diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index d605004f..2f9eae77 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ int alpm_logaction(char *fmt, ...);
  * Downloading
  */
 
-typedef void (*alpm_cb_download)(const char *filename, int file_xfered,
-		int file_total, int list_xfered, int list_total);
+typedef void (*alpm_cb_download)(const char *filename, int xfered, int total);
 
 /*
  * Options
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.c b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
index 85b5d726..f0c1ca90 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ static struct url *url_for_file(const char *url, const char *filename)
 
 /* TODO temporary private declaration */
 int _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(alpm_list_t *servers, const char *localpath,
-	alpm_list_t *files, time_t mtime1, time_t *mtime2, int *dl_total,
-	unsigned long totalsize);
+	alpm_list_t *files, time_t mtime1, time_t *mtime2);
 
 
 /* TODO implement these as real functions */
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ int _alpm_download_single_file(const char *filename,
 	files = alpm_list_add(files, (char*)filename);
 
 	ret = _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(servers, localpath,
-			files, mtimeold, mtimenew, NULL, 0);
+			files, mtimeold, mtimenew);
 
 	/* free list (data was NOT duplicated) */
 	alpm_list_free(files);
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ int _alpm_download_files(alpm_list_t *files,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(servers, localpath,
-			files, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
+			files, 0, NULL);
 
 	return(ret);
 }
@@ -112,19 +111,13 @@ int _alpm_download_files(alpm_list_t *files,
  *     than mtime1.
  *   - if *mtime2 is non-NULL, it will be filled with the mtime of the remote
  *     file.
- *   - if *dl_total is non-NULL, then it will be used as the starting
- *     download amount when TotalDownload is set. It will also be
- *     set to the final download amount for the calling function to use.
- *   - totalsize is the total download size for use when TotalDownload
- *     is set. Use 0 if the total download size is not known.
  *
  * RETURN:  0 for successful download
  *          1 if the mtimes are identical
  *         -1 on error
  */
 int _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(alpm_list_t *servers, const char *localpath,
-	alpm_list_t *files, time_t mtime1, time_t *mtime2, int *dl_total,
-	unsigned long totalsize)
+	alpm_list_t *files, time_t mtime1, time_t *mtime2)
 {
 	int dl_thisfile = 0;
 	alpm_list_t *lp;
@@ -177,9 +170,6 @@ int _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(alpm_list_t *servers, const char *localpath,
 					_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "existing file found, using it\n");
 					fileurl->offset = (off_t)st.st_size;
 					dl_thisfile = st.st_size;
-					if (dl_total != NULL) {
-						*dl_total += st.st_size;
-					}
 					localf = fopen(output, "a");
 					chk_resume = 1;
 				} else {
@@ -256,8 +246,7 @@ int _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(alpm_list_t *servers, const char *localpath,
 
 				/* Progress 0 - initialize */
 				if(handle->dlcb) {
-					handle->dlcb(pkgname, 0, ust.size, dl_total ? *dl_total : 0,
-							totalsize);
+					handle->dlcb(pkgname, 0, ust.size);
 				}
 
 				int nread = 0;
@@ -289,13 +278,9 @@ int _alpm_downloadfiles_forreal(alpm_list_t *servers, const char *localpath,
 
 					}
 					dl_thisfile += nread;
-					if (dl_total != NULL) {
-						*dl_total += nread;
-					}
 
 					if(handle->dlcb) {
-						handle->dlcb(pkgname, dl_thisfile, ust.size,
-								dl_total ? *dl_total : 0, totalsize);
+						handle->dlcb(pkgname, dl_thisfile, ust.size);
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index ef161855..47b538e5 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -83,17 +83,14 @@ static float get_update_timediff(int first_call)
 }
 
 /* refactored from cb_trans_progress */
-static void fill_progress(const int graph_percent, const int display_percent,
-		const int proglen)
+static void fill_progress(const int percent, const int proglen)
 {
 	const unsigned int hashlen = proglen - 8;
-	const unsigned int hash = graph_percent * hashlen / 100;
+	const unsigned int hash = percent * hashlen / 100;
 	static unsigned int lasthash = 0, mouth = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	/* printf("\ndebug: proglen: %i\n", proglen); DEBUG*/
-
-	if(graph_percent == 0) {
+	if(percent == 0) {
 		lasthash = 0;
 		mouth = 0;
 	}
@@ -138,10 +135,10 @@ static void fill_progress(const int graph_percent, const int display_percent,
 	}
 	/* print percent after progress bar */
 	if(proglen > 5) {
-		printf(" %3d%%", display_percent);
+		printf(" %3d%%", percent);
 	}
 
