diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index 096e4e55b..09baf2b97 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ def _create_person_base(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
     private_key_pem, public_key_pem = generate_rsa_key()
     webfinger_endpoint = \
         create_webfinger_endpoint(nickname, domain, port,
-                                  http_prefix, public_key_pem,
-                                  group_account)
+                                  http_prefix)
     if save_to_file:
         store_webfinger_endpoint(nickname, domain, port,
                                  base_dir, webfinger_endpoint)
diff --git a/webfinger.py b/webfinger.py
index d4cb8bb2a..7b4e6f2c2 100644
--- a/webfinger.py
+++ b/webfinger.py
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ def store_webfinger_endpoint(nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
 
 
 def create_webfinger_endpoint(nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
-                              http_prefix: str, public_key_pem: str,
-                              group_account: bool) -> {}:
+                              http_prefix: str) -> {}:
     """Creates a webfinger endpoint for a user
     NOTE: in earlier implementations group_account modified the acct prefix.
     This has been left in, because currently there is still no consensus