diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.cc b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.cc
index b9daa5cf9f..b32d603689 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.cc
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ void append_param_req_list(Dhcp_options &dhcp_opts)
  ** Dhcp_client **
  *****************/
 
-Dhcp_client::Dhcp_client(Genode::Allocator   &alloc,
-                         Timer::Connection   &timer,
+Dhcp_client::Dhcp_client(Timer::Connection   &timer,
                          Nic                 &nic,
                          Dhcp_client_handler &handler)
 :
-	_alloc   (alloc),
 	_timeout (timer, *this, &Dhcp_client::_handle_timeout),
 	_nic     (nic),
 	_handler (handler)
diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.h b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.h
index e1bbd2ee9c..4df8f6cedb 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/dhcp_client.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class Net::Dhcp_client
 		enum { DISCOVER_TIMEOUT_SEC = 2 };
 		enum { REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC  = 2 };
 
-		Genode::Allocator                    &_alloc;
 		State                                 _state { State::INIT };
 		Timer::One_shot_timeout<Dhcp_client>  _timeout;
 		unsigned long                         _lease_time_sec = 0;
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ class Net::Dhcp_client
 
 	public:
 
-		Dhcp_client(Genode::Allocator   &alloc,
-		            Timer::Connection   &timer,
+		Dhcp_client(Timer::Connection   &timer,
 		            Nic                 &nic,
 		            Dhcp_client_handler &handler);
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/main.cc b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/main.cc
index 6f14012e53..115f29a3c3 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/net_flood/main.cc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Main::Main(Env &env) : _env(env)
 
 	/* else, start the DHCP client for requesting an IP config */
 	else {
-		_dhcp_client.construct(_heap, _timer, _nic, *this); }
+		_dhcp_client.construct(_timer, _nic, *this); }
 }