diff --git a/app/Events/UserSettingsChanged.php b/app/Events/UserSettingsChanged.php
index a8947ff7ddec..ee8a7f345b4c 100644
--- a/app/Events/UserSettingsChanged.php
+++ b/app/Events/UserSettingsChanged.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class UserSettingsChanged extends Event
      *
      * @param User $user
      */
-    public function __construct(User $user = false)
+    public function __construct(User $user = null)
     {
         $this->user = $user;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
index df1fc69c2ab9..90ca57627a72 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/VerifyCsrfToken.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken as BaseVerifier;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 /**
  * Class VerifyCsrfToken
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class VerifyCsrfToken extends BaseVerifier
      * @param  Closure $next
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next)
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
     {
         foreach ($this->openRoutes as $route) {