diff --git a/pkg/httputil/httputil.go b/pkg/httputil/httputil.go
index daf43bd8f..859fc9d49 100644
--- a/pkg/httputil/httputil.go
+++ b/pkg/httputil/httputil.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-func RequestCanceler(rt http.RoundTripper, req *http.Request) func() {
+func RequestCanceler(req *http.Request) func() {
 	ch := make(chan struct{})
 	req.Cancel = ch