diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 314af14e158..0f02016bd01 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -1425,11 +1425,11 @@ void CheckClassImpl::privateFunctions()
     }
 }
 
-void CheckClassImpl::unusedPrivateFunctionError(const Token* tok1, const Token *tok2, const std::string &classname, const std::string &funcname)
+void CheckClassImpl::unusedPrivateFunctionError(const Token* tokImpl, const Token *tokDef, const std::string &classname, const std::string &funcname)
 {
-    std::list<const Token *> toks{ tok1 };
-    if (tok2)
-        toks.push_front(tok2);
+    std::list<const Token *> toks{ tokDef };
+    if (tokDef != tokImpl)
+        toks.push_back(tokImpl);
     reportError(toks, Severity::style, "unusedPrivateFunction", "$symbol:" + classname + "::" + funcname + "\nUnused private function: '$symbol'", CWE398, Certainty::normal);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/checkclass.h b/lib/checkclass.h
index 2573d99f2f5..0aa8fc29da3 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.h
+++ b/lib/checkclass.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class CPPCHECKLIB CheckClassImpl : public CheckImpl {
     void uninitVarError(const Token *tok, const std::string &classname, const std::string &varname);
     void missingMemberCopyError(const Token *tok, FunctionType functionType, const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname);
     void operatorEqVarError(const Token *tok, const std::string &classname, const std::string &varname, bool inconclusive);
-    void unusedPrivateFunctionError(const Token *tok1, const Token *tok2, const std::string &classname, const std::string &funcname);
+    void unusedPrivateFunctionError(const Token *tokImpl, const Token *tokDef, const std::string &classname, const std::string &funcname);
     void memsetError(const Token *tok, const std::string &memfunc, const std::string &classname, const std::string &type, bool isContainer = false);
     void memsetErrorReference(const Token *tok, const std::string &memfunc, const std::string &type);
     void memsetErrorFloat(const Token *tok, const std::string &type);
diff --git a/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp b/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
index 621ee11f184..09623db97c5 100644
--- a/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedprivfunc.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "Fred::Fred()\n"
               "{}\n");
 
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6:12] -> [test.cpp:6:12]: (style) Unused private function: 'Fred::get' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6:12]: (style) Unused private function: 'Fred::get' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
     }
 
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    C() = default;\n"
               "    void f() const { (void)this; }\n"
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:10] -> [test.cpp:3:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'C::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'C::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
     }
 
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    static void f()\n"
               "    { }\n"
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10:17] -> [test.cpp:10:17]: (style) Unused private function: 'A::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10:17]: (style) Unused private function: 'A::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
 
         check("class A\n"
               "{\n"
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    class I { I() = default; };\n"
               "    void f() const { (void)this; }\n"
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:10] -> [test.cpp:3:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'C::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'C::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
     }
 
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    void foo() {}\n" // Skip for overrides of virtual functions of base
               "    void bar() {}\n" // Don't skip if no function is overridden
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9:10] -> [test.cpp:9:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'derived::bar' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'derived::bar' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
 
         check("class Base {\n"
               "private:\n"
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    friend Bar;\n"
               "    void f() { }\n"
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5:10] -> [test.cpp:5:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'Foo::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'Foo::f' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
 
         check("struct F;\n" // #10265
               "struct S {\n"
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "    void startListening() {\n"
               "    }\n"
               "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8:10] -> [test.cpp:8:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'Fred::startListening' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8:10]: (style) Unused private function: 'Fred::startListening' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
 
         // #5059
         check("class Fred {\n"
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class TestUnusedPrivateFunction : public TestFixture {
               "};\n"
               "int Foo::i = sth();\n"
               "int i = F();\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:16] -> [test.cpp:3:16]: (style) Unused private function: 'Foo::F' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:16]: (style) Unused private function: 'Foo::F' [unusedPrivateFunction]\n", errout_str());
     }
 
     void templateSimplification() { //ticket #6183