diff --git a/workspaces/libnpmpublish/lib/publish.js b/workspaces/libnpmpublish/lib/publish.js
index f6d88f7325bd0..75b764c98963f 100644
--- a/workspaces/libnpmpublish/lib/publish.js
+++ b/workspaces/libnpmpublish/lib/publish.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Remove the 'private' field from the package.json to publish it.`),
       ...opts,
       query: { write: true },
     })
-    const newMetadata = patchMetadata(current, metadata, opts)
+    const newMetadata = patchMetadata(current, metadata)
     return npmFetch(spec.escapedName, {
       ...opts,
       method: 'PUT',