diff --git a/llarp/config/config.cpp b/llarp/config/config.cpp
index 30cc9a9b5..b718de338 100644
--- a/llarp/config/config.cpp
+++ b/llarp/config/config.cpp
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ namespace llarp
     conf.defineOption<bool>(
         "lokid", "enabled", false, DefaultWhitelistRouters, AssignmentAcceptor(whitelistRouters));
 
-    conf.defineOption<std::string>(
-        "lokid",
-        "jsonrpc",
-        false,
-        "",
-        InvalidOption<std::string>("the [lokid]::jsonrpc option is deprecated please use the "
-                                   "[lokid]::rpc "
-                                   "config option instead"));
+    conf.defineOption<std::string>("lokid", "jsonrpc", false, "", [](std::string arg) {
+      if (arg.empty())
+        return;
+      throw std::invalid_argument(
+          "the [lokid]::jsonrpc option is deprecated please use the "
+          "[lokid]::rpc "
+          "config option instead");
+    });
 
     conf.defineOption<std::string>(
         "lokid", "rpc", false, DefaultLokidRPCAddr, [this](std::string arg) {
diff --git a/llarp/config/definition.hpp b/llarp/config/definition.hpp
index 394b2aead..f58f91d4d 100644
--- a/llarp/config/definition.hpp
+++ b/llarp/config/definition.hpp
@@ -448,14 +448,4 @@ namespace llarp
     return [&](T arg) mutable { ref = std::move(arg); };
   }
 
-  /// A wrapper that throws an invalid argument exception if the argument is provided in config
-  /// the invalid_arugment exception is constructed using a string that holds the exception's
-  /// message
-  template <typename T>
-  std::function<void(T)>
-  InvalidOption(std::string msg)
-  {
-    return [msg](T) mutable { throw std::invalid_argument(msg); };
-  }
-
 }  // namespace llarp