diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_DEX.c b/basilisk/basilisk_DEX.c
index 50be85ad3..f55d1284d 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_DEX.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_DEX.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ char *basilisk_start(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_request *rp,ui
     if ( (bits256_cmp(rp->hash,myinfo->myaddr.persistent) == 0 || bits256_cmp(rp->desthash,myinfo->myaddr.persistent) == 0) )
     {
         printf("START thread to complete %u/%u for (%s %.8f) <-> (%s %.8f) q.%u\n",rp->requestid,rp->quoteid,rp->src,dstr(rp->srcamount),rp->dest,dstr(rp->destamount),rp->quoteid);
-        if ( basilisk_thread_start(myinfo,rp,statebits) != 0 )
+        if ( basilisk_thread_start(myinfo,rp) != 0 )
         {
             basilisk_request_enqueue(myinfo,rp);
             return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"started atomic swap thread\"}"));
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
index 423fee78d..148a37fb9 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_swap.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void basilisk_swaploop(void *_swap)
     basilisk_swap_purge(myinfo,swap);
 }
 
-struct basilisk_swap *basilisk_thread_start(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_request *rp,uint32_t statebits)
+struct basilisk_swap *basilisk_thread_start(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_request *rp)
 {
     int32_t i; struct basilisk_swap *swap = 0;
     portable_mutex_lock(&myinfo->DEX_swapmutex);
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ struct basilisk_swap *basilisk_thread_start(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct
         swap = calloc(1,sizeof(*swap));
         swap->req = *rp;
         swap->myinfo = myinfo;
-        swap->statebits = statebits;
         printf("START swap requestid.%u\n",rp->requestid);
         if ( bitcoin_swapinit(myinfo,swap) != 0 )
         {