diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index d5d75c0..f9451ca 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn _detect_element<'r, 's>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
     can_be_paragraph: bool,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
-    if detect_plain_list(context, input).is_ok() {
+    if detect_plain_list(input).is_ok() {
         return Ok((input, ()));
     }
     if _element(context, input, can_be_paragraph).is_ok() {
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index a2cc7c2..8773008 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting;
 use crate::parser::util::start_of_line;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
-pub fn detect_plain_list<'r, 's>(
-    _context: Context<'r, 's>,
-    input: OrgSource<'s>,
-) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+pub fn detect_plain_list<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
     if verify(
         tuple((
             start_of_line,
@@ -522,24 +519,21 @@ dolar"#,
             r#"+
 "#,
         );
-        let initial_context: ContextTree<'_, '_> = ContextTree::new();
-        let result = detect_plain_list(&initial_context, input);
+        let result = detect_plain_list(input);
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn detect_eof() {
         let input = OrgSource::new(r#"+"#);
-        let initial_context: ContextTree<'_, '_> = ContextTree::new();
-        let result = detect_plain_list(&initial_context, input);
+        let result = detect_plain_list(input);
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn detect_no_gap() {
         let input = OrgSource::new(r#"+foo"#);
-        let initial_context: ContextTree<'_, '_> = ContextTree::new();
-        let result = detect_plain_list(&initial_context, input);
+        let result = detect_plain_list(input);
         // Since there is no whitespace after the '+' this is a paragraph, not a plain list.
         assert!(result.is_err());
     }
@@ -547,8 +541,7 @@ dolar"#,
     #[test]
     fn detect_with_gap() {
         let input = OrgSource::new(r#"+ foo"#);
-        let initial_context: ContextTree<'_, '_> = ContextTree::new();
-        let result = detect_plain_list(&initial_context, input);
+        let result = detect_plain_list(input);
         assert!(result.is_ok());
     }
 }