diff --git a/cloudevents/conversion.py b/cloudevents/conversion.py
index 41db4e6..24d3da7 100644
--- a/cloudevents/conversion.py
+++ b/cloudevents/conversion.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import typing
 
 from cloudevents import exceptions as cloud_exceptions
 from cloudevents.abstract import AnyCloudEvent
-from cloudevents.http import CloudEvent, is_binary
+from cloudevents.http import is_binary
 from cloudevents.http.mappings import _marshaller_by_format, _obj_by_version
 from cloudevents.http.util import _json_or_string
 from cloudevents.sdk import converters, marshaller, types
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ def to_json(
 
 
 def from_json(
+    event_type: typing.Type[AnyCloudEvent],
     data: typing.Union[str, bytes],
     data_unmarshaller: types.UnmarshallerType = None,
-    event_type: typing.Type[AnyCloudEvent] = CloudEvent,
 ) -> AnyCloudEvent:
     """
     Cast json encoded data into an CloudEvent
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ def from_json(
 
 
 def from_http(
+    event_type: typing.Type[AnyCloudEvent],
     headers: typing.Dict[str, str],
     data: typing.Union[str, bytes, None],
     data_unmarshaller: types.UnmarshallerType = None,
-    event_type: typing.Type[AnyCloudEvent] = CloudEvent,
 ) -> AnyCloudEvent:
     """
     Unwrap a CloudEvent (binary or structured) from an HTTP request.
diff --git a/cloudevents/http/http_methods.py b/cloudevents/http/http_methods.py
index 20b9d51..61fc1ab 100644
--- a/cloudevents/http/http_methods.py
+++ b/cloudevents/http/http_methods.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def from_http(
         e.g. lambda x: x or lambda x: json.loads(x)
     :type data_unmarshaller: types.UnmarshallerType
     """
-    return _abstract_from_http(headers, data, data_unmarshaller, event_type=CloudEvent)
+    return _abstract_from_http(CloudEvent, headers, data, data_unmarshaller)
 
 
 # backwards compatibility
diff --git a/cloudevents/http/json_methods.py b/cloudevents/http/json_methods.py
index 01fb42e..1f04431 100644
--- a/cloudevents/http/json_methods.py
+++ b/cloudevents/http/json_methods.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def from_json(
     :type data_unmarshaller: typing.Callable
     :returns: CloudEvent representing given cloudevent json object
     """
-    return _abstract_from_json(data, data_unmarshaller, event_type=CloudEvent)
+    return _abstract_from_json(CloudEvent, data, data_unmarshaller)
 
 
 # backwards compatibility