diff --git a/core/download_plugins/album_bundle.py b/core/download_plugins/album_bundle.py
index 398a45dc..0ae9d634 100644
--- a/core/download_plugins/album_bundle.py
+++ b/core/download_plugins/album_bundle.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def album_title_relevance(candidate_title: str, album_name: str) -> float:
 
 
 def pick_best_album_release(candidates, quality_guess,
-                            album_name: str = "", artist_name: str = "") -> Optional[object]:
+                            album_name: str = "") -> Optional[object]:
     """Pick the single best torrent / NZB for an album-bundle download.
 
     Heuristic, in priority order:
diff --git a/core/download_plugins/torrent.py b/core/download_plugins/torrent.py
index 45615bc4..e97a2b5a 100644
--- a/core/download_plugins/torrent.py
+++ b/core/download_plugins/torrent.py
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ class TorrentDownloadPlugin(DownloadSourcePlugin):
             return result
 
         picked = pick_best_album_release(
-            candidates, _guess_quality_from_title,
-            album_name=album_name, artist_name=artist_name,
+            candidates, _guess_quality_from_title, album_name=album_name,
         )
         if picked is None:
             # No candidate matched the requested album (or none passed filtering).
diff --git a/core/download_plugins/usenet.py b/core/download_plugins/usenet.py
index 31aee2b0..2b5bca62 100644
--- a/core/download_plugins/usenet.py
+++ b/core/download_plugins/usenet.py
@@ -469,8 +469,7 @@ class UsenetDownloadPlugin(DownloadSourcePlugin):
             return result
 
         picked = pick_best_album_release(
-            candidates, _guess_quality_from_title,
-            album_name=album_name, artist_name=artist_name,
+            candidates, _guess_quality_from_title, album_name=album_name,
         )
         if picked is None:
             # No candidate matched the requested album (or none passed filtering).