diff --git a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectDirect.java b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectDirect.java
index 7dd521c56..a0a7d76dc 100644
--- a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectDirect.java
+++ b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectDirect.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class ManagerConnectDirect {
             conn.flush();
 
             System.out.println("receiving response header");
-            HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+            HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
 
             System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
             System.out.println(rsp.getStatusLine());
diff --git a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectProxy.java b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectProxy.java
index e1826ac65..bfa7c7389 100644
--- a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectProxy.java
+++ b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/ManagerConnectProxy.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ManagerConnectProxy {
             conn.flush();
 
             System.out.println("receiving confirmation for tunnel");
-            HttpResponse connected = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+            HttpResponse connected = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
             System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
             printResponseHeader(connected);
             System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ManagerConnectProxy {
             conn.flush();
 
             System.out.println("receiving response header");
-            HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+            HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
 
             System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
             printResponseHeader(rsp);
diff --git a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectDirect.java b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectDirect.java
index ce0cfed95..62c16a1f3 100644
--- a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectDirect.java
+++ b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectDirect.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class OperatorConnectDirect {
         conn.flush();
 
         System.out.println("receiving response header");
-        HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+        HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
 
         System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
         System.out.println(rsp.getStatusLine());
diff --git a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectProxy.java b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectProxy.java
index b6769bc2b..a505335bc 100644
--- a/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectProxy.java
+++ b/module-client/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/conn/OperatorConnectProxy.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class OperatorConnectProxy {
         conn.flush();
 
         System.out.println("receiving confirmation for tunnel");
-        HttpResponse connected = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+        HttpResponse connected = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
         System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
         printResponseHeader(connected);
         System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class OperatorConnectProxy {
         conn.flush();
 
         System.out.println("receiving response header");
-        HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader(getParams());
+        HttpResponse rsp = conn.receiveResponseHeader();
 
         System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
         printResponseHeader(rsp);
diff --git a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
index 3a1847f90..4f0a327fb 100644
--- a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
+++ b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ import org.apache.http.HttpException;
 import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntityEnclosingRequest;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
-import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
 import org.apache.http.conn.OperatedClientConnection;
 import org.apache.http.conn.ManagedClientConnection;
 import org.apache.http.conn.ClientConnectionManager;
 
 
-
 /**
  * Abstract adapter from {@link OperatedClientConnection operated} to
  * {@link ManagedClientConnection managed} client connections.
@@ -180,12 +178,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractClientConnAdapter
 
 
     // non-javadoc, see interface HttpClientConnection
-    public HttpResponse receiveResponseHeader(HttpParams params)
+    public HttpResponse receiveResponseHeader()
         throws HttpException, IOException {
 
         assertWrappedConn();
         markedReusable = false;
-        return wrappedConnection.receiveResponseHeader(params);
+        return wrappedConnection.receiveResponseHeader();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnection.java b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnection.java
index 14bcd628a..c699b044a 100644
--- a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnection.java
+++ b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/DefaultClientConnection.java
@@ -208,9 +208,8 @@ public class DefaultClientConnection extends SocketHttpClientConnection
     } // update
 
 
-    public HttpResponse receiveResponseHeader(
-            final HttpParams params) throws HttpException, IOException {
-        HttpResponse response = super.receiveResponseHeader(params);
+    public HttpResponse receiveResponseHeader() throws HttpException, IOException {
+        HttpResponse response = super.receiveResponseHeader();
         if (HEADERS_LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
             HEADERS_LOG.debug("<< " + response.getStatusLine().toString());
             Header[] headers = response.getAllHeaders();