diff --git a/healthcheck.go b/healthcheck.go
index d9d359e..a2efc22 100644
--- a/healthcheck.go
+++ b/healthcheck.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type HealthCheckHandler struct {
 }
 
 // Handle responds with a 200 by default
-func (h *HealthCheckHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (h *HealthCheckHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Success"))
 }
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index ad8795d..7526950 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ type RouterConfig struct {
 // This version returns a mux from the chi project
 // as a convenience for cases where custom middleware or additional
 // routes need to be configured.
-func NewDefaultRouter(conf *RouterConfig) *chi.Mux {
-	router := chi.NewMux()
+func NewDefaultRouter(_ *RouterConfig) *http.ServeMux {
+	router := http.NewServeMux()
 	healthCheckHandler := &HealthCheckHandler{}
 
-	router.Get("/healthcheck", healthCheckHandler.Handle)
+	router.HandleFunc("/healthcheck", healthCheckHandler.Handle)
 
 	return router
 }