diff --git a/salt/modules/virtualenv_mod.py b/salt/modules/virtualenv_mod.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/modules/virtualenv_mod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/virtualenv_mod.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def create(path,
     return ret
 
 
-def _install_script(source, cwd, python, runas, ret):
+def _install_script(source, cwd, python, runas):
     env = 'base'
     if not salt.utils.is_windows():
         tmppath = salt.utils.mkstemp(dir=cwd)
We're no longer passing `ret`. Remove it from args.