diff --git a/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.cpp b/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.cpp
index 38f8ff80ee..e16a5f4717 100644
--- a/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.cpp
+++ b/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void chat_client_handler::on_open(session_ptr s) {
 	std::cout << "Successfully connected" << std::endl;
 }
 
-void chat_client_handler::on_close(session_ptr s,uint16_t status,const std::string &reason) {
+void chat_client_handler::on_close(session_ptr s) {
 	// not sure if anything needs to happen here either.
 	
 	m_session = client_session_ptr();
diff --git a/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.hpp b/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.hpp
index fb90a6e7aa..0b1f0e0676 100644
--- a/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.hpp
+++ b/examples/chat_client/chat_client_handler.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 	void on_open(session_ptr s);
 
 	// connection to chat room closed
-	void on_close(session_ptr s,uint16_t status,const std::string &reason);
+	void on_close(session_ptr s);
 	
 	// got a new message from server
 	void on_message(session_ptr s,const std::string &msg);
diff --git a/examples/chat_server/chat.cpp b/examples/chat_server/chat.cpp
index d346281f99..9b629b45fb 100644
--- a/examples/chat_server/chat.cpp
+++ b/examples/chat_server/chat.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void chat_server_handler::on_open(session_ptr client) {
 	send_to_all(encode_message("server",m_connections[client]+" has joined the chat."));
 }
 
-void chat_server_handler::on_close(session_ptr client,uint16_t status,const std::string &reason) {
+void chat_server_handler::on_close(session_ptr client) {
 	std::map<session_ptr,std::string>::iterator it = m_connections.find(client);
 	
 	if (it == m_connections.end()) {
diff --git a/examples/chat_server/chat.hpp b/examples/chat_server/chat.hpp
index 3eb9b721ce..0ef21c325c 100644
--- a/examples/chat_server/chat.hpp
+++ b/examples/chat_server/chat.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 	void on_open(websocketpp::session_ptr client);
 		
 	// someone disconnected from the lobby, remove them
-	void on_close(websocketpp::session_ptr client,uint16_t status,const std::string &reason);
+	void on_close(websocketpp::session_ptr client);
 	
 	void on_message(websocketpp::session_ptr client,const std::string &msg);