diff --git a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/dg_2d_subcell_limiters.jl b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/dg_2d_subcell_limiters.jl
index b947d069345..923f0ca1932 100644
--- a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/dg_2d_subcell_limiters.jl
+++ b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/dg_2d_subcell_limiters.jl
@@ -191,10 +191,15 @@ end
     return nothing
 end
 
-@inline function get_boundary_outer_state(u_inner, cache, t,
-                                          boundary_condition::BoundaryConditionDirichlet,
-                                          orientation_or_normal, direction, equations,
-                                          dg, indices...)
+"""
+    get_boundary_outer_state(boundary_condition::BoundaryConditionDirichlet,
+                             cache, t, equations, dg, indices...)
+For subcell limiting, the calculation of local bounds for non-periodic domains require the boundary
+outer state. This function returns the boundary value at time `t` and for node with spatial
+indices `indices`.
+"""
+@inline function get_boundary_outer_state(boundary_condition::BoundaryConditionDirichlet,
+                                          cache, t, equations, dg, indices...)
     (; node_coordinates) = cache.elements
 
     x = get_node_coords(node_coordinates, equations, dg, indices...)
diff --git a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters.jl b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters.jl
index 1c711c9c017..8269f0dd8de 100644
--- a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters.jl
+++ b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters.jl
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ end
 
 Subcell invariant domain preserving (IDP) limiting used with [`VolumeIntegralSubcellLimiting`](@ref)
 including:
-- maximum/minimum Zalesak-type limiting for conservative variables (`local_minmax_variables_cons`)
-- positivity limiting for conservative variables (`positivity_variables_cons`)
+- Local maximum/minimum Zalesak-type limiting for conservative variables (`local_minmax_variables_cons`)
+- Positivity limiting for conservative variables (`positivity_variables_cons`)
 
 The bounds are calculated using the low-order FV solution. The positivity limiter uses
 `positivity_correction_factor` such that `u^new >= positivity_correction_factor * u^FV`.
diff --git a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters_2d.jl b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters_2d.jl
index b4e9b63826d..193b5e6c49d 100644
--- a/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters_2d.jl
+++ b/src/solvers/dgsem_tree/subcell_limiters_2d.jl
@@ -141,11 +141,8 @@ end
                 index = reverse(index)
                 boundary_index += 2
             end
-            u_inner = get_node_vars(u, equations, dg, index..., element)
-            u_outer = get_boundary_outer_state(u_inner, cache, t,
-                                               boundary_conditions[boundary_index],
-                                               orientation, boundary_index,
-                                               equations, dg, index..., element)
+            u_outer = get_boundary_outer_state(boundary_conditions[boundary_index], cache,
+                                               t, equations, dg, index..., element)
             var_outer = u_outer[variable]
 
             var_min[index..., element] = min(var_min[index..., element], var_outer)