diff --git a/python_tools/void_python_tools/backend/launchers.py b/python_tools/void_python_tools/backend/launchers.py
index 471e495..f0c8dad 100644
--- a/python_tools/void_python_tools/backend/launchers.py
+++ b/python_tools/void_python_tools/backend/launchers.py
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def launchPrune(sample, binPath,
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def launchVoidOverlap(sample1, sample2, sample1Dir, sample2Dir, 
                       binPath, thisDataPortion=None, 
-                      logFile=None, workDir=None,
+                      logFile=None, 
                       continueRun=None, outputFile=None, 
                       matchMethod=None, strictMatch=False):
 
diff --git a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/matchUtil.py b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/matchUtil.py
index 6b342ed..867d149 100755
--- a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/matchUtil.py
+++ b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/matchUtil.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def compareCatalogs(baseCatalogDir, compareCatalogDir,
   launchVoidOverlap(baseSample, sample, baseCatalogDir, 
                     compareCatalogDir, binPath, 
                     thisDataPortion=dataPortion, logFile=logFile,
-                    continueRun=False, workDir=workDir,
+                    continueRun=False, 
                     outputFile=stepOutputFileName,
                     matchMethod=matchMethod,
                     strictMatch=strictMatch)