diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/create-cli.js b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/create-cli.js
index 1d9fbc654a38e..a4ab7d17e72d4 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/create-cli.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/create-cli.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function isLocalGatsbySite() {
   return inGatsbySite
 }
 
-module.exports = (argv, handlers) => {
+module.exports = argv => {
   let cli = yargs()
   let isLocalSite = isLocalGatsbySite()