diff --git a/tests/urchin/cql_test_env.cc b/tests/urchin/cql_test_env.cc
index 8bf9d0799c..6e54b0da36 100644
--- a/tests/urchin/cql_test_env.cc
+++ b/tests/urchin/cql_test_env.cc
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ public:
             ks_meta_data ksm(ks_name,
                     "org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleStrategy",
                     std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>(),
-                    false,
-                    std::vector<schema_ptr>(),
-                    shared_ptr<user_types_metadata>()
+                    false
                     );
             ks.create_replication_strategy(ksm);
         });
diff --git a/thrift/handler.cc b/thrift/handler.cc
index f20f581aab..7827a572f9 100644
--- a/thrift/handler.cc
+++ b/thrift/handler.cc
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ public:
                         to_sstring(ks_def.strategy_class),
                         std::unordered_map<sstring, sstring>(),//ks_def.strategy_options,
                         ks_def.durable_writes,
-                        cf_defs,
-                        shared_ptr<user_types_metadata>());
+                        cf_defs);
                 auto& ks = db.find_keyspace(ks_def.name);
                 ks.create_replication_strategy(ksm);
             });