diff --git a/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/httpapi.go b/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/httpapi.go
index aa59b1e818c..2f67cd60aab 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/httpapi.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/httpapi.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func NewHandler(
 	})
 
 	// Set handlers for the installed routes.
-	m.Get(apirouter.RepoShield).Handler(trace.Route(handler(serveRepoShield(db))))
+	m.Get(apirouter.RepoShield).Handler(trace.Route(handler(serveRepoShield())))
 	m.Get(apirouter.RepoRefresh).Handler(trace.Route(handler(serveRepoRefresh(db))))
 
 	webhookMiddleware := webhooks.NewLogMiddleware(
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/repo_shield.go b/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/repo_shield.go
index 2c28b74db58..31e19d448c8 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/repo_shield.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/internal/httpapi/repo_shield.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/cmd/frontend/backend"
 	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/cmd/frontend/internal/routevar"
-	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/internal/database"
 	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/internal/httpcli"
 	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/lib/errors"
 )
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func badgeValueFmt(totalRefs int) string {
 	return " " + desc
 }
 
-func serveRepoShield(db database.DB) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error {
+func serveRepoShield() func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		value, err := badgeValue(r)
 		if err != nil {