diff --git a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
index 31872ede..950b0649 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
 
         if (!!healthConfig.enabled) {
             var startTime = Date.now();
-            healthCheck.check(healthConfig, function(err) {
+            healthCheck.check(function(err) {
                 var ok = !err;
                 var response = {
                     enabled: true,
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/monitoring/health_check.js b/lib/cartodb/monitoring/health_check.js
index dd405149..69425c2e 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/monitoring/health_check.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/monitoring/health_check.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function HealthCheck(disableFile) {
 module.exports = HealthCheck;
 
 
-HealthCheck.prototype.check = function(config, callback) {
+HealthCheck.prototype.check = function(callback) {
 
     var self = this;
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/health_check.js b/test/acceptance/health_check.js
index 274e9cfc..4e54393e 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/health_check.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/health_check.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('health checks', function () {
         callback(null, "Maintenance");
       };
       
-      healthCheck.check(null, function(err/*, result*/) {
+      healthCheck.check(function(err) {
         assert.equal(err.message, "Maintenance");
         assert.equal(err.http_status, 503);
         done();