diff --git a/servicetalk-transport-netty-internal/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/transport/netty/internal/ConnectionObserverInitializer.java b/servicetalk-transport-netty-internal/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/transport/netty/internal/ConnectionObserverInitializer.java
index fd56633f63..fdaf9d1575 100644
--- a/servicetalk-transport-netty-internal/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/transport/netty/internal/ConnectionObserverInitializer.java
+++ b/servicetalk-transport-netty-internal/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/transport/netty/internal/ConnectionObserverInitializer.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public ConnectionObserverInitializer(final ConnectionObserver observer,
      * @param observer {@link ConnectionObserver} to report network events
      * @param connectionInfoFactory {@link Function} that creates {@link ConnectionInfo} from the provided
      * {@link Channel} to report {@link ConnectionObserver#onTransportHandshakeComplete(ConnectionInfo)}
-     * @param handshakeOnActive {@code true} if the observed connection is secure
+     * @param ignored ignored parameter.
      * @param client {@code true} if this initializer is used on the client-side
      * @deprecated Use {@link #ConnectionObserverInitializer(ConnectionObserver, Function, boolean, SslConfig)}
      * instead
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public ConnectionObserverInitializer(final ConnectionObserver observer,
     @Deprecated // FIXME: 0.43 - remove deprecated ctor
     public ConnectionObserverInitializer(final ConnectionObserver observer,
                                          final Function<Channel, ConnectionInfo> connectionInfoFactory,
-                                         final boolean handshakeOnActive,
+                                         final boolean ignored,
                                          final boolean client) {
         this(observer, connectionInfoFactory, client, null);
     }