diff --git a/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.cpp b/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.cpp
index ac8df545f..0d6a6e00a 100644
--- a/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.cpp
+++ b/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace eth
 
 extern "C" void env_sload(); // fake declaration for linker symbol stripping workaround, see a call below
 
-bytesConstRef JitVM::execImpl(u256& io_gas, ExtVMFace& _ext, OnOpFunc const& _onOp, uint64_t _step)
+bytesConstRef JitVM::execImpl(u256& io_gas, ExtVMFace& _ext, OnOpFunc const& _onOp)
 {
 	using namespace jit;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bytesConstRef JitVM::execImpl(u256& io_gas, ExtVMFace& _ext, OnOpFunc const& _on
 	{
 		cwarn << "Execution rejected by EVM JIT (gas limit: " << io_gas << "), executing with interpreter";
 		m_fallbackVM = VMFactory::create(VMKind::Interpreter);
-		return m_fallbackVM->execImpl(io_gas, _ext, _onOp, _step);
+		return m_fallbackVM->execImpl(io_gas, _ext, _onOp);
 	}
 
 	m_data.gas 			= static_cast<decltype(m_data.gas)>(io_gas);
diff --git a/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.h b/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.h
index 03c3c8880..e97abd83b 100644
--- a/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.h
+++ b/libevmjit-cpp/JitVM.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace eth
 class JitVM: public VMFace
 {
 public:
-	virtual bytesConstRef execImpl(u256& io_gas, ExtVMFace& _ext, OnOpFunc const& _onOp, uint64_t _steps) override final;
+	virtual bytesConstRef execImpl(u256& io_gas, ExtVMFace& _ext, OnOpFunc const& _onOp) override final;
 
 private:
 	jit::RuntimeData m_data;