diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py b/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
index e29a5e9bd5..ff58adfb53 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Loader:
         ModelPool.releaseModel(modelPath)
 
     # font loading funcs
-    def loadFont(self, modelPath, priority = 0, faceIndex = 0,
+    def loadFont(self, modelPath, priority = 0,
                  spaceAdvance = None, pointSize = None,
                  pixelsPerUnit = None, scaleFactor = None,
                  textureMargin = None, polyMargin = None,