diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/attr/attr_provider.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/attr/attr_provider.c
index 7e0f1b787..e1c89d8e7 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/attr/attr_provider.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/attr/attr_provider.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ METHOD(attr_provider_t, reload, void,
 /*
  * see header file
  */
-attr_provider_t *attr_provider_create(database_t *db)
+attr_provider_t *attr_provider_create()
 {
 	private_attr_provider_t *this;