diff --git a/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.cpp b/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.cpp
index 8a1f55db5..dc1629b9a 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ class EventQueueTimer
 
 namespace deskflow {
 
-EiEventQueueBuffer::EiEventQueueBuffer(const EiScreen *screen, ei *ei, IEventQueue *events)
-    : m_ei{ei_ref(ei)},
-      m_events{events}
+EiEventQueueBuffer::EiEventQueueBuffer(ei *ei, IEventQueue *events) : m_ei{ei_ref(ei)}, m_events{events}
 {
   // We need a pipe to signal ourselves when addEvent() is called
   int pipefd[2];
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.h b/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.h
index 15f4f24f6..6c3f59514 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/EiEventQueueBuffer.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace deskflow {
 class EiEventQueueBuffer : public IEventQueueBuffer
 {
 public:
-  EiEventQueueBuffer(const EiScreen *screen, ei *ei, IEventQueue *events);
+  EiEventQueueBuffer(ei *ei, IEventQueue *events);
   ~EiEventQueueBuffer() override;
 
   // IEventQueueBuffer overrides
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
index cd22179e5..ca1c8367f 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/EiScreen.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void EiScreen::initEi()
 
   // install the platform event queue
   m_events->adoptBuffer(nullptr);
-  m_events->adoptBuffer(new EiEventQueueBuffer(this, m_ei, m_events));
+  m_events->adoptBuffer(new EiEventQueueBuffer(m_ei, m_events));
 }
 
 void EiScreen::cleanupEi()