diff --git a/web/src/buddy_list.js b/web/src/buddy_list.js
index 7d6a8eec88..b91cfa6acf 100644
--- a/web/src/buddy_list.js
+++ b/web/src/buddy_list.js
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ class BuddyListConf {
         return Number.parseInt(opts.$li.expectOne().attr("data-user-id"), 10);
     }
 
-    get_data_from_keys(opts) {
-        const keys = opts.keys;
+    get_data_from_keys(keys) {
         const data = buddy_data.get_items_for_users(keys);
         return data;
     }
@@ -80,9 +79,7 @@ export class BuddyList extends BuddyListConf {
             return;
         }
 
-        const items = this.get_data_from_keys({
-            keys: more_keys,
-        });
+        const items = this.get_data_from_keys(more_keys);
 
         const html = this.items_to_html({
             items,
diff --git a/web/tests/buddy_list.test.js b/web/tests/buddy_list.test.js
index 8c6109bdd8..13d46ea56e 100644
--- a/web/tests/buddy_list.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/buddy_list.test.js
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ run_test("basics", ({override}) => {
     const buddy_list = new BuddyList();
     init_simulated_scrolling();
 
-    override(buddy_list, "get_data_from_keys", (opts) => {
-        const keys = opts.keys;
+    override(buddy_list, "get_data_from_keys", (keys) => {
         assert.deepEqual(keys, [alice.user_id]);
         return "data-stub";
     });