diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 48799369b..1532171e0 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         for key, value in extra_info.items():
             info_dict.setdefault(key, value)
 
-    def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, info_dict=None, extra_info={},
+    def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, extra_info={},
                      process=True, force_generic_extractor=False):
         '''
         Returns a list with a dictionary for each video we find.
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 self.to_screen("[%s] %s: has already been recorded in archive" % (
                                ie_key, temp_id))
                 break
-            return self.__extract_info(url, ie, download, extra_info, process, info_dict)
+            return self.__extract_info(url, ie, download, extra_info, process)
         else:
             self.report_error('no suitable InfoExtractor for URL %s' % url)
 
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         return wrapper
 
     @__handle_extraction_exceptions
-    def __extract_info(self, url, ie, download, extra_info, process, info_dict):
+    def __extract_info(self, url, ie, download, extra_info, process):
         ie_result = ie.extract(url)
         if ie_result is None:  # Finished already (backwards compatibility; listformats and friends should be moved here)
             return
@@ -1086,11 +1086,6 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 '_type': 'compat_list',
                 'entries': ie_result,
             }
-        if info_dict:
-            if info_dict.get('id'):
-                ie_result['id'] = info_dict['id']
-            if info_dict.get('title'):
-                ie_result['title'] = info_dict['title']
         self.add_default_extra_info(ie_result, ie, url)
         if process:
             return self.process_ie_result(ie_result, download, extra_info)
@@ -1130,7 +1125,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             # We have to add extra_info to the results because it may be
             # contained in a playlist
             return self.extract_info(ie_result['url'],
-                                     download, info_dict=ie_result,
+                                     download,
                                      ie_key=ie_result.get('ie_key'),
                                      extra_info=extra_info)
         elif result_type == 'url_transparent':