diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/OutgoingResponse.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/OutgoingResponse.cpp
index dda2b1c8234..67ea69194e8 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/OutgoingResponse.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/OutgoingResponse.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace
     OutgoingResponse makeOutgoingResponseCore(std::exception_ptr exc, const Current& current)
     {
         assert(exc);
-        OutputStream ostr{current.adapter->getCommunicator(), Ice::currentProtocolEncoding};
+        OutputStream ostr{Ice::currentProtocolEncoding};
 
         if (current.requestId != 0)
         {