diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.js
index a278bde3b1958..9a590bc9961fa 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ exports.sourceNodes = async (
     console.log(``)
 
     for (let route of validRoutes) {
-      await fetchData(route, auth, createNode)
+      await fetchData(route, createNode)
       console.log(``)
     }