diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index edced85..60a1b49 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		ctx := notification.WithContextFallback(cmd.Context(), notifier)
 
 		// initialize daemon (fetch initial state and run basic sanity checks)
-		if err := d.Init(ctx, cfg, BinVersion); err != nil {
+		if err := d.Init(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to initialize daemon")
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/internal/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index 6dfe4a0..b05bccb 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func NewDaemon(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, m *metrics.Metrics) (*Da
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Daemon) Init(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, version string) error {
+func (d *Daemon) Init(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).With("package", "daemon")
 	logger.Info("Starting up blazar daemon...")