diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Format.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Format.java
index 14047da6e1ba80dc6a89cf244da3fa2250926f13..ad0e3d20d3e60291bb8f9203c6e36f8d414f8a3a 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Format.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Format.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public abstract class Format extends RBuiltinNode {
     }
 
     @Specialization
-    protected RStringVector format(VirtualFrame frame, REnvironment value, boolean trim, int digits, int nsmall, int width, int justify, boolean naEncode, int scientific,
+    protected RStringVector format(REnvironment value, boolean trim, int digits, int nsmall, int width, int justify, boolean naEncode, int scientific,
                     String decimalMark) {
         return RDataFactory.createStringVector(value.getPrintName());
     }