diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.h b/src/interfaces/node.h
--- a/src/interfaces/node.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     virtual void initParameterInteraction() = 0;
 
     //! Get warnings.
-    virtual std::string getWarnings(const std::string &type) = 0;
+    virtual std::string getWarnings() = 0;
 
     //! Initialize app dependencies.
     virtual bool baseInitialize(Config &config) = 0;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/node.cpp b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
--- a/src/interfaces/node.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/node.cpp
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@
         std::string getNetwork() override { return Params().NetworkIDString(); }
         void initLogging() override { InitLogging(); }
         void initParameterInteraction() override { InitParameterInteraction(); }
-        std::string getWarnings(const std::string &type) override {
-            return GetWarnings(type);
-        }
+        std::string getWarnings() override { return GetWarnings("gui"); }
         bool baseInitialize(Config &config) override {
             return AppInitBasicSetup() && AppInitParameterInteraction(config) &&
                    AppInitSanityChecks() && AppInitLockDataDirectory();
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 void BitcoinABC::handleRunawayException(const std::exception *e) {
     PrintExceptionContinue(e, "Runaway exception");
-    Q_EMIT runawayException(QString::fromStdString(m_node.getWarnings("gui")));
+    Q_EMIT runawayException(QString::fromStdString(m_node.getWarnings()));
 }
 
 void BitcoinABC::initialize(Config *config, RPCServer *rpcServer,
@@ -769,12 +769,10 @@
         return app.getReturnValue();
     } catch (const std::exception &e) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(&e, "Runaway exception");
-        app.handleRunawayException(
-            QString::fromStdString(node->getWarnings("gui")));
+        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(node->getWarnings()));
     } catch (...) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(nullptr, "Runaway exception");
-        app.handleRunawayException(
-            QString::fromStdString(node->getWarnings("gui")));
+        app.handleRunawayException(QString::fromStdString(node->getWarnings()));
     }
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 }
 
 QString ClientModel::getStatusBarWarnings() const {
-    return QString::fromStdString(m_node.getWarnings("gui"));
+    return QString::fromStdString(m_node.getWarnings());
 }
 
 OptionsModel *ClientModel::getOptionsModel() {