diff --git a/salt/states/pip.py b/salt/states/pip.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/states/pip.py
+++ b/salt/states/pip.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ def installed(name,
 
 
 def removed(name,
-            packages=None,
             requirements=None,
             bin_env=None,
             log=None,
rm unused arg `packages` from states.pip.removed