diff --git a/libnetwork/endpoint.go b/libnetwork/endpoint.go
index 8debc99ece..d79bd33648 100644
--- a/libnetwork/endpoint.go
+++ b/libnetwork/endpoint.go
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ func CreateOptionLoadBalancer() EndpointOption {
 
 // JoinOptionPriority function returns an option setter for priority option to
 // be passed to the endpoint.Join() method.
-func JoinOptionPriority(ep Endpoint, prio int) EndpointOption {
+func JoinOptionPriority(prio int) EndpointOption {
 	return func(ep *endpoint) {
 		// ep lock already acquired
 		c := ep.network.getController()
diff --git a/libnetwork/endpoint_test.go b/libnetwork/endpoint_test.go
index 675c7a8c17..0f4474f679 100644
--- a/libnetwork/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/endpoint_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fe90::2	somehost.example.com somehost
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := ep1.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(ep1, 1)); err != nil {
+	if err := ep1.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/sandbox_test.go b/libnetwork/sandbox_test.go
index 82e5e8b830..9aae04c4f2 100644
--- a/libnetwork/sandbox_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/sandbox_test.go
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ func TestSandboxAddMultiPrio(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := ep1.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(ep1, 1)); err != nil {
+	if err := ep1.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(1)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := ep2.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(ep2, 2)); err != nil {
+	if err := ep2.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(2)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := ep3.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(ep3, 3)); err != nil {
+	if err := ep3.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(3)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestSandboxAddMultiPrio(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Re-add ep3 back
-	if err := ep3.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(ep3, 3)); err != nil {
+	if err := ep3.Join(sbx, JoinOptionPriority(3)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}