diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
index 0f1bced60e..9d14605360 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Configuration::Configuration(Env               &env,
                              Xml_node const     node,
                              Allocator         &alloc,
                              Timer::Connection &timer,
-                             Configuration     &legacy)
+                             Configuration     &old_config)
 :
 	_alloc(alloc),
 	_verbose              (node.attribute_value("verbose",              false)),
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ Configuration::Configuration(Env               &env,
 		Xml_node const report_node = node.sub_node("report");
 		try {
 			/* try to re-use existing reporter */
-			_reporter = legacy._reporter();
-			legacy._reporter = Pointer<Reporter>();
+			_reporter = old_config._reporter();
+			old_config._reporter = Pointer<Reporter>();
 		}
 		catch (Pointer<Reporter>::Invalid) {
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
index deb1334947..6c487cfafe 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Net::Configuration
 		              Genode::Xml_node const  node,
 		              Genode::Allocator      &alloc,
 		              Timer::Connection      &timer,
-		              Configuration          &legacy);
+		              Configuration          &old_config);
 
 		~Configuration();
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
index fa7774242b..9980d7d906 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ class Net::Main
 
 Configuration &Net::Main::_init_config()
 {
-	Configuration &config_legacy = *new (_heap)
+	Configuration &dummy_config = *new (_heap)
 		Configuration(_config_rom.xml(), _heap);
 
 	Configuration &config = *new (_heap)
-		Configuration(_env, _config_rom.xml(), _heap, _timer, config_legacy);
+		Configuration(_env, _config_rom.xml(), _heap, _timer, dummy_config);
 
-	destroy(_heap, &config_legacy);
+	destroy(_heap, &dummy_config);
 	return config;
 }