diff --git a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
index 7823ca2531..7d6bf5e90d 100644
--- a/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/WidgetUtils.js
@@ -475,8 +475,6 @@ export default class WidgetUtils {
     }
 
     static getLocalJitsiWrapperUrl(opts: {forLocalRender?: boolean}) {
-        if (!opts) opts = {};
-
         // NB. we can't just encodeURIComponent all of these because the $ signs need to be there
         const queryString = [
             'conferenceDomain=$domain',