diff --git a/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go b/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
index 27e19302e6d210a8030dd6a3fa8308d33ac3177a..3971396ab6b578fccd1bc1b4138131966b58d5dd 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/bor_flags.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func getGenesis(genesisPath string) (*core.Genesis, error) {
 	return genesis, nil
 }
 
-func createBorEthereum(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) *eth.Ethereum {
+func createBorEthereum(cfg *eth.Config) *eth.Ethereum {
 	workspace, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "bor-command-node-")
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("failed to create temporary keystore: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index c6d84f6012cedb8483073f766449693cbc2d75cd..42bd363975af875806c682fa29a4029b859ea960 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readOnly bool) (chain *core.B
 	if config.Clique != nil {
 		engine = clique.New(config.Clique, chainDb)
 	} else if config.Bor != nil {
-		engine = createBorEthereum(ctx, &eth.Config{
+		engine = createBorEthereum(&eth.Config{
 			Genesis:         genesis,
 			HeimdallURL:     ctx.GlobalString(HeimdallURLFlag.Name),
 			WithoutHeimdall: ctx.GlobalBool(WithoutHeimdallFlag.Name),