diff --git a/src/maxtext/integration/vllm/maxtext_vllm_rollout.py b/src/maxtext/integration/vllm/maxtext_vllm_rollout.py
index 54778557e7..9dc530a82b 100644
--- a/src/maxtext/integration/vllm/maxtext_vllm_rollout.py
+++ b/src/maxtext/integration/vllm/maxtext_vllm_rollout.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def __init__(
       scan_axis: int = 1,
       layer_pattern_length: Optional[int] = None,
   ):
-    super().__init__(tokenizer=tokenizer, config=config, converter=converter)
+    super().__init__(tokenizer=tokenizer, config=config)
     self._converter = converter
     self.converter = converter
     self._direct_maxtext_sync = direct_maxtext_sync