diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 05bf649d38..8ef9d9e7e8 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ func RegisterFilterAPI(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, ethcfg *ethconf
 	})
 	stack.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 	return filterSystem
 }
diff --git a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
index 1cd9c5389b..59ad370146 100644
--- a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
+++ b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
 	filterSystem := filters.NewFilterSystem(ethservice.APIBackend, filters.Config{})
 	n.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 
 	// Import the test chain.
diff --git a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
index d6fb886ad8..6e07aa68d0 100644
--- a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
+++ b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newWithNode(stack *node.Node, conf *eth.Config, blockPeriod uint64) (*Backe
 	filterSystem := filters.NewFilterSystem(backend.APIBackend, filters.Config{})
 	stack.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
 		Namespace: "eth",
-		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, false),
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem),
 	}})
 	// Start the node
 	if err := stack.Start(); err != nil {