diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 }
 
 /** Event dispatcher thread */
-static bool ThreadHTTP(struct event_base *base, struct evhttp *http) {
+static bool ThreadHTTP(struct event_base *base) {
     RenameThread("bitcoin-http");
     LogPrint(BCLog::HTTP, "Entering http event loop\n");
     event_base_dispatch(base);
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@
     int rpcThreads =
         std::max((long)gArgs.GetArg("-rpcthreads", DEFAULT_HTTP_THREADS), 1L);
     LogPrintf("HTTP: starting %d worker threads\n", rpcThreads);
-    std::packaged_task<bool(event_base *, evhttp *)> task(ThreadHTTP);
+    std::packaged_task<bool(event_base *)> task(ThreadHTTP);
     threadResult = task.get_future();
-    threadHTTP = std::thread(std::move(task), eventBase, eventHTTP);
+    threadHTTP = std::thread(std::move(task), eventBase);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < rpcThreads; i++) {
         g_thread_http_workers.emplace_back(HTTPWorkQueueRun, workQueue);