diff --git a/client/web/web.go b/client/web/web.go
index c76cd4955..b680ea7f4 100644
--- a/client/web/web.go
+++ b/client/web/web.go
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ type ServerOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewServer constructs a new Tailscale web client server.
-// The provided context should live for the duration of the Server's lifetime.
-func NewServer(ctx context.Context, opts ServerOpts) (s *Server, cleanup func()) {
+func NewServer(opts ServerOpts) (s *Server, cleanup func()) {
 	if opts.LocalClient == nil {
 		opts.LocalClient = &tailscale.LocalClient{}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/web.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/web.go
index 2a3c416e8..7e5cfddf5 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/web.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/web.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("too many non-flag arguments: %q", args)
 	}
 
-	webServer, cleanup := web.NewServer(ctx, web.ServerOpts{
+	webServer, cleanup := web.NewServer(web.ServerOpts{
 		DevMode:     webArgs.dev,
 		CGIMode:     webArgs.cgi,
 		PathPrefix:  webArgs.prefix,
diff --git a/tsnet/example/web-client/web-client.go b/tsnet/example/web-client/web-client.go
index 52a0adff0..903088f23 100644
--- a/tsnet/example/web-client/web-client.go
+++ b/tsnet/example/web-client/web-client.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
-	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	s := new(tsnet.Server)
 	defer s.Close()
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Serve the Tailscale web client.
-	ws, cleanup := web.NewServer(ctx, web.ServerOpts{
+	ws, cleanup := web.NewServer(web.ServerOpts{
 		DevMode:     *devMode,
 		LocalClient: lc,
 	})