diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index c4d0981216..befca177f7 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, ethapi.Backend) {
 	filterSystem := utils.RegisterFilterAPI(stack, backend, &cfg.Eth)
 
 	// TODO: ENG191 add flag to request endpoint
-	utils.RegisterHealthService(stack, backend, &cfg.Node)
+	utils.RegisterHealthService(stack, &cfg.Node)
 
 	// Configure GraphQL if requested.
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.GraphQLEnabledFlag.Name) {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 8186d40f7f..0f63c2e6a3 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1885,8 +1885,8 @@ func RegisterGraphQLService(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, filterSyst
 }
 
 // RegisterHealthService adds the Health API to the node.
-func RegisterHealthService(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, cfg *node.Config) {
-	err := health.New(stack, backend, cfg.HTTPCors, cfg.HTTPVirtualHosts)
+func RegisterHealthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *node.Config) {
+	err := health.New(stack, cfg.HTTPCors, cfg.HTTPVirtualHosts)
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Failed to register the health service: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/health/service.go b/health/service.go
index c39c31d2d5..f1aba69042 100644
--- a/health/service.go
+++ b/health/service.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 )
 
@@ -22,13 +21,13 @@ func (h handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // New constructs a new health service instance.
-func New(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, cors, vhosts []string) error {
-	_, err := newHandler(stack, backend, cors, vhosts)
+func New(stack *node.Node, cors, vhosts []string) error {
+	_, err := newHandler(stack, cors, vhosts)
 	return err
 }
 
 // newHandler returns a new `http.Handler` that will answer node health queries.
-func newHandler(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, cors, vhosts []string) (*handler, error) {
+func newHandler(stack *node.Node, cors, vhosts []string) (*handler, error) {
 	ec := ethclient.NewClient(stack.Attach())
 	h := handler{ec}
 	handler := node.NewHTTPHandlerStack(h, cors, vhosts, nil)