diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_deprecations.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_deprecations.py
index f7e8761c75..13ab2a583b 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_deprecations.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_deprecations.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def module_deprecations(module_lint_object, module):
+def module_deprecations(_, module):
     """
     Check that the modules are up to the latest nf-core standard
     """
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_tests.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_tests.py
index b0c9fa0ee2..0b76acb944 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_tests.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_tests.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def module_tests(module_lint_object, module):
+def module_tests(_, module):
     """
     Lint the tests of a module in ``nf-core/modules``
 
diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_todos.py b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_todos.py
index 90af44987e..82e7295eda 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint/module_todos.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint/module_todos.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def module_todos(module_lint_object, module):
+def module_todos(_, module):
     """
     Look for TODO statements in the module files