diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index b516468..4984770 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func NewApp(acn connectivity.ACN, appDirectory string) Application {
 }
 
 // CreatePeer creates a new Peer with a given name and core required accessories (eventbus)
-func (ac *applicationCore) CreatePeer(name string, password string) (*model.Profile, error) {
+func (ac *applicationCore) CreatePeer(name string) (*model.Profile, error) {
 	log.Debugf("CreatePeer(%v)\n", name)
 
 	profile := storage.NewProfile(name)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (ac *applicationCore) CreatePeer(name string, password string) (*model.Prof
 
 // CreatePeer creates a new Peer with the given name and required accessories (eventbus, storage, protocol engine)
 func (app *application) CreatePeer(name string, password string) {
-	profile, err := app.applicationCore.CreatePeer(name, password)
+	profile, err := app.applicationCore.CreatePeer(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.appBus.Publish(event.NewEventList(event.PeerError, event.Error, err.Error()))
 		return
diff --git a/app/appService.go b/app/appService.go
index cb6af8f..03539e8 100644
--- a/app/appService.go
+++ b/app/appService.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (as *applicationService) handleEvent(ev *event.Event) {
 
 func (as *applicationService) createPeer(name, password string) {
 	log.Infof("app Service create peer %v %v\n", name, password)
-	profile, err := as.applicationCore.CreatePeer(name, password)
+	profile, err := as.applicationCore.CreatePeer(name)
 	as.eventBuses[profile.Onion] = event.IPCEventManagerFrom(as.bridge, profile.Onion, as.eventBuses[profile.Onion])
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Could not create Peer: %v\n", err)