diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
index 190f3ce2ce2..4e31e4c97dd 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Http2Stream::main_event_handler(int event, void *edata)
         signal_read_event(event);
       }
     } else {
-      this->update_read_request(INT64_MAX, true);
+      this->update_read_request(true);
     }
     break;
   case VC_EVENT_EOS:
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ Http2Stream::send_tracked_event(Event *event, int send_event, VIO *vio)
 }
 
 void
-Http2Stream::update_read_request(int64_t read_len, bool call_update, bool check_eos)
+Http2Stream::update_read_request(bool call_update)
 {
   if (closed || _proxy_ssn == nullptr || _sm == nullptr || read_vio.mutex == nullptr) {
     return;
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ Http2Stream::reenable(VIO *vio)
       }
 
       SCOPED_MUTEX_LOCK(lock, this->mutex, this_ethread());
-      update_read_request(INT64_MAX, true);
+      update_read_request(true);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
index 6d8bfaaec33..08cbe45b6cf 100644
--- a/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
+++ b/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Http2Stream : public ProxyTransaction
   void send_request(Http2ConnectionState &cstate);
   void initiating_close();
   void terminate_if_possible();
-  void update_read_request(int64_t read_len, bool send_update, bool check_eos = false);
+  void update_read_request(bool send_update);
   void update_write_request(IOBufferReader *buf_reader, int64_t write_len, bool send_update);
 
   void signal_read_event(int event);