diff --git a/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py b/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
index d97cdc27..30166763 100644
--- a/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
+++ b/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ def generate_data(
         leaf_node_path = leaf_node[0]["taxonomy_path"].replace("->", "_")
         samples = leaf_node_to_samples(
             leaf_node,
-            taxonomy,
             server_ctx_size,
             chunk_word_count,
             document_output_dir,
diff --git a/src/instructlab/sdg/utils/taxonomy.py b/src/instructlab/sdg/utils/taxonomy.py
index c0d4dc1f..cf8073c5 100644
--- a/src/instructlab/sdg/utils/taxonomy.py
+++ b/src/instructlab/sdg/utils/taxonomy.py
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ def map_chunks_to_icls(chunks: List, leaf_node: Dict) -> Dataset:
 
 def _knowledge_leaf_node_to_samples(
     leaf_node,
-    taxonomy_path,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     server_ctx_size,
     chunk_word_count,
     document_output_dir,
@@ -480,7 +479,6 @@ def leaf_node_to_samples(
     if leaf_node[0].get("documents"):
         return _knowledge_leaf_node_to_samples(
             leaf_node,
-            taxonomy_path,
             server_ctx_size,
             chunk_word_count,
             document_output_dir,