diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index deb31f4c9f1d21b14ec9b9c18afa501ae57e258d..02dc053d80da5eb7724bceb3af3fe1376edc23f9 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ function gui_vumeter_erase_text(cid, tag, i) {
     t.parentNode.removeChild(t);
 }
 
-function gui_vumeter_create_steps(cid,tag,x_color,p1,p2,p3,p4,width,index,basex,basey,i) {
+function gui_vumeter_create_steps(cid,tag,x_color,p1,p2,p3,p4,width,basex,basey,i) {
     var g = get_gobj(cid, tag),
         l;
     l = create_item(cid, "line", {
diff --git a/pd/src/g_vumeter.c b/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
index 8e46cae5ba7eed2a93c4a990a3850d8ec1121b7f..154154d6d81afc7ce0aba890f6a7f78a47c2078f 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_vumeter.c
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ static void vu_draw_new(t_vu *x, t_glist *glist)
         led_col = iemgui_vu_col[i];
         if (i<=IEM_VU_STEPS)
         {
-            gui_vmess("gui_vumeter_create_steps", "xxxiiiiiiiii",
+            gui_vmess("gui_vumeter_create_steps", "xxxiiiiiiii",
                 canvas, x, iemgui_color_hex[led_col], quad1+1,
-                yyy+2, quad3, yyy+2, x->x_led_size, index, x1, y1, i);
+                yyy+2, quad3, yyy+2, x->x_led_size, x1, y1, i);
         }
     }
     gui_vmess("gui_vumeter_draw_rect", "xxxiiiiii",