
  *          NULL on error.
  */
 Objects_Control *_Objects_Get_next(
-    Objects_Information *information,
-    Objects_Id           id,
-    Objects_Locations   *location_p,
-    Objects_Id          *next_id_p
+  Objects_Id                 id,
+  const Objects_Information *information,
+  Objects_Id                *next_id_p
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/objectgetnext.c b/cpukit/score/src/objectgetnext.c
index c0ebbbed98..2d4f252b97 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/objectgetnext.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/objectgetnext.c
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@
 
 #include <rtems/score/objectimpl.h>
 
-Objects_Control *
-_Objects_Get_next(
-    Objects_Information *information,
-    Objects_Id           id,
-    Objects_Locations   *location_p,
-    Objects_Id          *next_id_p
+Objects_Control *_Objects_Get_next(
+  Objects_Id                 id,
+  const Objects_Information *information,
+  Objects_Id                *next_id_p
 )
 {
     Objects_Control *the_object;
@@ -34,9 +32,6 @@ _Objects_Get_next(
     if ( !information )
       return NULL;
 
-    if ( !location_p )
-      return NULL;
-
     if ( !next_id_p )
       return NULL;
 
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ _Objects_Get_next(
         if (_Objects_Get_index(next_id) > information->maximum)
         {
             _Objects_Allocator_unlock();
-            *location_p = OBJECTS_ERROR;
             *next_id_p = OBJECTS_ID_FINAL;
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -64,7 +58,6 @@ _Objects_Get_next(
 
     } while ( the_object == NULL );
 
-    *location_p = OBJECTS_LOCAL;
     *next_id_p = next_id;
     return the_object;
 }
diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spobjgetnext/init.c b/testsuites/sptests/spobjgetnext/init.c
index c6b8de5a2d..620185c1f3 100644
--- a/testsuites/sptests/spobjgetnext/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spobjgetnext/init.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ int scan_objects(
 {
   Objects_Control  *o[MAX_SCAN];
   int               i;
-  Objects_Locations location;
   Objects_Id        id;
 
   memset( o, 1, sizeof(o) );
@@ -43,15 +42,12 @@ int scan_objects(
   id = start;
   for (i=0 ; i<MAX_SCAN ; i++ ) {
     o[i] = _Objects_Get_next(
-      information,
       id,
-      &location,
+      information,
       &id
     );
     if ( !o[i] )
       break;
-    if ( location == OBJECTS_ERROR )
-      break;
     /* XXX check dispatch level with macros */
 
     /* XXX should be able to check that next Id is not one we have seen */
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ rtems_task Init(
   rtems_id              main_task;
   int                   count;
   Objects_Control      *o;
-  Objects_Locations     location;
   Objects_Id            id;
   Objects_Information  *info;
   Objects_Maximum       active_count;
@@ -77,15 +72,12 @@ rtems_task Init(
   main_task = rtems_task_self();
 
   puts( "Init - _Objects_Get_next - NULL object information" );
-  o = _Objects_Get_next( NULL, main_task, &location, &id );
+  o = _Objects_Get_next( main_task, NULL, &id );
   rtems_test_assert( o == NULL );
-
-  puts( "Init - _Objects_Get_next - NULL location" );
-  o = _Objects_Get_next( info, main_task, NULL, &id );
   rtems_test_assert( o == NULL );
 
   puts( "Init - _Objects_Get_next - NULL id" );
-  o = _Objects_Get_next( info, main_task, &location, NULL );
+  o = _Objects_Get_next( main_task, info, NULL );
   rtems_test_assert( o == NULL );
 
   /* XXX push the three NULL error cases */