diff --git a/certbot/account.py b/certbot/account.py
index 669fd5e80..4b5f48411 100644
--- a/certbot/account.py
+++ b/certbot/account.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Account(object):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
                 self.meta == other.meta)
 
 
-def report_new_account(acc, config):
+def report_new_account(config):
     """Informs the user about their new ACME account."""
     reporter = zope.component.queryUtility(interfaces.IReporter)
     if reporter is None:
diff --git a/certbot/client.py b/certbot/client.py
index 26c5e87a9..95882a9fc 100644
--- a/certbot/client.py
+++ b/certbot/client.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def register(config, account_storage, tos_cb=None):
         regr = acme.agree_to_tos(regr)
 
     acc = account.Account(regr, key)
-    account.report_new_account(acc, config)
+    account.report_new_account(config)
     account_storage.save(acc)
 
     eff.handle_subscription(config)
diff --git a/certbot/tests/account_test.py b/certbot/tests/account_test.py
index e45fbe6ea..8ed591c98 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/account_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/account_test.py
@@ -62,13 +62,10 @@ class ReportNewAccountTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.config = mock.MagicMock(config_dir="/etc/letsencrypt")
-        reg = messages.Registration.from_data(email="rhino@jungle.io")
-        self.acc = mock.MagicMock(regr=messages.RegistrationResource(
-            uri=None, new_authzr_uri=None, body=reg))
 
     def _call(self):
         from certbot.account import report_new_account
-        report_new_account(self.acc, self.config)
+        report_new_account(self.config)
 
     @mock.patch("certbot.account.zope.component.queryUtility")
     def test_no_reporter(self, mock_zope):