diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index 3a712f2f800..7ab70cd63a3 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ private:
         EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_peer_mutex, !m_headers_presync_mutex, g_msgproc_mutex);
     /** Various helpers for headers processing, invoked by ProcessHeadersMessage() */
     /** Return true if headers are continuous and have valid proof-of-work (DoS points assigned on failure) */
-    bool CheckHeadersPoW(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, Peer& peer);
+    bool CheckHeadersPoW(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers, Peer& peer);
     /** Calculate an anti-DoS work threshold for headers chains */
     arith_uint256 GetAntiDoSWorkThreshold();
     /** Deal with state tracking and headers sync for peers that send
@@ -2485,10 +2485,10 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::SendBlockTransactions(CNode& pfrom, Peer& peer, const CBlo
     MakeAndPushMessage(pfrom, NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN, resp);
 }
 
-bool PeerManagerImpl::CheckHeadersPoW(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, Peer& peer)
+bool PeerManagerImpl::CheckHeadersPoW(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers, Peer& peer)
 {
     // Do these headers have proof-of-work matching what's claimed?
-    if (!HasValidProofOfWork(headers, consensusParams)) {
+    if (!HasValidProofOfWork(headers, m_chainparams.GetConsensus())) {
         Misbehaving(peer, "header with invalid proof of work");
         return false;
     }
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessHeadersMessage(CNode& pfrom, Peer& peer,
     // We'll rely on headers having valid proof-of-work further down, as an
     // anti-DoS criteria (note: this check is required before passing any
     // headers into HeadersSyncState).
-    if (!CheckHeadersPoW(headers, m_chainparams.GetConsensus(), peer)) {
+    if (!CheckHeadersPoW(headers, peer)) {
         // Misbehaving() calls are handled within CheckHeadersPoW(), so we can
         // just return. (Note that even if a header is announced via compact
         // block, the header itself should be valid, so this type of error can