diff --git a/src/darkcoind.cpp b/src/darkcoind.cpp
index db123c0e5d27..ddd7e1c3d44f 100644
--- a/src/darkcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/darkcoind.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
 
         std::string strErr;
-        if(!masternodeConfig.read(GetMasternodeConfigFile(), strErr)) {
+        if(!masternodeConfig.read(strErr)) {
             fprintf(stderr,"Error reading masternode configuration file: %s\n", strErr.c_str());
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/masternodeconfig.cpp b/src/masternodeconfig.cpp
index 5dbfdf1c1dfb..6471d54e84ae 100644
--- a/src/masternodeconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/masternodeconfig.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void CMasternodeConfig::add(std::string alias, std::string ip, std::string privK
     entries.push_back(cme);
 }
 
-bool CMasternodeConfig::read(boost::filesystem::path path, std::string& strErr) {
+bool CMasternodeConfig::read(std::string& strErr) {
     boost::filesystem::ifstream streamConfig(GetMasternodeConfigFile());
     if (!streamConfig.good()) {
         return true; // No masternode.conf file is OK
diff --git a/src/masternodeconfig.h b/src/masternodeconfig.h
index bdd57fcca089..c5afb68e4c6c 100644
--- a/src/masternodeconfig.h
+++ b/src/masternodeconfig.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class CMasternodeConfig
 	}
 
 	void clear();
-    bool read(boost::filesystem::path path, std::string& strErr);
+    bool read(std::string& strErr);
 	void add(std::string alias, std::string ip, std::string privKey, std::string txHash, std::string outputIndex);
 
 	std::vector<CMasternodeEntry>& getEntries() {
diff --git a/src/qt/darkcoin.cpp b/src/qt/darkcoin.cpp
index 85490417d7b2..141a26198f80 100644
--- a/src/qt/darkcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/darkcoin.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     string strErr;
-    if(!masternodeConfig.read(GetMasternodeConfigFile(), strErr)) {
+    if(!masternodeConfig.read(strErr)) {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, QObject::tr("Darkcoin"),
                               QObject::tr("Error reading masternode configuration file: %1").arg(strErr.c_str()));
         return false;