diff --git a/lib/utils/requestHttps.js b/lib/utils/requestHttps.js
index 9b60d729d6..16720fd2f9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/requestHttps.js
+++ b/lib/utils/requestHttps.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async function getConfigForPackage (packageName) {
   }
 }
 
-function setupRequestFunction (prepareFn, badStatusFn) {
+function setupRequestFunction (prepareFn) {
   return (url, options) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     https.get(url, (response) => {
       const statusCode = response.statusCode