diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 03f5df4..84bd214 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  */
 #define NT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define NT_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define NT_VERSION_PATCH 7
-#define NT_VERSION "v0.0.7"
+#define NT_VERSION_PATCH 8
+#define NT_VERSION "v0.0.8"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/src/nsigner_client.c b/src/nsigner_client.c
index 1f2e6ef..8ea2d7f 100644
--- a/src/nsigner_client.c
+++ b/src/nsigner_client.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static int nsigner_call_string_method_url(const char *url,
     int fd = -1;
     cJSON *request = NULL;
     cJSON *params = NULL;
-    cJSON *role_obj = NULL;
     cJSON *response = NULL;
     cJSON *result_item;
     int rc;
@@ -542,6 +541,7 @@ static int nsigner_call_string_method_url(const char *url,
     if (!url || !method || !result_out || arg_count < 0) {
         return NT_NSIGNER_E_IO;
     }
+    (void)role;
     *result_out = NULL;
 
     fd = nsigner_connect_url(url);
@@ -571,16 +571,6 @@ static int nsigner_call_string_method_url(const char *url,
         cJSON_AddItemToArray(params, cJSON_CreateString(args[i]));
     }
 
-    role_obj = cJSON_CreateObject();
-    if (!role_obj) {
-        cJSON_Delete(request);
-        cJSON_Delete(params);
-        close(fd);
-        return NT_NSIGNER_E_IO;
-    }
-    cJSON_AddStringToObject(role_obj, "role", (role && *role) ? role : "main");
-    cJSON_AddItemToArray(params, role_obj);
-
     cJSON_AddItemToObject(request, "params", params);
 
     rc = nsigner_rpc(fd, request, &response, 60000);