diff --git a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/Promise.java b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/Promise.java
index 58b037e0c74..582ed54ba83 100644
--- a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/Promise.java
+++ b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/Promise.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Promise<T> implements Handler<T>, Future<T>
         latch.countDown();
     }
 
-    public void failed(Throwable x, T context)
+    public void failed(Throwable x)
     {
         this.failure = x;
         latch.countDown();
diff --git a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/StandardSession.java b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/StandardSession.java
index 6e887f143a2..83a9405dc3a 100644
--- a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/StandardSession.java
+++ b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/StandardSession.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
                 catch (StreamException x)
                 {
                     removeStream(stream);
-                    handler.failed(x, stream);
+                    handler.failed(x);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
         catch (StreamException x)
         {
             logger.info("Could not send reset on stream " + rstInfo.getStreamId(), x);
-            handler.failed(x, null);
+            handler.failed(x);
         }
     }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
         }
         catch (StreamException x)
         {
-            handler.failed(x, null);
+            handler.failed(x);
         }
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
         }
         catch (StreamException x)
         {
-            handler.failed(x, pingInfo);
+            handler.failed(x);
         }
     }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
                 }
                 catch (StreamException x)
                 {
-                    handler.failed(x, null);
+                    handler.failed(x);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ public class StandardSession implements ISession, Parser.Listener, Handler<Stand
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void failed(Throwable x, FrameBytes frameBytes)
+    public void failed(Throwable x)
     {
         throw new SPDYException(x);
     }
diff --git a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/api/Handler.java b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/api/Handler.java
index cc7bc4e056c..479d33fe09c 100644
--- a/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/api/Handler.java
+++ b/spdy-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/api/Handler.java
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.spdy.api;
 
 /**
  * <p>A callback abstraction that handles completed/failed events of asynchronous operations.</p>
- * <p>Instances of this class capture a context that is made available on completion
- * and failure callbacks.</p>
+ * <p>Instances of this class capture a context that is made available on the completion callback.</p>
  *
  * @param <C> the type of the context object
  */
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public interface Handler<C>
      * <p>Callback invoked when the operation completes.</p>
      *
      * @param context the context
-     * @see #failed(Throwable, Object)
+     * @see #failed(Throwable)
      */
     public abstract void completed(C context);
 
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ public interface Handler<C>
      * <p>Callback invoked when the operation fails.</p>
      *
      * @param x the reason for the operation failure
-     * @param context the context
      */
-    public void failed(Throwable x, C context);
+    public void failed(Throwable x);
 
     /**
      * <p>Empty implementation of {@link Handler}</p>
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public interface Handler<C>
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void failed(Throwable x, C context)
+        public void failed(Throwable x)
         {
             throw new SPDYException(x);
         }