diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
index 88e9a8bdca..e2fcded876 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femsolver/elmer/writer.py
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ class Writer(object):
                     self._addSolver(body, solverSection)
 
     def _getElectricforceSolver(self, equation):
-        s = self._createEmptySolver(equation)
+        s = self._createEmptySolver()
         s["Equation"] = "Electric Force"  # equation.Name
         s["Procedure"] = sifio.FileAttr("ElectricForce/StatElecForce")
         s["Stabilize"] = equation.Stabilize
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ class Writer(object):
         for b in bodies:
             self._equation(b, "Convection", "Computed")
 
-    def _createEmptySolver(self, equation):
+    def _createEmptySolver(self):
         s = sifio.createSection(sifio.SOLVER)
         return s