diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.hpp
index e0dd031eb9..8e5fba8f46 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class NodeClock : public NodeClockInterface
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeGraphInterface::SharedPtr node_graph,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeServicesInterface::SharedPtr node_services,
-    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeParametersInterface::SharedPtr node_parameters,
     rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging);
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
index ce44d689a6..59dd27e373 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.hpp
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ class NodeParameters : public NodeParametersInterface
     rclcpp::Parameter & parameter) const override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
-  virtual
   bool
   get_parameters_by_prefix(
     const std::string & prefix,
-    std::map<std::string, rclcpp::Parameter> & parameters) const;
+    std::map<std::string, rclcpp::Parameter> & parameters) const override;
 
   RCLCPP_PUBLIC
   virtual
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.cpp
index 78b543a075..8de8c3cba5 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_clock.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ NodeClock::NodeClock(
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics,
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeGraphInterface::SharedPtr node_graph,
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeServicesInterface::SharedPtr node_services,
-  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeParametersInterface::SharedPtr node_parameters,
   rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging)
 : node_base_(node_base),
   node_topics_(node_topics),
   node_graph_(node_graph),
   node_services_(node_services),
-  node_parameters_(node_parameters),
   node_logging_(node_logging),
   ros_clock_(std::make_shared<rclcpp::Clock>(RCL_ROS_TIME))
 {}
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.cpp
index 78c284ff4a..b92667b85c 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_parameters.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ NodeParameters::NodeParameters(
   bool use_intra_process,
   bool start_parameter_services,
   bool allow_undeclared_parameters)
-: node_clock_(node_clock), allow_undeclared_(allow_undeclared_parameters)
+: allow_undeclared_(allow_undeclared_parameters), node_clock_(node_clock)
 {
   using MessageT = rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent;
   using PublisherT = rclcpp::Publisher<MessageT>;