diff --git a/pallas-network/src/facades.rs b/pallas-network/src/facades.rs
index 2b3c508b..cc834d94 100644
--- a/pallas-network/src/facades.rs
+++ b/pallas-network/src/facades.rs
@@ -374,11 +374,8 @@ impl NodeServer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn accept(
-        listener: impl AsRef<UnixListener> + Send + 'static,
-        magic: u64,
-    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let (bearer, address) = Bearer::accept_unix(listener.as_ref())
+    pub async fn accept(listener: &UnixListener, magic: u64) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let (bearer, address) = Bearer::accept_unix(listener)
             .await
             .map_err(Error::ConnectFailure)?;
 
diff --git a/pallas-network/tests/protocols.rs b/pallas-network/tests/protocols.rs
index 3984d3a0..436f07f3 100644
--- a/pallas-network/tests/protocols.rs
+++ b/pallas-network/tests/protocols.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddrV4};
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use pallas_codec::utils::{AnyCbor, AnyUInt, KeyValuePairs, TagWrap};
@@ -468,9 +467,9 @@ pub async fn local_state_query_server_and_client_happy_path() {
                 fs::remove_file(socket_path).unwrap();
             }
 
-            let listener = Arc::new(UnixListener::bind(socket_path).unwrap());
+            let listener = UnixListener::bind(socket_path).unwrap();
 
-            let mut server = pallas_network::facades::NodeServer::accept(listener, 0)
+            let mut server = pallas_network::facades::NodeServer::accept(&listener, 0)
                 .await
                 .unwrap();