diff --git a/zerver/actions/realm_playgrounds.py b/zerver/actions/realm_playgrounds.py
index a16c8817c5..6d65302fe4 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/realm_playgrounds.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/realm_playgrounds.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, List, Optional
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 import orjson
 from django.db import transaction
@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ def notify_realm_playgrounds(realm: Realm, realm_playgrounds: List[RealmPlaygrou
 
 @transaction.atomic(durable=True)
 def do_add_realm_playground(
-    realm: Realm, *, acting_user: Optional[UserProfile], **kwargs: Any
+    realm: Realm,
+    *,
+    acting_user: Optional[UserProfile],
+    name: str,
+    pygments_language: str,
+    url_prefix: str,
 ) -> int:
-    realm_playground = RealmPlayground(realm=realm, **kwargs)
+    realm_playground = RealmPlayground(
+        realm=realm, name=name, pygments_language=pygments_language, url_prefix=url_prefix
+    )
     # We expect full_clean to always pass since a thorough input validation
     # is performed in the view (using check_url, check_pygments_language, etc)
     # before calling this function.
diff --git a/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py b/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
index b4b892dd77..6f8e0a7aff 100644
--- a/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
+++ b/zerver/openapi/curl_param_value_generators.py
@@ -302,12 +302,13 @@ def add_realm_playground() -> Dict[str, object]:
 
 @openapi_param_value_generator(["/realm/playgrounds/{playground_id}:delete"])
 def remove_realm_playground() -> Dict[str, object]:
-    playground_info = dict(
+    playground_id = do_add_realm_playground(
+        get_realm("zulip"),
+        acting_user=None,
         name="Python playground",
         pygments_language="Python",
         url_prefix="https://python.example.com",
     )
-    playground_id = do_add_realm_playground(get_realm("zulip"), acting_user=None, **playground_info)
     return {
         "playground_id": playground_id,
     }
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_events.py b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
index 78f9d26ace..414328a2c6 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
@@ -2222,14 +2222,13 @@ class NormalActionsTest(BaseAction):
         self.assertEqual(events[0]["domain"], "zulip.org")
 
     def test_realm_playground_events(self) -> None:
-        playground_info = dict(
-            name="Python playground",
-            pygments_language="Python",
-            url_prefix="https://python.example.com",
-        )
         events = self.verify_action(
             lambda: do_add_realm_playground(
-                self.user_profile.realm, acting_user=None, **playground_info
+                self.user_profile.realm,
+                acting_user=None,
+                name="Python playground",
+                pygments_language="Python",
+                url_prefix="https://python.example.com",
             )
         )
         check_realm_playgrounds("events[0]", events[0])
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_realm_playgrounds.py b/zerver/tests/test_realm_playgrounds.py
index a082592285..1ead7ee7c4 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_realm_playgrounds.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_realm_playgrounds.py
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ class RealmPlaygroundTests(ZulipTestCase):
         iago = self.example_user("iago")
         realm = get_realm("zulip")
 
-        playground_info = dict(
+        playground_id = do_add_realm_playground(
+            realm,
+            acting_user=iago,
             name="Python playground",
             pygments_language="Python",
             url_prefix="https://python.example.com",
         )
-        playground_id = do_add_realm_playground(realm, acting_user=iago, **playground_info)
         self.assertTrue(RealmPlayground.objects.filter(name="Python playground").exists())
 
         result = self.api_delete(iago, f"/api/v1/realm/playgrounds/{playground_id + 1}")