diff --git a/src/nm-active-connection.c b/src/nm-active-connection.c
index 84c86ce5de..e14ac6e8b9 100644
--- a/src/nm-active-connection.c
+++ b/src/nm-active-connection.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ nm_active_connection_bind_dbus_client (NMActiveConnection *self, GDBusConnection
 {
 	NMActiveConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_ACTIVE_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	nm_keep_alive_set_dbus_client_watch (priv->keep_alive, dbus_con, dbus_client, NULL);
+	nm_keep_alive_set_dbus_client_watch (priv->keep_alive, dbus_con, dbus_client);
 	nm_keep_alive_sink (priv->keep_alive);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nm-keep-alive.c b/src/nm-keep-alive.c
index be6dc2304b..8d0a197f41 100644
--- a/src/nm-keep-alive.c
+++ b/src/nm-keep-alive.c
@@ -175,10 +175,9 @@ name_owner_changed_cb (GDBusConnection *connection,
 }
 
 void
-nm_keep_alive_set_dbus_client_watch (NMKeepAlive      *self,
-                                     GDBusConnection  *connection,
-                                     const char       *client_address,
-                                     GError          **error)
+nm_keep_alive_set_dbus_client_watch (NMKeepAlive *self,
+                                     GDBusConnection *connection,
+                                     const char *client_address)
 {
 	NMKeepAlivePrivate *priv = NM_KEEP_ALIVE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
diff --git a/src/nm-keep-alive.h b/src/nm-keep-alive.h
index 5ca02a3c5a..b8c26e173d 100644
--- a/src/nm-keep-alive.h
+++ b/src/nm-keep-alive.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void nm_keep_alive_set_settings_connection_watch_visible (NMKeepAlive         *s
 
 void nm_keep_alive_set_dbus_client_watch (NMKeepAlive      *self,
                                           GDBusConnection  *connection,
-                                          const char       *client_address,
-                                          GError          **error);
+                                          const char       *client_address);
 
 #endif /* __NETWORKMANAGER_KEEP_ALIVE_H__ */