diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/security/identity/sec-public-info-memory.hpp b/include/ndn-cpp/security/identity/sec-public-info-memory.hpp
index 734d4d7..c991f1a 100644
--- a/include/ndn-cpp/security/identity/sec-public-info-memory.hpp
+++ b/include/ndn-cpp/security/identity/sec-public-info-memory.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
    * @return The requested certificate.  If not found, return a shared_ptr with a null pointer.
    */
   virtual ptr_lib::shared_ptr<IdentityCertificate> 
-  getCertificate(const Name &certificateName, bool allowAny = false);
+  getCertificate(const Name &certificateName);
 
 
   /*****************************************