diff --git a/prover/src/prover.rs b/prover/src/prover.rs
index 4b025ea3a..c9b7cdb47 100644
--- a/prover/src/prover.rs
+++ b/prover/src/prover.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<'a> Prover<'a> {
             CircuitsHandlerProvider::new(prover_type, config, params_map, geth_client.clone())
                 .context("failed to create circuits handler provider")?;
 
-        let vks = provider.init_vks(prover_type, config, geth_client.clone());
+        let vks = provider.init_vks(prover_type, config);
 
         let key_signer = Rc::new(KeySigner::new(keystore_path, keystore_password)?);
         let coordinator_client =
diff --git a/prover/src/zk_circuits_handler.rs b/prover/src/zk_circuits_handler.rs
index 76e6ba225..e0bcb5548 100644
--- a/prover/src/zk_circuits_handler.rs
+++ b/prover/src/zk_circuits_handler.rs
@@ -128,12 +128,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> CircuitsHandlerProvider<'a, 'b> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn init_vks(
-        &self,
-        prover_type: ProverType,
-        config: &'a Config,
-        geth_client: Option<Rc<RefCell<GethClient>>>,
-    ) -> Vec<String> {
+    pub fn init_vks(&self, prover_type: ProverType, config: &'a Config) -> Vec<String> {
         [
             &config.low_version_circuit.hard_fork_name,
             &config.high_version_circuit.hard_fork_name,