diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index 5160fcebb..5f6cff5fe 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
     protected void onPause()
     {
         m_handler = null;
-        ConnStatusHandler.setHandler( null, null );
+        ConnStatusHandler.setHandler( null );
         waitCloseGame( true );
         super.onPause();
     }
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity
 
         loadGame();
 
-        ConnStatusHandler.setHandler( m_handler, this );
+        ConnStatusHandler.setHandler( this );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
index 7444a57a3..e5eabcae6 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ConnStatusHandler.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class ConnStatusHandler {
         s_rect = new Rect( left, top, right, bottom );
     }
 
-    public static void setHandler( Handler handler, ConnStatusCBacks cbacks )
+    public static void setHandler( ConnStatusCBacks cbacks )
     {
         s_cbacks = cbacks;
     }