diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
index ebc814b61..09589c80a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/loader.js
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ function init(_runtime) {
     registryUtil.init(runtime);
 }
 
-function load(defaultNodesDir,disableNodePathScan) {
+function load(disableNodePathScan) {
     // To skip node scan, the following line will use the stored node list.
     // We should expose that as an option at some point, although the
     // performance gains are minimal.
     //return loadNodeFiles(registry.getModuleList());
     runtime.log.info(runtime.log._("server.loading"));
 
-    var nodeFiles = localfilesystem.getNodeFiles(defaultNodesDir,disableNodePathScan);
+    var nodeFiles = localfilesystem.getNodeFiles(disableNodePathScan);
     return loadNodeFiles(nodeFiles);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/loader_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/loader_spec.js
index 3eb83dfd8..9ab2e0081 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/loader_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/loader_spec.js
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/loader",function() {
             stubs.push(sinon.stub(localfilesystem,"getNodeFiles", function(){ return {};}));
             stubs.push(sinon.stub(registry,"saveNodeList", function(){ return {};}));
             loader.init({nodes:nodes,log:{info:function(){},_:function(){}},settings:{available:function(){return false;}}});
-            loader.load("foo",true).then(function() {
+            loader.load(true).then(function() {
                 localfilesystem.getNodeFiles.called.should.be.true();
-                localfilesystem.getNodeFiles.lastCall.args[0].should.eql('foo');
-                localfilesystem.getNodeFiles.lastCall.args[1].should.be.true();
+                localfilesystem.getNodeFiles.lastCall.args[0].should.be.true();
                 registry.saveNodeList.called.should.be.false();
                 done();
             })
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/loader",function() {
             stubs.push(sinon.stub(localfilesystem,"getNodeFiles", function(){ return {};}));
             stubs.push(sinon.stub(registry,"saveNodeList", function(){ return {};}));
             loader.init({nodes:nodes,log:{info:function(){},_:function(){}},settings:{available:function(){return true;}}});
-            loader.load("foo",true).then(function() {
+            loader.load(true).then(function() {
                 registry.saveNodeList.called.should.be.true();
                 done();
             }).catch(function(err) {