diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index 8a55b69b732..1339fb12d71 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ function makeWritableStream(dup, options, onComplete) {
 
   options = options || {};
   options.metadata = options.metadata || {};
-  onComplete = onComplete || noop;
 
   var boundary = uuid.v4();
 
diff --git a/lib/pubsub/index.js b/lib/pubsub/index.js
index 0252f0a8529..c4b0ef160f3 100644
--- a/lib/pubsub/index.js
+++ b/lib/pubsub/index.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ PubSub.prototype.createTopic = function(name, callback) {
       return;
     }
     callback(null, topic);
-  }.bind(this));
+  });
 };
 
 /**