-	if(graph_percent == 100) {
+	if(percent == 100) {
 		printf("\n");
 	} else {
 		printf("\r");
@@ -388,7 +385,7 @@ void cb_trans_progress(pmtransprog_t event, const char *pkgname, int percent,
 	free(wcstr);
 
 	/* call refactored fill progress function */
-	fill_progress(percent, percent, getcols() - infolen);
+	fill_progress(percent, getcols() - infolen);
 
 	if(percent == 100) {
 		alpm_list_t *i = NULL;
@@ -404,8 +401,7 @@ void cb_trans_progress(pmtransprog_t event, const char *pkgname, int percent,
 }
 
 /* callback to handle display of download progress */
-void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
-		int list_xfered, int list_total)
+void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int xfered, int total)
 {
 	const int infolen = 50;
 	const int filenamelen = infolen - 27;
@@ -416,43 +412,22 @@ void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
 
 	float rate = 0.0, timediff = 0.0, f_xfered = 0.0;
 	unsigned int eta_h = 0, eta_m = 0, eta_s = 0;
-	int graph_percent = 0, display_percent = 0;
+	int percent;
 	char rate_size = 'K', xfered_size = 'K';
-	int xfered = 0, total = 0;
-
-	/* Need this variable when TotalDownload is set to know if we should
-	 * reset xfered_last and rate_last. */
-	static int has_init = 0;
 
 	if(config->noprogressbar) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Choose how to display the amount downloaded, rate, ETA, and
-	 * percentage depending on the TotalDownload option. */
-	if (config->totaldownload && list_total > 0) {
-		xfered = list_xfered;
-		total = list_total;
-	} else {
-		xfered = file_xfered;
-		total = file_total;
-	}
-
 	/* this is basically a switch on file_xferred: 0, file_total, and
 	 * anything else */
-	if(file_xfered == 0) {
-		/* set default starting values, but only once for TotalDownload */
-		if (!(config->totaldownload && list_total > 0) ||
-				(config->totaldownload && list_total > 0 && !has_init)) {
-			gettimeofday(&initial_time, NULL);
-			timediff = get_update_timediff(1);
-			xfered_last = 0;
-			rate_last = 0.0;
-			has_init = 1;
-		}
-		rate = 0.0;
-		eta_s = 0;
-	} else if(file_xfered == file_total) {
+	if(xfered == 0) {
+		/* set default starting values */
+		gettimeofday(&initial_time, NULL);
+		xfered_last = 0;
+		rate_last = 0.0;
+		timediff = get_update_timediff(1);
+	} else if(xfered == total) {
 		/* compute final values */
 		struct timeval current_time;
 		float diff_sec, diff_usec;
@@ -461,7 +436,7 @@ void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
 		diff_sec = current_time.tv_sec - initial_time.tv_sec;
 		diff_usec = current_time.tv_usec - initial_time.tv_usec;
 		timediff = diff_sec + (diff_usec / 1000000.0);
-		rate = xfered / (timediff * 1024.0);
+		rate = total / (timediff * 1024.0);
 
 		/* round elapsed time to the nearest second */
 		eta_s = (int)(timediff + 0.5);
@@ -475,12 +450,14 @@ void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
 		}
 		rate = (xfered - xfered_last) / (timediff * 1024.0);
 		/* average rate to reduce jumpiness */
-		rate = (rate + 2*rate_last) / 3;
+		rate = (rate + 2 * rate_last) / 3;
 		eta_s = (total - xfered) / (rate * 1024.0);
 		rate_last = rate;
 		xfered_last = xfered;
 	}
 
+	percent = (int)((float)xfered) / ((float)total) * 100;
+
 	/* fix up time for display */
 	eta_h = eta_s / 3600;
 	eta_s -= eta_h * 3600;
@@ -552,11 +529,7 @@ void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
 	free(fname);
 	free(wcfname);
 
-	/* The progress bar is based on the file percent regardless of the
-	 * TotalDownload option. */
-	graph_percent = (int)((float)file_xfered) / ((float)file_total) * 100;
-	display_percent = (int)((float)xfered) / ((float)total) * 100;
-	fill_progress(graph_percent, display_percent, getcols() - infolen);
+	fill_progress(percent, getcols() - infolen);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.h b/src/pacman/callback.h
index aa8d9370..39d59d8b 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.h
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.h
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ void cb_trans_progress(pmtransprog_t event, const char *pkgname, int percent,
                    int howmany, int remain);
 
 /* callback to handle display of download progress */
-void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total,
-		int list_xfered, int list_total);
+void cb_dl_progress(const char *filename, int file_xfered, int file_total);
 
 /* callback to handle messages/notifications from pacman library */
 void cb_log(pmloglevel_t level, char *fmt, va_list args);