diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 40facf079..99695ee7e 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostInput(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(postInputDefinitionResponse{}); err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(defaultInputDefinitionResponse{}); err != nil {
 		h.logger().Printf("response encoding error: %s", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/input_definition.go b/input_definition.go
index f9de32c87..bef566416 100644
--- a/input_definition.go
+++ b/input_definition.go
@@ -253,13 +253,6 @@ func convert(x *uint64) uint64 {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func convert(x *uint64) uint64 {
-	if x != nil {
-		return *x
-	}
-	return 0
-}
-
 // InputFrame defines the frame used in the input definition.
 type InputFrame struct {
 	Name    string       `json:"name,omitempty"`