diff --git a/src/Routers/FunctionsRouter.js b/src/Routers/FunctionsRouter.js
index e88a7521dd..4c90ac2810 100644
--- a/src/Routers/FunctionsRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/FunctionsRouter.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class FunctionsRouter extends PromiseRouter {
       message: jobHandler.setMessage.bind(jobHandler),
     };
 
-    return jobHandler.setRunning(jobName, params).then(jobStatus => {
+    return jobHandler.setRunning(jobName).then(jobStatus => {
       request.jobId = jobStatus.objectId;
       // run the function async
       process.nextTick(() => {
diff --git a/src/StatusHandler.js b/src/StatusHandler.js
index fecfb268ec..314b07bbc2 100644
--- a/src/StatusHandler.js
+++ b/src/StatusHandler.js
@@ -77,12 +77,11 @@ export function jobStatusHandler(config) {
   const objectId = newObjectId(config.objectIdSize);
   const database = config.database;
   const handler = statusHandler(JOB_STATUS_COLLECTION, database);
-  const setRunning = function (jobName, params) {
+  const setRunning = function (jobName) {
     const now = new Date();
     jobStatus = {
       objectId,
       jobName,
-      params,
       status: 'running',
       source: 'api',
       createdAt: now,