diff --git a/les/backend.go b/les/backend.go
index cd99f8f813..af847d7c18 100644
--- a/les/backend.go
+++ b/les/backend.go
@@ -141,23 +141,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *eth.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
 
 	leth.txPool = light.NewTxPool(leth.chainConfig, leth.blockchain, leth.relay)
 
-	if leth.protocolManager, err = NewProtocolManager(
-		leth.chainConfig,
-		light.DefaultClientIndexerConfig,
-		true,
-		config.NetworkId,
-		leth.eventMux,
-		leth.engine,
-		leth.peers,
-		leth.blockchain,
-		nil,
-		chainDb,
-		leth.odr,
-		leth.relay,
-		leth.serverPool,
-		quitSync,
-		&leth.wg,
-		config.ULC); err != nil {
+	if leth.protocolManager, err = NewProtocolManager(leth.chainConfig, light.DefaultClientIndexerConfig, true, config.NetworkId, leth.eventMux, leth.engine, leth.peers, leth.blockchain, nil, chainDb, leth.odr, leth.relay, leth.serverPool, quitSync, &leth.wg, config.ULC); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/les/handler.go b/les/handler.go
index 46a1ed2d7b..829846db5b 100644
--- a/les/handler.go
+++ b/les/handler.go
@@ -126,23 +126,7 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 
 // NewProtocolManager returns a new ethereum sub protocol manager. The Ethereum sub protocol manages peers capable
 // with the ethereum network.
-func NewProtocolManager(
-	chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
-	indexerConfig *light.IndexerConfig,
-	lightSync bool,
-	networkId uint64,
-	mux *event.TypeMux,
-	engine consensus.Engine,
-	peers *peerSet,
-	blockchain BlockChain,
-	txpool txPool,
-	chainDb ethdb.Database,
-	odr *LesOdr,
-	txrelay *LesTxRelay,
-	serverPool *serverPool,
-	quitSync chan struct{},
-	wg *sync.WaitGroup,
-	ulcConfig *eth.ULCConfig) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
+func NewProtocolManager(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, indexerConfig *light.IndexerConfig, lightSync bool, networkId uint64, mux *event.TypeMux, engine consensus.Engine, peers *peerSet, blockchain BlockChain, txpool txPool, chainDb ethdb.Database, odr *LesOdr, txrelay *LesTxRelay, serverPool *serverPool, quitSync chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup, ulcConfig *eth.ULCConfig) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
 	// Create the protocol manager with the base fields
 	manager := &ProtocolManager{
 		lightSync:   lightSync,
diff --git a/les/server.go b/les/server.go
index 2ded3c184b..a2290c9c09 100644
--- a/les/server.go
+++ b/les/server.go
@@ -52,23 +52,7 @@ type LesServer struct {
 
 func NewLesServer(eth *eth.Ethereum, config *eth.Config) (*LesServer, error) {
 	quitSync := make(chan struct{})
-	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(
-		eth.BlockChain().Config(),
-		light.DefaultServerIndexerConfig,
-		false,
-		config.NetworkId,
-		eth.EventMux(),
-		eth.Engine(),
-		newPeerSet(),
-		eth.BlockChain(),
-		eth.TxPool(),
-		eth.ChainDb(),
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		quitSync,
-		new(sync.WaitGroup),
-		config.ULC)
+	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(eth.BlockChain().Config(), light.DefaultServerIndexerConfig, false, config.NetworkId, eth.EventMux(), eth.Engine(), newPeerSet(), eth.BlockChain(), eth.TxPool(), eth.ChainDb(), nil, nil, nil, quitSync, new(sync.WaitGroup), config.ULC)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}