diff --git a/host-cmd-manager.cpp b/host-cmd-manager.cpp
index 28bcb70..0a61e63 100644
--- a/host-cmd-manager.cpp
+++ b/host-cmd-manager.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 namespace sdbusRule = sdbusplus::bus::match::rules;
 namespace variant_ns = sdbusplus::message::variant_ns;
 
-Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, sd_event* event) :
-    bus(bus), timer(event, std::bind(&Manager::hostTimeout, this)),
+Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus) :
+    bus(bus), timer(std::bind(&Manager::hostTimeout, this)),
     hostTransitionMatch(
         bus,
         sdbusRule::propertiesChanged(HOST_STATE_PATH, HOST_STATE_INTERFACE),
diff --git a/host-cmd-manager.hpp b/host-cmd-manager.hpp
index 9a5891c..6b56122 100644
--- a/host-cmd-manager.hpp
+++ b/host-cmd-manager.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
      *  @param[in] bus   - dbus handler
      *  @param[in] event - pointer to sd_event
      */
-    Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, sd_event* event);
+    explicit Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
 
     /** @brief  Extracts the next entry in the queue and returns
      *          Command and data part of it.
diff --git a/ipmid.cpp b/ipmid.cpp
index cb92175..11d6796 100644
--- a/ipmid.cpp
+++ b/ipmid.cpp
@@ -656,8 +656,7 @@
     sdbusp = std::make_unique<sdbusplus::bus::bus>(bus);
     sdbusp->request_name("xyz.openbmc_project.Ipmi.Host");
 
-    cmdManager =
-        std::make_unique<phosphor::host::command::Manager>(*sdbusp, events);
+    cmdManager = std::make_unique<phosphor::host::command::Manager>(*sdbusp);
 
     // Activate OemRouter.
     oem::mutableRouter()->activate();